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St Mary Redcliffe and Temple School

Secondary · Bristol · BS1 6RT

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SchoolFacts estimate: Ofsted awarded no overall grade at this inspection

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Quality of education: GoodBehaviour & attitudes: GoodPersonal development: GoodLeadership & management: GoodSafeguarding effective: Yes

Inspected 28 January 2025

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At a glance

1,792 pupils · 100% of 1,799 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Voluntary aided school
Age range
11–18
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
24.3% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
20.5% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
16.8% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
3% of pupils (2024/2025)
Sixth form
Yes
Website
www.smrt.bristol.sch.uk
URN
109327

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 277 families named it first for 207 Year 7 places, 1.34 first choices per place. We hold 7 Year 7 admissions rounds for it, 2020 to 2026; none was decided by a published distance. At its inspection on 28 January 2025 Ofsted awarded no overall grade; the lowest of the four areas it judged was Good. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 6.7% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Year 7 entry, September 2026

1.34 first-choice applications per place

207 places offered · 277 first-choice applications · oversubscribed

First-choice applications per place, by entry year

19/20
20/21
21/22
22/23
23/24
24/25
25/26
26/27

Source: DfE applications and offers on national offer day · how demand is measured

Catchment area

Catchment area: not named in the council's figures.

Admissions cutoff distance: Year 7

Cutoff by admission criterion (2026 entry)

Group B1 (Church Applicants)
9667 m (≈6.01 mi)
Group B2 (Church Applicants)
29368 m (≈18.25 mi)
Group C1 (Faiths other than Christian)
2074 m (≈1.29 mi)
Group D (Local Applicants)
335 m (≈0.21 mi)
Group E (Other applicants)
2374 m (≈1.48 mi)

Source: the admissions authority's published figures · how cutoffs work

GCSE results (2024/2025)

216 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in 2024/2025

Attainment 8 score
54.2
England 46.1
Grade 4 or above in English & maths GCSEs
78.2%
England 64.8%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
61.6%
England 45.4%
EBacc average point score
4.8
England 4.1

Progress 8 is suspended nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26. These cohorts sat no key stage 2 tests (COVID), so there is no baseline to measure progress from.

A-level results (2024/2025)

A-level points per entry (England: 35 ≈ B-) B-
36.4
England 35

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means

Schools with a similar intake

Attainment 8, 2024/2025

This school54.2
Median of its 12 closest peers44
Bristol, City of average47.1
England46.1

On attainment 8, this school is ahead of the schools that teach a comparable intake.

They are matched on intake, not location, so most are not local: see nearby schools for those you could apply to.

SchoolOfstedAttainment 8
Kettering Buccleuch AcademyKettering · 104 miles awayExpected standard48.3
The Regis SchoolWest Sussex · 94 miles awayGood43.6
Highfields SchoolWolverhampton · 79 miles awayStrong standard51.7
Kettering Science AcademyKettering · 104 miles awayGood37.3
St Bede's and St Joseph's Catholic College, A Voluntary AcademyBradford · 167 miles awayExpected standard44.5
Woolwich Polytechnic SchoolLondon · 116 miles awayGood45.2
Lord Grey AcademyMilton Keynes · 87 miles awayExpected standard40.4
Pleckgate High SchoolBlackburn · 160 miles awayOutstanding49.2
Budmouth Academy WeymouthWeymouth · 58 miles awayRequires improvement42
Northampton AcademyNorthampton · 94 miles awayOutstanding52.1
Wrenn SchoolWellingborough · 100 miles awayGood40.9
Leigh Academy Hundred of HooRochester · 135 miles awayGood43.2

It is not a ranking. Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · how the matching works

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 44% (Bristol, City of 55%, England 59%) · Black African 14% (Bristol, City of 9%, England 5%) · Any other White background 9% (Bristol, City of 8%, England 7%) · Asian Indian 4% (Bristol, City of 3%, England 4%) · Any other Asian background 4% (Bristol, City of 2%, England 3%) · Black Caribbean 3% (Bristol, City of 1%, England 1%) · Mixed White and Asian 3% (Bristol, City of 2%, England 2%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 3% (Bristol, City of 3%, England 2%) · Any other Mixed background 3% (Bristol, City of 3%, England 3%) · Mixed White and Black African 2% (Bristol, City of 1%, England 1%) · Not recorded 2% (Bristol, City of 2%, England 2%) · Any other Black background 2% (Bristol, City of 2%, England 1%) · Asian Chinese 2% (Bristol, City of 1%, England 1%) · Asian Pakistani 1% (Bristol, City of 3%, England 5%) · Any other ethnic group 1% (Bristol, City of 2%, England 3%) · other groups together 1%

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
6.7%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
14.7%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

9.84 suspensions per 100 pupils and 1 permanent exclusion · England, secondary schools: 21.24 suspensions and 0.23 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Bristol, City of: 37.41 suspensions and 0.12 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

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Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
14.9
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

90% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 5% moved to another state school · 5% left the state-funded sector

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, council-maintained secondaries: 0.22% vacant, 0.42% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

80% of teachers took sickness absence, 15 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £52,492; 7.1% on the leadership pay range · England, secondary schools: £53,766, 11.3%

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Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2025-26)

This school£7,724
Typical secondary school£7,846

Where the money went (2025-26)

Share of spending, with the median for secondary schools in brackets: Staff 80% (77%) · premises 5% (6%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 5% (7%) · supplies and services 10% (10%) · educational supplies 7% (6%) · bought-in professional services 2% (2%) · catering 1% (3%)

Reserves (2025-26)

Revenue reserve -£1,225,668; in-year balance +£464,942

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: council-maintained school finance return, 2025-26, DfE · how spending is compared

Where pupils go after GCSEs

In sustained education, work or training
96%
Continuing in education
93%
Apprenticeship
3%
Employment

suppressed (small cohort)

Where students go after sixth form

To university / higher education
36%
Apprenticeship
4%
Employment
32%
Any sustained destination
80%

Destinations measured the year after leaving, DfE destination measures in the 2024/2025 performance tables.

Inspection history since 2015

Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
2/10among the most deprived fifth of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
1/10among the most deprived tenth of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher38.9%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications21.8%18.1%
In managerial or professional work25.6%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways28.8%18.1%
Residents in very good health51.2%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier8%62.3%
Social housing57.2%17.1%
Privately rented33.7%20.5%
Detached houses0.3%22.9%
Flats97.9%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms2.4%21.1%
Households with no car or van53.8%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01033370 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£310,000849 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£245,000–£420,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (5)£495,000
Semi-detached (15)£490,000
Terraced (270)£428,000
Flat (559)£263,000

Homes around this school are dearer than most school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
1an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
23an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
136an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
31an urban school averages 6.1

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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