Cotham School

Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–18 · Bristol, Bristol, City of

Last distance offered · Year 7 2026

3.86 miles

Published by Bristol City Council · offers on 2 March 2026

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Cotham School is a secondary school in Bristol, Bristol, City of for ages 11–18 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 18 October 2023. Bristol, City of has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2020 to 2026 entry.

Cotham 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	3.86 mi
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, the last child offered a place lived 3.86 miles from the school, the longest of 9 Bristol secondary schools with a published last distance.
The 2026 Year 7 last distance was further than in 2024 and 2020, and the 2026 figure was the longest of the 6 years; it swung sharply between some years.
For Year 7 in 2026 there were 160 first-choice applications for 247 offers; 159 offers went to first-choice families, and 1 first-choice family was not offered a place.
In 2024/25, 54% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), and the A level average grade was B- (England B-).

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: Cotham Lawn Road, Cotham, Bristol, BS6 6DT
Type: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
Ages: 11–18
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Council: Bristol, City of
Pupils on roll: 1,654 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 36.7% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 18.4

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

Ofsted

School remains Good Inspected 18 October 2023

Strengths

“Cotham School is diverse and inclusive.”
“They feel safe in school and learn how to stay safe in the wider community.”
“Pupils know that staff care about them and will help them.”

To improve

“Occasionally teaching does not enable pupils to learn new knowledge at the right time.”
“The work that pupils complete is not always demanding.”
“This limits the extent to which some pupils can develop a deep body of knowledge.”

Safeguarding: Effective

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 30 November 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)	54%	45%
Attainment 8 score (2024/25)	51.8	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: 160 first-preference applications, 247 offers in total, 159 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.

E-ACT Montpelier High School 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Redland Green School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
Bristol Cathedral Choir School 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
St Mary Redcliffe and Temple School 1.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
Fairfield High School 1.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
Oasis Academy Temple Quarter 1.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
The City Academy Bristol 1.8 mi Standards maintained
Ashton Park School 2.0 mi Good Last distance published