Ashton Park School
Academy sponsor led · sixth form · 1,272 pupils
84% stayed in education · Attainment 8 45.8
Academy sponsor led
Bristol Metropolitan Academy
- Pupils on roll
- 1,103of 945 places
- Free school meals
- 31.1%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 215
- Ofsted
- Report card, 19 May 2026Read the Ofsted report
Curriculum and teaching Expected standardAchievement Expected standardAttendance and behaviour Expected standardPersonal development and wellbeing Expected standardInclusion Expected standardLeadership and governance Expected standardPost-16 provision Not applicableSafeguarding Met
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Bristol Metropolitan College (URN 109287, until 1 September 2009).
What the data says
Of the 198 pupils who finished Year 11 at Bristol Metropolitan Academy in 2023, 29% stayed on in Bristol Metropolitan Academy’s own sixth form (Bristol, City of average 40%), 45% went to a further education college and 1% started an apprenticeship.
Photography is unusually popular at GCSE: 24% of the year group took it, against 6% of pupils across England.
GCSE results in 2025 were in line with the national picture: Attainment 8 of 46.9 against 46.1 across England and 46.4 in Bristol, City of, with 40% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
Nearly everyone studies a modern language to GCSE (Spanish, French, German entries add up to 88% of the cohort), which is rare outside selective and independent schools.
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 | Bristol Metropolitan Academy | Bristol, City of | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 198 | 4,008 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 92% | 90% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 89% | 84% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 29% | 40% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 15% | 12% | 13% |
| — further education college | 45% | 30% | 37% |
| — other education | 0% | 3% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 1% | 3% | 3% |
| Employment | 3% | 3% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 5% | 6% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 4% | 3% | 3% |
Where students went after sixth form
Destinations of students who finished 16–18 study in 2023, measured the following year.
No published destinations for sixth-form leavers yet.
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | Bristol Metropolitan Academy | Bristol, City of | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 46.9 | 46.4 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 40% | 46% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 61% | 65% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 49% | 36% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.20 | 4.10 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 32% | 33% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 39.6 | 33.8 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 50.4 | 52.5 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 21% | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 214 | 100% | 88% | 19% | 22% | 65% |
| English Language | 214 | 100% | 89% | 16% | 20% | 64% |
| English Literature | 212 | 99% | 86% | 17% | 21% | 71% |
| Combined Science | 197 | 92% | 65% | 20% | 9% | 61% |
| Spanish | 102 | 47% | 19% | 15% | 27% | 57% |
| History | 90 | 42% | 41% | 27% | 26% | 70% |
| Religious Studies | 71 | 33% | 31% | 25% | 32% | 82% |
| Photography | 52 | 24% | 6% | 25% | 19% | 85% |
| Computer Science | 50 | 23% | 13% | 8% | 30% | 50% |
| Fine Art | 46 | 21% | 9% | 13% | 28% | 72% |
| French | 46 | 21% | 18% | 15% | 29% | 61% |
| German | 42 | 20% | 5% | 12% | 33% | 52% |
| Media Studies | 38 | 18% | 4% | 32% | 20% | 87% |
| Design and Technology | 38 | 18% | 11% | 26% | 23% | 74% |
| Food Preparation and Nutrition | 34 | 16% | 8% | 18% | 21% | 62% |
| Geography | 33 | 15% | 41% | 33% | 25% | 70% |
| Statistics | 17 | 8% | 5% | 41% | 20% | 82% |
| Physical Education | 17 | 8% | 11% | 41% | 24% | 94% |
| Music | 15 | 7% | 5% | 27% | 33% | 73% |
| Chemistry | 14 | 7% | 23% | 50% | 47% | 100% |
| Physics | 14 | 7% | 23% | 50% | 46% | 100% |
| Biology | 14 | 7% | 23% | 50% | 45% | 100% |
| Drama | 12 | 6% | 7% | 33% | 27% | 100% |
| Polish | 4 | 2% | 1% | — | 84% | — |
| Portuguese | 2 | 1% | 0% | — | 50% | — |
| Turkish | 2 | 1% | 0% | — | 71% | — |
| Italian | 2 | 1% | 0% | — | 53% | — |
| Urdu | 1 | 0% | 1% | — | 42% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | 41 | — | — |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | 20 | — | — |
| Sports Studies | 18 | — | — |
| Dance: General | 10 | — | — |
Other secondary schools in Bristol, City of
Bedminster Down School
Academy converter · 1,022 pupils
66% stayed in education · Attainment 8 41.7
Blaise High School
Academy sponsor led · sixth form · 914 pupils
73% stayed in education · Attainment 8 45.0
Bridge Learning Campus
Academy sponsor led · 1,202 pupils
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 Cathedral Choir School
Academy sponsor led · sixth form · 1,192 pupils
94% stayed in education · Attainment 8 54.6
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.