Ashton Park School
Academy sponsor led · sixth form · 1,272 pupils
84% stayed in education · Attainment 8 45.8
Academy sponsor led
Bristol Cathedral Choir School
- Pupils on roll
- 1,192of 1,050 places
- Free school meals
- 28.4%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 148
- Ofsted
- Good, 29 November 2022Read the Ofsted report
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Bristol Cathedral School (URN 109368).
What the data says
Of the 150 pupils who finished Year 11 at Bristol Cathedral Choir School in 2023, 63% stayed on in Bristol Cathedral Choir School’s own sixth form (Bristol, City of average 40%), 21% went to a further education college and none started an apprenticeship.
Among the 201 students who left the sixth form in 2023, 52% went to university (Bristol, City of 26%, England 37%), and 54% of level 3 students progressed to one of the most selective universities, against 19% nationally.
Music is unusually popular at GCSE: 23% of the year group took it, against 5% of pupils across England.
GCSE results in 2025 were well above the national picture: Attainment 8 of 54.6 against 46.1 across England and 46.4 in Bristol, City of, with 60% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Bristol, City of and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | This school | Bristol, City of | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 150 | 4,008 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 94% | 90% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 94% | 84% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 63% | 40% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 7% | 12% | 13% |
| — further education college | 21% | 30% | 37% |
| — other education | 3% | 3% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 0% | 3% | 3% |
| Employment | 0% | 3% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 3% | 6% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 3% | 3% | 3% |
Where students went after sixth form
Destinations of students who finished 16–18 study in 2023, measured the following year.
University (higher education)Further educationOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | This school | Bristol, City of | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students in the cohort | 201 | 3,801 | 541,441 |
| Any sustained destination | 83% | 77% | 79% |
| University (higher education) | 52% | 26% | 37% |
| — most selective universities (top third), of level 3 students | 54% | 22% | 19% |
| Further education | 2% | 8% | 5% |
| Apprenticeship | 1% | 8% | 7% |
| Employment | 27% | 34% | 28% |
| No sustained destination | 11% | 17% | 16% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | This school | Bristol, City of | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 54.6 | 46.4 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 60% | 46% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 76% | 65% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 43% | 36% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.99 | 4.10 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 26% | 33% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 43.3 | 33.8 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 58.7 | 52.5 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 26% | 20% | 19% |
Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.
Subjects taken at GCSE
Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 146 | 99% | 89% | 40% | 20% | 84% |
| Mathematics | 145 | 98% | 88% | 32% | 22% | 79% |
| English Literature | 138 | 93% | 86% | 37% | 21% | 93% |
| Combined Science | 94 | 64% | 65% | 10% | 9% | 67% |
| Geography | 81 | 55% | 41% | 31% | 25% | 73% |
| History | 67 | 45% | 41% | 51% | 26% | 79% |
| Citizenship Studies | 54 | 36% | 3% | 26% | 19% | 85% |
| Physics | 53 | 36% | 23% | 66% | 46% | 100% |
| Chemistry | 53 | 36% | 23% | 68% | 47% | 100% |
| Business Studies | 53 | 36% | 18% | 8% | 20% | 57% |
| Biology | 53 | 36% | 23% | 58% | 45% | 100% |
| French | 41 | 28% | 18% | 54% | 29% | 88% |
| Fine Art | 38 | 26% | 9% | 37% | 28% | 92% |
| Music | 34 | 23% | 5% | 53% | 33% | 88% |
| Religious Studies | 32 | 22% | 31% | 50% | 32% | 78% |
| Computer Science | 30 | 20% | 13% | 10% | 30% | 37% |
| German | 28 | 19% | 5% | 36% | 33% | 89% |
| Physical Education | 20 | 14% | 11% | 25% | 24% | 45% |
| Drama | 12 | 8% | 7% | 33% | 27% | 75% |
| 3D Design | 11 | 7% | 2% | 0% | 16% | 64% |
| Textiles | 11 | 7% | 2% | 64% | 27% | 100% |
| Japanese | 1 | 1% | 0% | — | 53% | — |
| Arabic | 1 | 1% | 1% | — | 47% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | 20 | 10% | — |
A levels and other level 3 courses
| Measure | This school | Bristol, City of | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students at the end of 16–18 study | 426 | — | — |
| — of whom A level students | 192 | 2,219 | 261,341 |
| Average A level grade | B | C+ | B- |
| Average points per A level entry | 38.54 | 34.29 | 35.00 |
| Average grade, best 3 A levels | B | C+ | B- |
| AAB or better with two facilitating subjects | 23% | 17% | 18% |
| Average grade, applied general courses | — | — | — |
| Average grade, T levels | — | — | — |
A level subjects
Entries as a share of A level students, compared with the share across England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biology | 76 | 40% | 20% |
| Mathematics | 70 | 36% | 31% |
| Psychology | 68 | 35% | 23% |
| Chemistry | 64 | 33% | 17% |
| Sociology | 37 | 19% | 13% |
| English Literature | 35 | 18% | 11% |
| History | 27 | 14% | 13% |
| Physics | 27 | 14% | 12% |
| Geography | 24 | 13% | 10% |
| Economics | 21 | 11% | 13% |
| Business Studies | 20 | 10% | 13% |
| English Language | 18 | 9% | 4% |
| Politics | 17 | 9% | 6% |
| Religious Studies | 13 | 7% | 4% |
| Music | 11 | 6% | 0% |
| Drama | 10 | 5% | 2% |
| Fine Art | 8 | 4% | 3% |
| Further Mathematics | 7 | 4% | 5% |
| Graphic Communication | — | — | 2% |
| Chinese | — | — | 0% |
| French | — | — | 1% |
| Physical Education | — | — | 3% |
Applied, technical and other level 3 courses
| Subject | Qualification | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Study Skills | Extended Project (Diploma) | 17 | 9% | — |
| Mathematical Studies | Core Maths Qualifications at Level 3 | 16 | 8% | — |
| Psychology | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
| French | GCE AS level (All) | — | — | — |
| Further Mathematics | GCE AS level (All) | — | — | — |
| Psychology | GCE AS level (All) | — | — | — |
| Further Mathematics | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
Other secondary schools in Bristol, City of
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66% stayed in education · Attainment 8 41.7
Blaise High School
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73% stayed in education · Attainment 8 45.0
Bridge Learning Campus
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73% stayed in education · Attainment 8 34.6
Bristol Brunel Academy
Academy sponsor led · sixth form · 1,267 pupils
85% stayed in education · Attainment 8 43.6
Bristol Free School
Free schools · sixth form · 1,304 pupils
91% stayed in education · Attainment 8 56.3
Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.