Which school had the best GCSE results in Bristol in 2023?

On 2023 Attainment 8, Redland Green School topped the table in Bristol with 60.6, against an England average of 46.3. Attainment 8 rewards intake as well as teaching, so compare a school's grade 5+ pass rate and, where published, its Progress 8 before reading the rank as a verdict.

Where are the latest Bristol GCSE results?

This page is the 2023 archive (the 2022/23 academic year). The latest published results for every school in Bristol are on the main Bristol GCSE results page, which updates when the DfE releases the next year's performance tables: provisional figures in the autumn, revised figures early in the new year.

What is Attainment 8?

Attainment 8 is the DfE's headline GCSE measure: the average points a school's pupils achieved across eight qualifications, with English and maths counted twice. A score of 50 means pupils averaged roughly a grade 5 across those subjects. Progress 8 measures the same pupils against others nationally with the same primary-school starting point.

Why does a school in Bristol show no 2023 GCSE results?

A school has no published figure for 2023 when it had no Year 11 cohort in that year (a new school, or one that opened with younger year groups), when it converted to an academy and the DfE published that year's results under its previous identity, or when it is independent and its pupils sat IGCSE, Pre-U or IB qualifications that the DfE tables do not count. Independent schools with a published figure are listed separately and unranked for that reason.

Bristol GCSE results 2023: secondary school league table

41 state secondary schools in Bristol ranked on their 2023 GCSE results (Attainment 8, the 2022/23 academic year), with grade 5+ and grade 4+ in English and maths, Progress 8, EBacc average point score and cohort size for each school against the England average. 6 schools with no published results are listed at the end. 6 independent schools with published results are listed separately, unranked.

This is the 2023 archive of the table. See the latest Bristol GCSE results for the newest year the DfE has published.

Town 47 state secondary schools 2022/23 results Archive year

Secondary schools in Bristol ranked on Attainment 8

41 of 47 schools have published 2023 results. Source: DfE school performance tables, 2022/23.

