Councils · England · Bristol, City of
Schools in Bristol, City of, and the dates that matter.
Every state school in the council area — 104 primary, 24 secondary — with Bristol, City of’s application deadlines, offer days, and where to apply. One page, kept current from official sources.
September 2027 entry · Sources: Primary scheme (PDF) · Secondary scheme (PDF)
Primary · Reception 2027
15 January 2027
National deadline. Offers arrive 16 April. We suggest submitting by 8 January to stay clear of the rush.
Apply on Bristol, City of’s portal →Verify the exact date on the council’s scheme →Secondary · Year 7 2027
31 October 2026
National deadline. Offers arrive 1 March. Grammar tests, where they apply, happen even earlier. We suggest submitting by 24 October to stay clear of the rush.
Apply on Bristol, City of’s portal →Verify the exact date on the council’s scheme →01 / EVERY SCHOOL IN BRISTOL, CITY OF
Find your shortlist.
All 155state and independent schools in the council area, straight from the Department for Education’s register. Open any school for admissions details, Ofsted history and open days.
Primary · 104
Air Balloon Hill Primary School
Community school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Bristol
Ofsted · Good
Ashley Down Primary School
Community school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Bristol
Ofsted · Good
Ashton Gate Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Bristol
Ofsted · Outstanding
Ashton Vale Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Bristol
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Avanti Gardens School
Free schools · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Bristol
Ofsted · Good
Avonmouth Church of England Primary School and Nursery
Voluntary controlled school · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Bristol
Ofsted · Good
Badocks Wood E-ACT Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Bristol
Ofsted · Good
Begbrook Primary Academy
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Bristol
Ofsted · Good
Bishop Road Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Bristol
Ofsted · Outstanding
Blaise Primary and Nursery School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Bristol
Ofsted · Outstanding
Brentry Primary School
Community school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Bristol
Ofsted · Good
Bridge Farm Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Bristol
Ofsted · Good
Bridge Learning Campus
Academy sponsor led · Ages 3-16 · Mixed · Bristol
Ofsted · Good
Broomhill Infant & Nursery School
Foundation school · Ages 3-7 · Mixed · Bristol
Ofsted · Good
Broomhill Junior School
Community school · Ages 7-11 · Mixed · Bristol
Ofsted · Good
Brunel Field Primary School
Community school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Bristol
Ofsted · Good
Cabot Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Bristol
Ofsted · Good
Cathedral Primary School
Free schools · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Bristol
Ofsted · Not judged
Cheddar Grove Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Bristol
Ofsted · Good
Chester Park Infant School
Community school · Ages 4-7 · Mixed · Bristol
Ofsted · Good
Chester Park Junior School
Community school · Ages 7-11 · Mixed · Bristol
Ofsted · Good
Christ Church Church of England Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Bristol
Ofsted · Outstanding
Compass Point Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Bristol
Ofsted · Good
Cotham Gardens Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Bristol
Ofsted · Not judged
E-Act Bannerman Road Community Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Bristol
Ofsted · Good
E-Act Barton Hill Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Bristol
Ofsted · Requires improvement
E-Act Fairlawn Primary School
Academy sponsor led · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Montpelier
Ofsted · Good
E-Act Merchants' Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ages 3-18 · Mixed · Bristol
Ofsted · Inadequate
E-Act St Ursula's Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Bristol
Ofsted · Good
E-Act the Kingfisher School
Academy sponsor led · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Bristol
Ofsted · Good
Easton CofE Primary School
Academy sponsor led · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Bristol
Ofsted · Good
Elmlea Infant School
Academy converter · Ages 5-7 · Mixed · Bristol
Ofsted · Outstanding
Elmlea Junior School
Academy converter · Ages 7-11 · Mixed · Bristol
