Cotham SchoolRedland Green School

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

Summary of the comparison

Cotham School and Redland Green School are secondary schools in Bristol.

  • Cotham School scores 60 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Redland Green School scores 71 out of 100 (grade B, strong). Redland Green School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Cotham School was judged Good and Redland Green School was judged Good.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 51.8 for Cotham School and 59.0 for Redland Green School.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at Cotham School (52.2 in 2021-22, 51.8 in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at Redland Green School (60.8 in 2021-22, 59.0 in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Cotham School versus Redland Green School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure BristolCotham SchoolBristolRedland Green SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC60/100B71/100Stronger figure
Local ranking8th of 23 in Bristol 2nd of 23 in Bristol Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeAcademy converter Academy converter
PhaseSecondary Secondary
Age range11-18 11-18
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll1,655 1,676
Capacity1,665 1,485
LocationBristol, BS6 6DT Bristol, BS6 7EH
GCSE results
Attainment 851.8 59.0 Stronger figure46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths54.1% 68.7% Stronger figure45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths71.9% 85.0% Stronger figure64.8%
Entering EBacc47.6% 73.4% Stronger figure40.5%
EBacc average point score4.85 5.71 Stronger figure4.09
Cohort231 233
A-level results
A-level entries187 254
A-level average points35.1 38.9 Stronger figure35.0
A-level average gradeB- B
Best 3 A-levels points36.6 39.2 Stronger figure35.8
AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects24.1% 28.0% Stronger figure17.5%
Pupils
Pupils in the census1,655 1,676
Free school meals (ever 6)39.0% 8.6%
English as an additional language49.8% 10.2%
SEN support19.4% 11.3%
SEN with an EHC plan1.3% 3.5%
Attendance
Overall absence9.0% 6.6% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence28.8% 18.4% Stronger figure15.8%

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.

Cotham School

Redland Green School

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