Bristol Cathedral Choir School

Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 11–18 · Bristol, Bristol, City of

Last distance offered · Year 7 2026

Every applicant was offered a place

From Bristol City Council · offers on 2 March 2026

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Bristol Cathedral Choir School is a secondary school in Bristol, Bristol, City of for ages 11–18 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 29 November 2022. Bristol, City of has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2020 to 2026 entry.

Bristol Cathedral Choir School catchment area: last distance offered

Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.

Entry	Last distance offered
Year 7 2026	Every applicant was offered a place
Year 7 2025	🔒 With a pass
Year 7 2024	🔒 With a pass
Year 7 2023	🔒 With a pass
Year 7 2022	🔒 With a pass
Year 7 2021	🔒 With a pass
Year 7 2020	🔒 With a pass

What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment

What the figures show

For Year 7 in 2026, there were 214 first-choice applications for 141 offers: 1.5 first choices per offer, the highest of 22 Bristol secondary schools.
In 2026, 120 Year 7 offers went to first-choice families, and 94 first-choice families (44%) were not offered a place.
In 2024/25, 60% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), and A level progress from GCSE was above average.

Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Bristol, City of schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.

Key facts

Address: College Square, Bristol, BS1 5TS
Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Secondary
Ages: 11–18
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Religious character: Church of England
Council: Bristol, City of
Pupils on roll: 1,192 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 23.4% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 17.8

Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026

Ofsted

Good Inspected 29 November 2022

Strengths

“The school motto ‘gathered together that all may thrive’ sits at the heart of the school’s moral purpose.”
“The words ‘kindness, courage and hope’ underpin it.”
“Leaders ensure that every pupil remembers to show ‘kindness’ and ‘courage’ in what they do.”

To improve

“However, some pupils in key stage 3 and 4 do not complete work adequately.”
“Sometimes, teachers and subject leaders do not check pupils’ learning thoroughly enough.”
“This means some pupils continue to produce incomplete and inaccurate work.”

Safeguarding: Effective

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 31 January 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Exam results

Measure	School	England
GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25)	60%	45%
Attainment 8 score (2024/25)	54.6	46
A level average grade (2024/25)	B	B-

Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Applications and offers

2026 Year 7 entry: 214 first-preference applications, 141 offers in total, 120 offers to first-preference applicants.

Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.

Nearby secondary schools

Straight-line distance, in Bristol, City of.

St Mary Redcliffe and Temple School 0.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
Oasis Academy Temple Quarter 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Cotham School 0.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
E-ACT Montpelier High School 1.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Ashton Park School 1.5 mi Good Last distance published
Redland Green School 1.5 mi Good Last distance published
The City Academy Bristol 1.8 mi Standards maintained
Fairfield High School 2.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published