Ofsted · Outstanding
Evergreen Primary Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Bristol
Ofsted · Good
Fair Furlong Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Bristol
Ofsted · Outstanding
Filton Avenue Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 5-11 · Mixed · Bristol
Ofsted · Good
Fishponds CofE Primary School
Academy sponsor led · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Bristol
Ofsted · Good
Fonthill Primary Academy
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Bristol
Ofsted · Good
Four Acres Academy
Academy converter · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Bristol
Ofsted · Good
Frome Vale Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Bristol
Ofsted · Outstanding
Glenfrome Primary School
Community school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Bristol
Ofsted · Good
Greenfield E-ACT Primary Academy
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Bristol
Ofsted · Not judged
Hannah More Primary School
Community school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Bristol
Ofsted · Good
Hareclive E-ACT Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Bristol
Ofsted · Outstanding
Headley Park Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Bristol
Ofsted · Not judged
Henbury Court Primary Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Bristol
Ofsted · Not judged
Henleaze Infant School
Academy converter · Ages 4-7 · Mixed · Bristol
Ofsted · Good
Henleaze Junior School
Academy converter · Ages 7-11 · Mixed · Bristol
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Hillcrest Primary School
Community school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Bristol
Ofsted · Good
Holy Cross RC Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Bristol
Ofsted · Good
Holymead Primary School
Community school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Bristol
Ofsted · Good
Horfield Church of England Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Bristol
Not judged yet
Hotwells Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Bristol
Ofsted · Good
Ilminster Avenue E-ACT Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Bristol
Ofsted · Good
Knowle Park Primary School
Community school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Bristol
Ofsted · Good
Little Mead Primary Academy
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Bristol
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Luckwell Primary School
Academy sponsor led · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Bristol
Ofsted · Requires improvement
May Park Primary School
Academy sponsor led · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Bristol
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Minerva Primary Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Bristol
Ofsted · Good
Nova Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Bristol
Not judged yet
Oasis Academy Bank Leaze
Academy sponsor led · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Bristol
Ofsted · Good
Oasis Academy Connaught
Academy sponsor led · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Bristol
Ofsted · Not judged
Oasis Academy Long Cross
Academy sponsor led · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Bristol
Ofsted · Good
Oasis Academy Marksbury Road
Academy sponsor led · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Bedminster
Ofsted · Outstanding
Oasis Academy New Oak
Academy converter · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Bristol
Ofsted · Good
Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School, Bristol
Voluntary aided school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Bristol
Ofsted · Good
Parson Street Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Bristol
Ofsted · Good
Perry Court E-ACT Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Hengrove
Ofsted · Good
Redfield Educate Together Primary Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Bristol
Ofsted · Requires improvement
School of Christ The King Catholic Primary
Voluntary aided school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Bristol
Ofsted · Good
Sea Mills Primary School and Nursery
Academy converter · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Bristol
Not judged yet
Sefton Park Infant School
Community school · Ages 3-7 · Mixed · Bristol
Ofsted · Good
Sefton Park Junior School
Community school · Ages 7-11 · Mixed · Bristol
Ofsted · Good
Shirehampton Primary School
Community school · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Bristol
