Cotham School, Bristol

Overview

Cotham School is a state-funded school (academy converter) in Bristol, South West, for pupils aged 11–18. This summary is generated only from official structured fields.

School details

Official establishment type: Academy converter
Establishment group: Academies
Phase of education: Secondary
Age range: Ages 11–18
Gender of entry: Mixed
Boarding: No boarders
Sixth form: Yes
School capacity: 1,642
Pupils on roll: 1,654
URN: 137440

Admissions

Admissions policy: Non-selective
Local authority: Bristol, City of
Academy trust or group: COTHAM SCHOOL

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School places

DfE school capacity survey · May 2025 (2024/25)

Capacity at survey date: 1,665
Pupils on roll: 1,654
Unfilled places at survey date: 11

A dated snapshot from the Department for Education school capacity survey, separate from the school details above. Unfilled places at the survey date do not mean places are currently available for admission. About this data

Official admissions data

Applications & demand

Preferences expressed by families through coordinated admissions, shown over time.

2026/27 admissions · Year 7

First preferences: 160
Total preferences: 661
Offers made: 247

First preferences compared with offers

0.65 first preferences per offer

160 first preferences and 247 offers were recorded for 2026/27.

What does this mean?

This is the Department for Education's own published comparison of first preferences with total offers recorded. It indicates the level of requests made through coordinated admissions. Offers are not necessarily the school's maximum capacity, admissions arrangements vary between local authorities, the figure is not a measure of school quality, and it should not be used on its own to judge the likelihood of gaining a place.

First preferences over time

Latest five available admissions years. Missing years are not estimated.

Admissions history

Admissions year	First preferences	Total preferences	Offers made
2026/27	160	661	247
2025/26	165	670	260
2024/25	155	754	258
2023/24	164	691	237
2022/23	136	621	241

Source: Department for Education · Applications and offers data.

Official performance data

School performance

Official Department for Education results for this school. Results are shown for the academic year they relate to.

2024/25 results

Attainment 8 score
School
51.8
England
47.1
Pupils included: 231
Grade 5 or above in English & maths
School
54.1%
England
46.5%
Pupils included: 231
Grade 4 or above in English & maths
School
71.9%
England
66.4%
Pupils included: 231
Entering the EBacc
School
47.6%
England
41.5%
Pupils included: 231

Progress 8 was not published for 2024/25.

Source: Department for Education · School performance data.

Official inspection data

Ofsted inspections

Inspection information published by Ofsted, shown in Ofsted's own words.

Other recent inspection activity

These visits do not carry a graded judgement.

Ungraded inspection
Inspected 18 October 2023 · Published 29 November 2023
Outcome: School remains Good

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Source: Ofsted · Inspections and outcomes. Official Ofsted page for this school

Location

Address: Cotham Lawn Road, Cotham, Bristol, BS6 6DT
Local authority: Bristol, City of
Area: Schools in Bristol, City of

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