Bristol Cathedral Choir School

Term dates

Academies can set their own term dates. Many follow Bristol, City of council's dates, shown below as a guide, but check with the school, especially for INSET days.

• Term
• Holiday
• INSET day
• Exeat

See Bristol, City of's full dates

Admissions

Places for Year 7 are applied for through your home council, not the school.

Apply for a secondary school place on GOV.UK

How places are given: as a Church of England school, it may give priority to children of that faith, then usually by distance. Check its admissions policy.

For the sixth form, apply to the school directly.

How many families applied: Year 7

For September 2026, 214 families put this school as their first choice, and 141 places were offered. 120 of the families who put it first got a place (56%). More families put it first than there were places.

Offers made on national offer day, from the Department for Education. Waiting lists and appeals can change things later. The hardest schools to get into.

Before and after school

This club is registered with Ofsted at the school's postcode, so usually run on the school site:

• Shine @ Cathedral Primary. Ofsted report

Ask the club or the school about times, prices and places. More clubs nearby.

Ofsted inspection

Latest graded inspection, 29 November 2022. Overall: Good

Quality of education

Good

Behaviour and attitudes

Good

Personal development

Good

Leadership and management

Good

Sixth form

Outstanding

Read the Ofsted reports

From Ofsted's published inspection data (Open Government Licence). Report cards and older grades use different scales, so they can't be compared directly.

About and location

Type

Academy

Phase

Secondary

Ages

11–18

Pupils

1192 (capacity 1050)

Gender

Mixed

Religious character

Church of England

Diocese

Diocese of Bristol

Academy trust

AMPLIFY EDUCATION

Phone

01173535000

Address

College Square, Bristol, BS1 5TS

Website

bccs.bristol.sch.uk

Official school record, including Ofsted reports