Ofsted · Good
Southville Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Bristol
Ofsted · Good
Ss Peter and Paul RC Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Bristol
Ofsted · Good
St Anne's Infant School
Foundation school · Ages 3-7 · Mixed · Bristol
Ofsted · Good
St Bernadette Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Bristol
Ofsted · Good
St Bernard's Catholic Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · BRISTOL
Ofsted · Good
St Bonaventure's Catholic Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Bristol
Not judged yet
St Johns Church of England Primary School, Clifton
Voluntary controlled school · Ages 5-11 · Mixed · Bristol
Ofsted · Outstanding
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Bristol
Ofsted · Good
St Mary Redcliffe Church of England Primary School
Academy sponsor led · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Bristol
Ofsted · Good
St Nicholas of Tolentine Catholic Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Bristol
Ofsted · Inadequate
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Bristol
Ofsted · Good
St Peter's Church of England Primary School (VC)
Voluntary controlled school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Bristol
Ofsted · Good
St Teresa's Catholic Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Bristol
Ofsted · Good
St Werburgh's Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Bristol
Ofsted · Good
Stoke Bishop Church of England Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Bristol
Ofsted · Good
Stoke Park Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Bristol
Ofsted · Good
Summerhill Academy
Academy converter · Ages 7-11 · Mixed · Bristol
Ofsted · Good
Summerhill Infant School
Community school · Ages 5-7 · Mixed · Bristol
Ofsted · Good
Two Mile Hill Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Bristol
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Upper Horfield Primary School
Community school · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Bristol
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Victoria Park Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Bristol
Ofsted · Good
Wansdyke Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Bristol
Ofsted · Good
Waycroft Academy
Academy converter · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Bristol
Ofsted · Good
West Town Lane Academy
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Bristol
Ofsted · Good
Westbury Park School
Academy converter · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Bristol
Ofsted · Not judged
Westbury-On-Trym Church of England Academy
Academy converter · Ages 5-11 · Mixed · Bristol
Ofsted · Good
Whitehall Primary School
Community school · Ages 5-11 · Mixed · Bristol
Ofsted · Good
Wicklea Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ages 7-11 · Mixed · Bristol
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Willow Park CofE Primary School
Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed
Ofsted · Inadequate
Woodlands Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Bristol
Ofsted · Good
Secondary · 24
Ashton Park School
Academy sponsor led · Ages 11-18 · Mixed · Bristol
Ofsted · Good
Bedminster Down School
Academy converter · Ages 11-16 · Mixed · Bristol
Ofsted · Good
Blaise High School
Academy sponsor led · Ages 11-19 · Mixed · Bristol
Ofsted · Good
Bridge Learning Campus
Academy sponsor led · Ages 3-16 · Mixed · Bristol
Ofsted · Good
Bristol Brunel Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ages 11-16 · Mixed · Bristol
Ofsted · Good
Bristol Cathedral Choir School
Academy sponsor led · Ages 11-18 · Mixed · Bristol
Ofsted · Good
Bristol Free School
Free schools · Ages 11-19 · Mixed · Bristol
Ofsted · Good
Bristol Metropolitan Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ages 11-19 · Mixed · Bristol
Ofsted · Good
Cotham School
Academy converter · Ages 11-18 · Mixed · Bristol
Ofsted · Good
E-Act Merchants' Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ages 3-18 · Mixed · Bristol
Ofsted · Inadequate
E-Act Montpelier High School
Academy sponsor led · Ages 11-18 · Girls · Bristol
Ofsted · Inadequate
Fairfield High School
Academy converter · Ages 11-16 · Mixed · Bristol
Ofsted · Good
Oasis Academy Brightstowe
Academy sponsor led · Ages 11-19 · Mixed · Bristol
Ofsted · Not judged
Oasis Academy Brislington
Academy sponsor led · Ages 11-18 · Mixed · Bristol
Ofsted · Good
Oasis Academy Daventry Road
Free schools · Ages 11-16 · Mixed · Bristol
Not judged yet
Oasis Academy John Williams
