St Mary Redcliffe and Temple School, Bristol

In its own words: "Jesus said, "I have come that you may have life in all its fullness". (John 10:10). We believe that the "glory of God is a human being fully alive" (Irenaeus). Each member of our school community is created by God and our aim is to achieve our full potential."

From the headteacher's welcome: "St Mary Redcliffe and Temple School Sixth Form Centre is a specialist A Level centre, offering nearly 40 different options. We draw students from across Bristol and beyond with around two-thirds of our students joining us in Year 12 new to the school."

The school runs a breakfast club.

Coming up: an open day on Wednesday 4 November 2026, an open evening on Wednesday 4 November 2026 and an open evening on Thursday 5 November 2026. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

In 2026, pupils at St Mary Redcliffe and Temple School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 52.6, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 46 in Bristol, City of; and 47 across England.

61% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 44% in Bristol, City of; and 47% in England.

That is down from 54.2 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.24: pupils made above average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 39.7, against 56.9 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 17.2 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 25 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Religious Studies, Combined Science and Business Studies.

For September 2026 entry, 277 families put St Mary Redcliffe and Temple School as their first choice and 620 named it as one of their preferences, for 207 places offered. That is 1.3 first choices for every place. 79 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to St Mary Redcliffe and Temple School are Oasis Academy Temple Quarter (0.2 miles); Bristol Cathedral Choir School (0.6 miles, Good, Attainment 8 53.5); Oasis Academy Daventry Road (1.1 miles); and North Bristol Post 16 Centre (1.3 miles).

251 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about St Mary Redcliffe and Temple School (as of September 2025): 93% would recommend the school, 93% say their child is happy there and 85% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (94%); the weakest, that the school supports their child's wider development (85%).

Of the 216 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 90% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 19% to a further education college, 2% to an apprenticeship and 1% into work.

Of the 351 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 37% went on to university or other higher education, 2% to apprenticeships and 31% into work. 29% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

The nearest railway station is Bristol Temple Meads Rail Station, about 560 metres away (roughly a 7-minute walk).

17 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Somerset Square (sw-bound), 130 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood St Mary Redcliffe and Temple School stands in is among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 1604 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and shoplifting. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Bristol, City of (417), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, St Mary Redcliffe and Temple School issued 175 suspensions, 9.8 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.

The primary schools closest to St Mary Redcliffe and Temple School are St Mary Redcliffe Church of England Primary School (0.3 miles), Holy Cross RC Primary School (0.6 miles), Hannah More Primary School (0.6 miles) and Cathedral Primary School (0.6 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.