Ashton Park School
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 11–18 · Bristol, Bristol, City of
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
1.16 miles
Published by Bristol City Council · offers on 2 March 2026
2020–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Ashton Park 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 8 November 2022. Bristol, City of has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2020 to 2026 entry.
Ashton Park 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 | 1.16 mi |
| 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
- The 2026 Year 7 last distance offered was 1.16 miles, the 4th longest of 9 Bristol secondary schools with a published last distance (middle figure 1.09 miles).
- For 2026 Year 7 entry there were 254 first-choice applications for 213 offers; 204 offers went to first-choice families, so 50 first-choice families (20%) were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 42% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), and the Attainment 8 score was 45.8 (England 46).
- In 2024/25 the A level average grade was D (England B-), and progress from GCSE to A level was below 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
- Blackmoor's Lane, Bower Ashton, Bristol, BS3 2JL
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Bristol, City of
- Pupils on roll
- 1,272 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 23.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 8 November 2022
Strengths
- “Pupils are happy to attend Ashton Park School.”
- “They enjoy their lessons and the range of opportunities the school provides for them.”
- “Staff know pupils well and want the best for them.”
To improve
- “In some subjects, the curriculum is new and has not yet had the impact that leaders intend.”
- “Few pupils in key stage 4 choose to continue with a language as well as history or geography.”
- “However, teachers do not always have the information they need to provide the right help for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 16 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) | 42% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 45.8 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | D | 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: 254 first-preference applications, 213 offers in total, 204 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.
- Bedminster Down School 1.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Bristol Cathedral Choir School 1.5 mi Good Last distance published
- St Mary Redcliffe and Temple School 1.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Oasis Academy Temple Quarter 2.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Cotham School 2.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Redland Green School 2.5 mi Good Last distance published
- E-ACT Montpelier High School 2.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Oasis Academy Daventry Road 2.9 mi No Ofsted grade
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