SCHOOL PROFILE

The City Academy Bristol: data, trends and context

The City Academy Bristol is a secondary school in Bristol, City of. This page brings together its published attendance, behaviour, attainment, inspection and pupil-context information, alongside historical trends and comparisons with schools serving similar communities.

School identity

URN
144509
Phase
Secondary
Establishment type
Academy sponsor led
Status
Open
Local authority
Bristol, City of
Region
South West
Trust
CABOT LEARNING FEDERATION
Postcode
BS5 9JH
Gender intake
Mixed
Religious character
None
School website

Pupil and community context

Pupils on roll
977
FSM eligible
47.8%
EAL / First language other than English
43.9%
SEND (total)
25.0%
SEN Support
19.2%
EHCP
5.7%
White British
19.2%

Attendance and absence (2024/25)

Attendance rate
87.6%
Overall absence
12.4%
Persistent absence
40.8%
Severe absence
5.2%

Current benchmarks (2025/26 to date)

Secondary schools
ComparatorAttendanceOverall absenceUnauthorised
Bristol, City ofLocal authority89.3%10.7%4.1%
South WestRegion90.7%9.3%3.1%
EnglandEngland91.4%8.6%3.3%

Session-weighted year-to-date rates to 17 July 2026. Source: DfE Explore Education Statistics, pupil attendance (daily), published 6 August 2026. The school figures above are from a different published year, so no direct difference is shown.

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

Suspension rate
111.9%
Pupils with 1+ suspension
29.1%
Permanent exclusion rate
0.00%

Attainment and Progress 8 (2024/25)

Attainment 8
38.5
English & maths grade 5+
29.9%
English & maths grade 4+
51.1%

Data sources and last updated

  • Published Department for Education and Ofsted data.
  • Historical predecessor information is shown only where the DfE lineage record has been validated. It is clearly labelled as historical predecessor-establishment data.
  • Missing or suppressed values are shown as gaps, never as zero.
  • For interactive comparisons with 25 contextually similar schools, open this school in School DNA.
  • Profile last updated: 2026-07-07.

Contextual comparison

See The City Academy Bristol against 25 similar schools

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The City Academy Bristol is a secondary school in Bristol, City of. This page brings together its published attendance, behaviour, attainment, inspection and pupil-context information, alongside historical trends and comparisons with schools serving similar communities.