SF School Facts UK

Selective independent all-through school in Bristol, Bristol, City of

Queen Elizabeth's Hospital

Berkeley Place, Clifton, Bristol, Bristol, BS8 1JX

Selective Independent Sixth form Christian
School website 01179303040

Ofsted

Ofsted has not published an inspection outcome for this school.

This is usual for schools that have opened recently, and for most independent schools, which are inspected by ISI or another approved body rather than Ofsted.

Exam results

Independent schools are not comparable in the performance tables. Most enter pupils for international GCSEs, which are not approved qualifications for these measures, so any Attainment 8 figure would be calculated from a fraction of what pupils actually sit. We do not publish one rather than publish a misleading number.

Average A level grade (2024/25)
B+

A level entries are recorded consistently across school types, so this figure is shown.

Pupils

Pupils on roll
764
Places
790
How full
Nearly full — 764 of 790 places taken
Girls / boys
69 / 695

Free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN figures come from the state school census, which independent schools do not report into. Their records return structural zeros rather than measurements, so they are not shown here.

The neighbourhood around the school

Census 2021 figures for Bristol 060D, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.

Adults with a degree
53%

England 33.8%

Adults with no qualifications
4%

England 18.3%

Households owning their home
27%

England 62.7%

Households in social housing
18%

England 17%

Households with no car
53%

England 21.9%

Adults economically inactive
50%

England 39.9%

School details

Type
Other independent school
Phase
All-through
Ages
Ages 7–18
Gender
Mixed
Admissions
Selective (entrance test)
Religious character
Christian
Sixth form
Yes
Nursery
No
Boarding
Day school
Headteacher
Headteacher: Rupert Heathcote
Local authority
Bristol, City of
Ward
Hotwells and Harbourside
Constituency
Bristol Central
URN
109370

The unique reference number used in all official school data.

Nearest all-through schools

SchoolOfstedAttainment 8Distance
Bristol Grammar SchoolOther independent school No grade 0.3 mi
Bristol Cathedral Choir SchoolAcademy sponsor led Good 2022 54.6 0.4 mi
Clifton High SchoolOther independent school No grade 0.5 mi
Cotham SchoolAcademy converter Good 2023 51.8 0.7 mi
Clifton CollegeOther independent school No grade 0.7 mi
St Mary Redcliffe and Temple SchoolVoluntary aided school No grade 54.2 1.1 mi
LPW Independent SchoolOther independent school No grade 1.2 mi
E-Act Montpelier High SchoolAcademy sponsor led Inadequate 2022 57.3 1.2 mi

Where these figures come from

  • School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
  • Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
  • Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
  • Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
  • Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.

All published under the Open Government Licence v3.0. If something here looks wrong, the school's own website is the authority on admissions and open days.