1
St Mary Redcliffe and Temple School
Bristol • BS1 6RT
1
12 Aug 2015
Top 10 Secondary schools in Bristol
Updated for the latest inspections (median graded year: 2022)
This Top 10 showcases secondary schools in the town of Bristol. It’s built from the latest graded Ofsted inspections. We rank Outstanding (grade 1) above Good (grade 2), then prioritise newer inspections. As tie-breakers, we consider the “Quality of education” sub-judgement (where available), then %FSM and school size.
Total secondary schools
30
Outstanding
1
Good
24
Median inspection year
2022
Ofsted grade mix (graded schools)
O: 4% · G: 92% · RI: 0% · I: 4%
2
Gordano School
Bristol • BS20 7QR
2
1 Jul 2024
3
Trinity Academy
Bristol • BS7 9BY
2
10 Mar 2024
4
Redland Green School
Bristol • BS6 7EH
2
23 Jan 2024
5
Marlwood School
Bristol • BS35 3LA
2
12 Dec 2023
6
Oasis Academy John Williams
Bristol • BS14 9BU
2
8 Nov 2023
7
Broadlands Academy
Bristol • BS31 2DY
2
14 Jun 2023
8
Bristol Cathedral Choir School
Bristol • BS1 5TS
2
30 Jan 2023
9
Ashton Park School
Bristol • BS3 2JL
2
15 Jan 2023
10
Winterbourne Academy
Bristol • BS36 1JL
2
5 Jul 2022
How we rank these schools
- Headline Ofsted grade: Outstanding (1) outranks Good (2), then RI (3), then Inadequate (4).
- More recent graded inspection dates rank higher.
- Where available, we use the Quality of education sub-judgement as a tie-breaker.
- Lower free school meals (%) may break remaining ties.
- Larger roll (pupil count) is a final tie-breaker.
Only the ten highest-ranked schools are shown; we also list “near misses” just below.
About Ofsted grades
- Outstanding (1): Highest judgement across key areas.
- Good (2): Strong effectiveness; meets standards consistently.
- Requires improvement (3): Not yet good; clear areas to improve.
- Inadequate (4): Significant weaknesses found.
Ungraded Section 8 visits check whether the previous graded judgement still stands, but they don’t replace it.
Data freshness & coverage
We refresh inspections and school snapshots regularly. If a school was inspected very recently, its report may not yet appear here.
Top-10 pages only appear for areas with at least 10 secondary schools that have a graded Ofsted inspection.
Map of the Top 10
Also highly rated nearby
- IKB Academy 2 • May 2022
- Mangotsfield School 2 • May 2022
- Digitech Studio School 2 • Jan 2022
- Sir Bernard Lovell Academy 2 • Dec 2021
- Backwell School 2 • Feb 2020
- Abbeywood Community School 2 • Dec 2019
- Wellsway School 2 • Jul 2019
- Brimsham Green School 2 • Jun 2019
- St Bernadette Catholic Secondary School 2 • Dec 2018
- Cotham School 2 • May 2018