Academy sponsor led · Ages 11-16 · Mixed · Bristol
Ofsted · Good
Oasis Academy Temple Quarter
Free schools · Ages 11-18 · Mixed · Bristol
Not judged yet
Orchard School Bristol
Academy sponsor led · Ages 11-16 · Mixed · Bristol
Ofsted · Good
Redland Green School
Academy converter · Ages 11-18 · Mixed · Bristol
Ofsted · Good
St Bede's Catholic College
Academy converter · Ages 11-18 · Mixed · Bristol
Ofsted · Good
St Bernadette Catholic Secondary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 11-16 · Mixed · Bristol
Ofsted · Good
St Mary Redcliffe and Temple School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 11-18 · Mixed · Bristol
Ofsted · Outstanding
The City Academy Bristol
Academy sponsor led · Ages 11-18 · Mixed · Bristol
Ofsted · Good
Trinity Academy
Free schools · Ages 11-18 · Mixed · Bristol
Ofsted · Good
Special & other · 29
Avonside School
Other independent special school · Ages 13-19 · Mixed · Bristol
Not judged yet
Badminton School
Other independent school · Ages 3-19 · Girls · Bristol
Not judged yet
Belgrave School
Other independent special school · Ages 6-16 · Mixed · Bristol
Not judged yet
Briarwood School
Community special school · Ages 3-19 · Mixed · Bristol
Ofsted · Not judged
Bristol Grammar School
Other independent school · Ages 4-18 · Mixed · Bristol
Not judged yet
Bristol Waldorf School
Other independent school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Bristol
Ofsted · Requires improvement
City of Bristol College
Further education · Ages 16-99 · Mixed · Bristol
Ofsted · Good
Claremont School
Community special school · Ages 2-19 · Mixed · Bristol
Ofsted · Good
Cleve House School
Other independent school · Ages 3-16 · Mixed · Bristol
Not judged yet
Clifton College
Other independent school · Ages 3-19 · Mixed · Bristol
Not judged yet
Clifton High School
Other independent school · Ages 3-18 · Mixed
Not judged yet
Collegiate School
Other independent school · Ages 2-18 · Mixed
Not judged yet
E-Act Venturers' Academy
Free schools special · Ages 4-19 · Mixed · Bristol
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Elmfield School for Deaf Children
Community special school · Ages 2-16 · Mixed · Bristol
Ofsted · Good
Elmtree Grove School Ltd
Other independent special school · Ages 4-12 · Mixed · Bristol
Not judged yet
Grace Garden School
Other independent special school · Ages 7-16 · Mixed
Ofsted · Good
Kingsweston School
Community special school · Ages 4-19 · Mixed · Bristol
Ofsted · Good
Knowle DGE Academy
Academy special converter · Ages 5-19 · Mixed · Bristol
Ofsted · Good
LPW Independent School
Other independent school · Ages 14-16 · Mixed · Bristol
Ofsted · Good
Manor Wood School
Other independent special school · Ages 5-16 · Mixed · Bristol
Not judged yet
New Fosseway School
Foundation special school · Ages 4-19 · Mixed · Bristol
Ofsted · Good
North Bristol Post 16 Centre
Sixth form centres · Ages 16-19 · Mixed · Bristol
Not judged yet
North Star 240°
Academy special converter · Ages 11-16 · Mixed · Bristol
Ofsted · Good
North Star 82°
Academy special converter · Ages 5-11 · Mixed · Bristol
Ofsted · Good
Notton House Academy
Academy special converter · Ages 8-19 · Boys · Chippenham
Ofsted · Good
Queen Elizabeth's Hospital
Other independent school · Ages 7-18 · Mixed · Bristol
Not judged yet
Redmaids' High School
Other independent school · Ages 6-19 · Girls · Bristol
Not judged yet
Soundwell Academy
Free schools special · Ages 5-18 · Mixed · Kingswood
Ofsted · Good
St Brendan's Sixth Form College
Further education · Ages 16-19 · Mixed · Bristol
Ofsted · Good
02 / HOW APPLYING WORKS HERE
One form, through Bristol, City of.
If you live in Bristol, City of, you apply through the council’s own portal — even for schools in another council’s area.
Preferences
List as many schools as the form allows — you’ll see the limit when you start your application. Rank in your true order; schools never see it.
Own-criteria schools
Some Bristol, City of secondaries are academies or faith schools that set their own entry criteria — check each school’s page for extra forms before the deadline.
Plain-English guides
Primary admissions, explained
The 15 January deadline and how Reception offers work.
Secondary admissions, explained
The 31 October deadline and the traps that come earlier.
How school appeals work
Your right to appeal, and honest odds of success.
Waiting lists, explained
How they're ordered, and why positions move both ways.
03 / NEARBY
Looking across the border?
Families near Bristol, City of often also shortlist schools in these neighbouring council areas.