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Clifton High School

All-through · Mixed · Ages 3–19 · Independent school

College Road, Bristol BS8 3JD · cliftonhigh.co.uk · 0117 973 0201

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Overview

Inspection
ISI
Inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate, not Ofsted
A levels, 2024/25
B-
average result (37.6 points per entry)
Pupils
803
96% of 840 places
Local authority
Bristol, City of
Sixth form
Yes
Nursery class
Yes

The official school record (Department for Education)

Results

In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade B- (37.6 points per entry).

GCSE results

Attainment 8

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252016/17: 51.0 (England 46.3)51.02017/18: 54.7 (England 46.5)54.72018/19: 52.6 (England 46.7)52.62021/22: 31.8 (England 48.8)31.82022/23: 27.8 (England 46.3)27.82023/24: 28.3 (England 45.9)28.32024/25: 29.6 (England 46.0)29.6England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
▼29.646.0
▼0.0%45.4%
▼0.0%64.8%
▼0.0%40.5%
▼1.924.09

A levels and other 16 to 18 results

A level average grade

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252015/16: 34.7 (England 30.5)C+2016/17: 38.0 (England 31.1)B-2017/18: 40.6 (England 32.1)B2018/19: 39.5 (England 32.9)B2021/22: 43.4 (England 37.9)B+2022/23: 42.1 (England 34.2)B+2023/24: 37.9 (England 34.4)B-2024/25: 37.6 (England 35.0)B-England 35.0
2024/25TrendAverage gradeProgress
56 studentsB- (37.6)Average +0.16
56 studentsB- (37.8)Above average +0.16
14.8%AAB or better
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2023/2460B- (37.9)+0.24
2022/2342B+ (42.1)—
2021/2239B+ (43.4)—
2018/1930B (39.5)+0.50
2017/1826B (40.6)-0.07
2016/1737B- (38)+0.32
2015/1626C+ (34.7)-0.26

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
University45+6.5
Further and other education8.3−1.9
Further education3.3−1.8
Other education5−0.1
Apprenticeship6.7+4.1
Employment30−3.3
Not in a lasting destination5−10.4
Activity not captured5—

ISI

Clifton High School is inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate, not by Ofsted.

Standards
Met
Inspected
28 to 30 April 2026
Routine inspection

Safeguarding metInspection reports

Standards

Quality of educationMet
Health and emotional wellbeingMet
Social and economic educationMet
Leadership and governanceMet

Earlier inspections

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