Secondary schools in Bristol ranked on Attainment 8, 2023 results
Rank	School	Attainment 8	Progress 8	Grade 5+ English & maths	Grade 4+ English & maths	EBacc APS	Pupils
–	England average	46.3	0.00	45%	65%	4.05	–
1 , up 1 place since 2022	Redland Green School Bristol · Academy converter	60.6	+0.48 (0.29 to 0.67)	74%	89%	5.83	237
2= , up 15 places since 2022	Bristol Free School Bristol · Free schools	57.8	+0.33 (0.13 to 0.54)	65%	81%	5.17	196
2= , down 1 place since 2022	St Bede's Catholic College Bristol · Academy converter	57.8	+0.57 (0.37 to 0.76)	61%	87%	4.64	208
4 , down 1 place since 2022	Bristol Cathedral Choir School Bristol · Academy sponsor led	54.9	+0.41 (0.18 to 0.65)	61%	76%	4.82	150
5	St Mary Redcliffe and Temple School Bristol · Voluntary aided school	54.4	+0.39 (0.20 to 0.58)	57%	79%	4.65	218
6 , up 1 place since 2022	Wellsway School Bristol · Academy converter	53.4	+0.52 (0.33 to 0.72)	61%	79%	4.74	218
7 , down 1 place since 2022	Backwell School Bristol · Academy converter	53.0	+0.28 (0.10 to 0.45)	55%	79%	4.90	262
8 , down 4 places since 2022	The Castle School Bristol · Academy converter	52.5	+0.26 (0.08 to 0.43)	54%	79%	4.87	263
9 , up 5 places since 2022	Downend School Bristol · Academy converter	51.7	+0.35 (0.16 to 0.54)	55%	77%	4.58	220
10 , up 3 places since 2022	Winterbourne Academy Bristol · Academy sponsor led	49.9	+0.06 (-0.10 to 0.23)	53%	74%	4.05	298
11 , down 3 places since 2022	Gordano School Bristol · Academy converter	49.7	+0.09 (-0.06 to 0.24)	50%	74%	4.48	336
12 , up 9 places since 2022	Sir Bernard Lovell Academy Bristol · Academy sponsor led	49.1	+0.37 (0.16 to 0.57)	54%	73%	4.13	180
13 , up 5 places since 2022	Chew Valley School Bristol · Academy converter	48.6	+0.18 (-0.02 to 0.38)	49%	68%	4.40	189
14 , up 2 places since 2022	St Katherine's School Bristol · Academy converter	48.1	-0.08 (-0.29 to 0.14)	51%	71%	4.06	173
15 , up 4 places since 2022	Nailsea School Bristol · Academy converter	48.0	+0.06 (-0.15 to 0.28)	50%	74%	4.23	179
16 , down 6 places since 2022	John Cabot Academy Bristol · Academy sponsor led	47.9	+0.23 (0.01 to 0.45)	48%	74%	3.84	168
17 , up 10 places since 2022	Abbeywood Community School Bristol · Academy sponsor led	47.6	+0.26 (0.04 to 0.47)	42%	63%	4.00	178
18 , down 7 places since 2022	Bradley Stoke Community School Bristol · Academy converter	47.5	+0.12 (-0.09 to 0.34)	46%	69%	3.89	178
19 , down 4 places since 2022	Cotham School Bristol · Academy converter	47.4	+0.10 (-0.09 to 0.30)	45%	69%	4.29	236
20 , up 5 places since 2022	Ashton Park School Bristol · Academy sponsor led	47.1	+0.13 (-0.07 to 0.32)	46%	68%	3.90	209
21 , up 2 places since 2022	Bristol Brunel Academy Bristol · Academy sponsor led	46.9	+0.26 (0.07 to 0.45)	42%	62%	3.97	226
22 , up 7 places since 2022	Brimsham Green School Bristol · Community school	46.1	+0.09 (-0.13 to 0.30)	42%	63%	3.77	163
23 , down 15 places since 2022	Fairfield High School Bristol · Academy converter	45.5	-0.02 (-0.21 to 0.18)	41%	64%	3.90	217
24 , down 12 places since 2022	Bristol Metropolitan Academy Bristol · Academy sponsor led	45.4	+0.31 (0.11 to 0.51)	36%	60%	4.14	198
25 , down 5 places since 2022	Marlwood School Bristol · Academy sponsor led	45.1	-0.21 (-0.53 to 0.11)	38%	67%	4.19	78
26 , down 4 places since 2022	St Bernadette Catholic Secondary School Bristol · Voluntary aided school	45.0	-0.21 (-0.45 to 0.03)	32%	64%	3.69	145
27 , down 3 places since 2022	Hanham Woods Academy Bristol · Academy sponsor led	44.8	+0.16 (-0.09 to 0.41)	42%	69%	3.82	129
28 , up 6 places since 2022	Lift Broadlands Bristol · Academy sponsor led	43.5	-0.12 (-0.39 to 0.15)	36%	61%	3.61	107
29 , down 1 place since 2022	Oasis Academy Brislington Bristol · Academy sponsor led	43.3	+0.11 (-0.09 to 0.31)	37%	55%	3.98	202
30 , down 4 places since 2022	Mangotsfield School Bristol · Academy sponsor led	42.5	-0.15 (-0.35 to 0.05)	34%	56%	3.64	208
31 , up 2 places since 2022	Blaise High School Bristol · Academy sponsor led	41.1	-0.22 (-0.45 to 0.02)	38%	54%	3.57	157
32 , up 4 places since 2022	King's Oak Academy Bristol · Academy sponsor led	39.9	-0.19 (-0.45 to 0.07)	23%	50%	3.18	121
33 , down 2 places since 2022	Orchard School Bristol Bristol · Academy sponsor led	39.8	-0.38 (-0.60 to -0.17)	30%	53%	3.72	172
34 , down 4 places since 2022	Oasis Academy John Williams Bristol · Academy sponsor led	39.7	-0.54 (-0.76 to -0.33)	31%	54%	3.35	163
35 , up 2 places since 2022	Bedminster Down School Bristol · Academy converter	39.3	-0.43 (-0.63 to -0.24)	31%	54%	3.11	202
36 , down 1 place since 2022	Chipping Sodbury School Bristol · Academy converter	38.7	-0.59 (-0.83 to -0.35)	23%	50%	3.41	141
37 , up 4 places since 2022	Bridge Learning Campus Bristol · Academy sponsor led	37.7	-0.57 (-0.85 to -0.30)	29%	50%	3.20	105
38	Oasis Academy Brightstowe Bristol · Academy sponsor led	37.4	-0.93 (-1.17 to -0.70)	25%	49%	3.20	142
39	The City Academy Bristol Bristol · Academy sponsor led	35.9	+0.07 (-0.15 to 0.28)	30%	53%	3.18	213
40 , down 8 places since 2022	IKB Academy Bristol · Studio schools	34.1	-0.56 (-0.99 to -0.14)	16%	41%	2.41	44
41 , down 1 place since 2022	Digitech Studio School Bristol · Studio schools	32.9	-0.97 (-1.28 to -0.67)	19%	32%	2.51	88
–	E-ACT Bristol Academy South Bristol · Academy sponsor led · No published GCSE results for 2023	–	–	–	–	–	–
–	E-ACT Montpelier High School Bristol · Academy sponsor led · No published GCSE results for 2023	–	–	–	–	–	–
–	Lyde Green Community School Bristol · Free schools · No published GCSE results for 2023	–	–	–	–	–	–
–	Oasis Academy Daventry Road Bristol · Free schools · No published GCSE results for 2023	–	–	–	–	–	–
–	Oasis Academy Temple Quarter Bristol · Free schools · No published GCSE results for 2023	–	–	–	–	–	–
–	Trinity Academy Bristol · Free schools · No published GCSE results for 2023	–	–	–	–	–	–

