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Redland Green School

Secondary · Bristol · BS6 7EH

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Good

Graded inspection under the pre-November 2025 system

This is an overall-effectiveness grade from the previous inspection framework. The school has not yet had a report-card inspection.

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

Inspected 6 December 2023

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At a glance

1,652 pupils · 111% of 1,485 capacity (over capacity) (January 2026 census)

School type
Academy converter
Age range
11–18
Gender
Mixed
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
8% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
10.2% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
11.3% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
3.5% of pupils (2024/2025)
Sixth form
Yes
Website
www.redlandgreen.bristol.sch.uk
URN
138855

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 337 families named it first for 225 Year 7 places, 1.50 first choices per place. We hold 7 Year 7 admissions rounds for it, 2020 to 2026; none was decided by a published distance. Ofsted last graded it Good on 6 December 2023, under the framework used before November 2025. 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

1.50 first-choice applications per place

225 places offered · 337 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)

Criterion 3 (in area of first priority, closest to the school)
1.149 km (≈0.71 mi)

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

GCSE results (2024/2025)

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

Attainment 8 score
59
England 46.1
Grade 4 or above in English & maths GCSEs
85%
England 64.8%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
68.7%
England 45.4%
EBacc average point score
5.7
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
38.9
England 35

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

Schools with a similar intake

Attainment 8, 2024/2025

This school59
Median of its 12 closest peers53.7
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
Tomlinscote SchoolCamberley · 82 miles awayOutstanding53.4
Simon Balle All-Through SchoolHertford · 111 miles awayOutstanding55.4
Mayflower High SchoolBillericay · 131 miles awayExpected standard47.6
Bridgewater High SchoolWarrington · 131 miles awayGood51.8
Poynton High SchoolStockport · 131 miles awayGood53
Downend SchoolBristol · 5 miles awayNo current grade51
Lymm High SchoolLymm · 132 miles awayGood59.7
Whitley Bay High SchoolWhitley Bay · 251 miles awayOutstanding54.2
Hardenhuish SchoolChippenham · 20 miles awayGood47.5
Calthorpe Park SchoolFleet · 76 miles awayGood54
Hayesfield Girls SchoolBath · 12 miles awayGood57
Wymondham CollegeWymondham · 172 miles awayOutstanding56.4

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

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 70% (Bristol, City of 55%, England 59%) · Any other White background 7% (Bristol, City of 8%, England 7%) · Asian Chinese 4% (Bristol, City of 1%, England 1%) · Mixed White and Asian 4% (Bristol, City of 2%, England 2%) · Any other Mixed background 2% (Bristol, City of 3%, England 3%) · Any other Asian background 2% (Bristol, City of 2%, England 3%) · Asian Indian 2% (Bristol, City of 3%, England 4%) · Not recorded 2% (Bristol, City of 2%, England 2%) · Asian Pakistani 2% (Bristol, City of 3%, England 5%) · Black African 2% (Bristol, City of 9%, England 5%) · Any other ethnic group 1% (Bristol, City of 2%, England 3%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 1% (Bristol, City of 3%, England 2%) · White Irish 1% (Bristol, City of 0%, England 0%) · other groups together 2%

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)
15.7%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

4.06 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
18.8
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

90% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 3% moved to another state school · 7% left the state-funded sector

Vacancies (November 2025)

2.23% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, secondary academies: 0.45% vacant, 0.33% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

77.8% of teachers took sickness absence, 7.5 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 £52,226; 5.7% 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 (2024-25)

This school£6,596
Typical secondary school£7,846

Where the money went (2024-25)

Share of spending, with the median for secondary schools in brackets: Staff 79% (77%) · premises 4% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 5% (6%) · supplies and services 12% (11%) · educational supplies 9% (6%) · bought-in professional services 1% (1%) · catering 0% (3%)

Reserves (2024-25)

Revenue reserve £0; in-year balance +£762,000

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: academy finance return, 2024-25, DfE · how spending is compared

Where pupils go after GCSEs

In sustained education, work or training
97%
Continuing in education
96%
Apprenticeship
1%
Employment

suppressed (small cohort)

Where students go after sixth form

To university / higher education
44%
Apprenticeship
3%
Employment
34%
Any sustained destination
85%

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)
10/10among the least deprived tenth of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
9/10among the least deprived fifth of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher67.1%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications2.9%18.1%
In managerial or professional work54.8%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways11.2%18.1%
Residents in very good health61%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier53.8%62.3%
Social housing2.4%17.1%
Privately rented43.8%20.5%
Detached houses5.1%22.9%
Flats63.5%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms35.6%21.1%
Households with no car or van22.9%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01014669 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£525,000987 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£345,000–£800,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (32)£907,500
Semi-detached (169)£975,000
Terraced (269)£725,000
Flat (517)£352,000

Homes around this school are dearer than three quarters of 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
0an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
3an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
19an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
1an 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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