The City Academy Bristol
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Apr 3 2019 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Not available
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Bristol, City of
- Unique reference
- 144509
- Address
- Russell Town Avenue, BS5 9JH
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 992 (94% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.8%
- Girls
- 50.2%
- First language not English
- 31.5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 49.3%
- Persistent absence
- 40.4%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 17.6%
African 19.5%
White British 16.7%
Mixed 13%
Unclassified 10.9%
Pakistani 10.2%
Other White 6.9%
Other Black 5.4%
Other 4.7%
Other Asian 3.6%
Gypsy/Roma 2.8%
Bangladeshi 2.7%
Indian 1.7%
Caribbean 1.6%
Chinese 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.07
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 35%
Local authority average 35%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 30%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 35.9
Local authority average 45.4
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.18
Local authority average 3.97
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 17 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 6 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 36 |
| Bengali | GCSE | 7 |
| Biology | GCSE | 12 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 70 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 12 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 24 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 16 |
| Dance | GCSE | 6 |
Admissions
The City Academy Bristol
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 224
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 133
- 2nd preference
- 67
- 3rd preference
- 75
- From another Local Authority
- 2
Offers
- 1st preference
- 133
- 2nd preference
- 28
- 3rd preference
- 10
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 21.1 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 211 103 108 |
| Year 8 | 193 89 104 |
| Year 9 | 200 112 88 |
| Year 10 | 187 96 91 |
| Year 11 | 201 94 107 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 80.0% 83.8% 85.6% |
Further education | 31.0% 29.5% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 32.0% 40.2% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 16.0% 13.6% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.6% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 4.0% 4.5% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 0.0% 2.6% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 11.0% 7.2% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 5.0% 1.9% 1.2% |