Schools with the same Attainment 8 score share a rank (shown as "=").

Under each rank: the change since the 2022 table, in places gained (+) or lost (−). No figure means the rank is unchanged or the school had no ranked 2022 result.

Independent schools in Bristol with published 2023 GCSE results

Listed as published, not ranked. The DfE tables count only reformed GCSEs, so a school whose pupils sit IGCSE, Pre-U or the IB reports a lower figure than its results merit, or none at all. Compare independent schools on their own published examination results and inspection reports.

School	Attainment 8 (as published)	Grade 5+ English & maths	Pupils
Badminton School Bristol · Other independent school	42.3	0%	74
Bristol Grammar School Bristol · Other independent school	12.3	0%	140
Clifton College Bristol · Other independent school	27.2	0%	172
LPW Independent School Bristol · Other independent school	0.8	0%	30
Queen Elizabeth's Hospital Bristol · Other independent school	35.7	0%	105
Redmaids' High School Bristol · Other independent school	30.9	0%	94

How to read this table

Attainment 8 is the average points a school's pupils achieved across eight GCSE subjects: English and maths (double-weighted), three EBacc subjects (sciences, computing, history, geography, languages) and three further approved qualifications. The DfE publishes it for every state school; the England average for 2023 was 46.3.

Grade 5+ in English and maths is the share of pupils reaching a "strong pass" in both; grade 4+ is the "standard pass". EBacc APS is the average point score across the English Baccalaureate subjects, including pupils who did not enter them.

Progress 8 measures how much progress pupils made from the end of primary school to their GCSEs against pupils nationally with the same starting point; it is the like-for-like measure, and the range in brackets is its confidence interval.

Ranks are shared where scores tie. Schools are ranked here on published results alone; our composite score, which also weighs Ofsted inspection, progress and attendance, orders the same schools on the best secondary schools page.

This is the 2023 archive of the table: each school's 2023 figures, ranked within that year, so a school with no 2023 figure is listed unranked even where it has results for a later year. The main Bristol GCSE results page always ranks the newest year the DfE has published.

See the best secondary schools in Bristol on our composite score

Bristol GCSE results 2023: secondary school league table

Secondary schools in Bristol ranked on Attainment 8

Independent schools in Bristol with published 2023 GCSE results

More about schools in Bristol

Bristol GCSE results: common questions