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The City Academy Bristol
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Sponsored academy
Russell Town Avenue, Bristol BS5 9JH · cityacademybristol.clf.uk · 0117 941 3800
Overview
- Ofsted
- Standards maintained
- Ungraded inspection · Nov 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 38.5
- average Attainment 8 score. Bristol, City of 46.4, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.7
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 977
- 2 over 975 places · 100%
- Local authority
- Bristol, City of
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 47.8%
- First language not English
- 43.9%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 127 families put the school first and 174 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 174 | 127 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 206 | 124 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 224 | 133 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 278 | 117 | 0.4 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 264 | 130 | 0.5 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 38.5, and 29.9% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Bristol, City of it was 46.4, and across England 46.
In 2015/16 the average A level result was grade D (18.9 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼38.5 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼29.9% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼51.1% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼25.9% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.28 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 134221)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 24.7 | −7.3 |
| Sixth form college | 28.9 | +13.3 |
| Further education | 27.9 | −3.4 |
| Other education | 0.5 | −0.2 |
| Employment | 1.1 | −1.6 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 7.4 | −1.4 |
| Activity not captured | 9.5 | +0.7 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
| 2015/16 | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| A level | 56 | D (18.9) | -0.28 |
| All academic | 56 | D (18.9) | -0.28 |
| Applied general | 50 | — | +0.36 |
Published for the predecessor school (URN 134221)
Where sixth-form leavers went
Left in 2015/16
| University | 26 |
|---|---|
| Further and other education | 37 |
| Further education | 2 |
| Other education | 35 |
| Apprenticeship | 4 |
| Employment | 23 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 4 |
| Activity not captured | 7 |
Published for the predecessor school (URN 134221)
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 27 November 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for The City Academy Bristol was: Standards maintained.
- Outcome
- Standards maintained
- Inspected
- 26 Nov 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Apr 2019
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 134221), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Apr 2019Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective Jan 2015Inadequate
Outcomes for pupils Inadequate Leadership and management Inadequate 16 to 19 study programmes Inadequate Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 134221)
What parents said
85% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (59 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 85%
- Replies
- 59
- 6% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 83% who raised concerns
based on the 41% who had a child bullied
based on 18 parents (31%) with SEND