Schools in Bristol, City of

118 schools with published admissions figures

The newest figures for each school. "1st prefs per place" is how many families put the school first, for each place it gave out. It measures demand, not whether a child would get a place. A dash means the figure is not available.

How the 2026 round went in Bristol, City of

Primary

Offered their first choice 92.0%
Of families applying for a primary place for September 2026. Against 85.9% in 2016.
Offered one of their three 99.1%
Families offered any of the schools they named.
Families who applied 4,287
Applications received for a primary place. A family naming three schools counts once.

For September 2026, 92.0% of families applying for a primary place here were offered their first choice, and 99.1% were offered one of the three schools they named.

That is 6.1 points higher than in 2016, when it was 85.9%.

The council's primary schools between them had 5,210 places for 4,287 applications. That is a total for the whole council and says nothing about any one school in it.

Secondary

Offered their first choice 84.0%
Of families applying for a secondary place for September 2026. Against 77.3% in 2016.
Offered one of their three 96.7%
Families offered any of the schools they named.
Families who applied 4,426
Applications received for a secondary place. A family naming three schools counts once.

For September 2026, 84.0% of families applying for a secondary place here were offered their first choice, and 96.7% were offered one of the three schools they named.

That is 6.7 points higher than in 2016, when it was 77.3%.

The council's secondary schools between them had 4,580 places for 4,426 applications. That is a total for the whole council and says nothing about any one school in it.

Source: Department for Education, applications and offers. The same round across England.

If a family is refused a place

In 2026, families in Bristol, City of lodged 215 appeals about a school place.

158 of them were heard by a panel and 44 succeeded, which is about 28 in every 100 heard.

The other 57 did not reach a panel. Most appeals that do not are withdrawn because a place comes up first.

This is a record of decisions already made. A panel hears one case at a time and decides it on what that family sets out, so these figures do not indicate what would happen in any particular appeal.

Source: Department for Education, admission appeals in England, reporting year 2026. Counts every school in this council area. The share that succeeded is taken over appeals heard by a panel, not over appeals lodged.

All Through

School	1st prefs per place	Demand since	Latest Ofsted
Bridge Learning Campus Bristol	0.94	-	Needs attention Ofsted report card (current framework)
E-Act Merchants' Academy Bristol	0.91	-	Inadequate Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)

Elsewhere

Most sought-after schools in Bristol, City of by first preferences per place
Schools in BS1 (3)
Schools in BS10 (9)
Schools in BS11 (9)
Schools in BS13 (9)
Schools in BS14 (11)
Schools in BS15 (13)
Schools in BS16 (25)
Schools in BS2 (3)
Schools in BS3 (12)
Schools in BS4 (12)
Schools in BS5 (13)
Schools in BS6 (7)
Schools in BS7 (13)
Schools in BS8 (3)
Schools in BS9 (6)
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