Bristol Cathedral Choir SchoolAshton Park School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Bristol.

Summary of the comparison

Bristol Cathedral Choir School and Ashton Park School are secondary schools in Bristol.

  • Bristol Cathedral Choir School scores 67 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Ashton Park School scores 58 out of 100 (grade C, average). Bristol Cathedral Choir School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Bristol Cathedral Choir School was judged Good and Ashton Park School was judged Good.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 54.6 for Bristol Cathedral Choir School and 45.8 for Ashton Park School.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Bristol Cathedral Choir School (59.3 in 2021-22, 54.6 in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at Ashton Park School (46.6 in 2021-22, 45.8 in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Bristol Cathedral Choir School versus Ashton Park School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure BristolBristol Cathedral Choir SchoolBristolAshton Park SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC67/100Stronger figureC58/100
Local ranking4th of 23 in Bristol Stronger figure11th of 23 in Bristol
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeAcademy sponsor led Academy sponsor led
PhaseSecondary Secondary
Age range11-18 11-18
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll1,183 1,252
Capacity1,050 1,155
LocationBristol, BS1 5TS Bristol, BS3 2JL
GCSE results
Attainment 854.6 Stronger figure45.8 46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths60.1% Stronger figure41.6% 45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths76.4% Stronger figure62.6% 64.8%
Entering EBacc43.2% Stronger figure15.0% 40.5%
EBacc average point score4.99 Stronger figure3.73 4.09
Cohort148 214
A-level results
A-level entries192 27
A-level average points38.5 Stronger figure21.5 35.0
A-level average gradeB D
Best 3 A-levels points38.5 Stronger figure19.6 35.8
AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects22.9% Stronger figure7.7% 17.5%
Pupils
Pupils in the census1,183 1,252
Free school meals (ever 6)25.9% 24.5%
English as an additional language19.7% 9.6%
SEN support15.5% 15.2%
SEN with an EHC plan5.2% 4.5%
Attendance
Overall absence8.4% Stronger figure10.9% 6.2%
Persistent absence23.3% Stronger figure27.1% 15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

GCSE Attainment 8

GCSE Progress 8

A-level average points

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Bristol Cathedral Choir School

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