SchoolScoresBest sixth forms in Bristol
How this list works. Ranked by average points per A level entry (A* = 60, A = 50, B = 40, C = 30, D = 20, E = 10), averaged over up to the last three years and weighted by the number of A level students each year. Only years with at least 10 pupils count, and a school needs at least one such year to be ranked. Independent schools, special schools and alternative provision are not ranked because their results aren't comparable. Ofsted outcomes are shown alongside but are not part of the ranking. Full methodology.
| # | School | Points per entry |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bristol Cathedral Choir School Ofsted: Good (2022) | 38.5B average |
| 2 | Nailsea School Ofsted: Good (2024) | 38.1B- average |
| 3 | Redland Green School Ofsted: Good (2023) | 37.9B average |
| 4 | Bristol Free School Ofsted: Report card 2026: 6 strong, 1 expected | 37.4B average |
| 5 | St Mary Redcliffe and Temple School Ofsted: No overall grade (2025) | 36.0B- average |
| 6 | Backwell School Ofsted: Good (2020), confirmed 2025 | 34.6C+ average |
| 7 | Chew Valley School Ofsted: Report card 2026: 2 strong, 4 expected, 1 needs attention | 34.3C+ average |
| 8 | Wellsway School Ofsted: Good (2019), confirmed 2024 | 34.3C+ average |
| 9 | The Castle School Ofsted: Report card 2026: 7 expected | 34.2C+ average |
| 10 | St Bede's Catholic College Ofsted: Report card 2026: 2 strong, 5 expected | 34.1C+ average |
| 11 | Bradley Stoke Community School Ofsted: Good (2018), confirmed 2023 | 34.0C+ average |
| 12 | Gordano School Ofsted: Good (2024) | 33.6C+ average |
| 13 | Cotham School Ofsted: Good (2018), confirmed 2023 | 33.5B- average |
| 14 | Winterbourne Academy Ofsted: Report card 2026: 7 expected | 33.1B- average |
| 15 | Downend School Ofsted: Good (2014), confirmed 2024 | 32.5C+ average |
| 16 | Abbeywood Community School Ofsted: No overall grade (2025) | 32.5C+ average |
| 17 | E-ACT Montpelier High School Ofsted: Inadequate (2022, before conversion) | 31.5C average |
| 18 | Brimsham Green School Ofsted: Good (2019), confirmed 2024 | 30.9C average |
| 19 | St Katherine's School Ofsted: Report card 2026: 7 expected | 30.4C average |
| 20 | Chipping Sodbury School Ofsted: Good (2022) | 28.5D+ average |
| 21 | Sir Bernard Lovell Academy Ofsted: Report card 2026: 6 expected, 1 needs attention | 27.6D+ average |
| 22 | John Cabot Academy Ofsted: No overall grade (2024) | 27.1C average |
| 23 | Ashton Park School Ofsted: Good (2022) | 24.7D average |
| 24 | IKB Academy Ofsted: Good (2022) ยท 2 years of results | 21.6C average |
Result: average points per A level entry. Source: DfE school performance tables to 2025; Ofsted inspection data.
Page updated 26 September 2026.