Colston's Girls' School
Cheltenham Road
Bristol
Somerset
BS6 5RD
Bristol
Somerset
BS6 5RD
Head: Mr John Whitehead
Pupils: 780
Gender: Girls
Ages: 11 to 18
Type: Academy sponsor led
Boarding: No
Religion: Does not apply
School Description by Ofsted
Information about the schoolColston's Girls School is a specialist language school which opened in September 2008.
Previously a selective independent school, and founded in 1891 by the Merchant Venturer
Edward Colston, it is a smaller than average secondary school. However, it is increasing in
size year on year. Students in Years 7, 8, 9, 12 and 13 joined the school when it became
an academy and thus reflect a fully comprehensive intake. Just under half the girls come
from minority ethnic backgrounds but the proportions who speak English as an additional
language are below the national average. The proportion of students who have special
educational needs and/or disabilities is below the national average. The proportion of girls
known to be eligible for free school meals is just below the national average. Very few
students join or leave the academy other than at the start of the school year. About one-
third of the girls stay for the sixth form with the remainder joining from other schools.
Colston's Girls is one of three academies in the city that are sponsored by the Society of
Merchant Venturers and there are close links between them.
Two of Her Majesty's Inspectors carried out a monitoring visit a year ago and judged it to
be making good progress.
Progress 8 Score
0.65
WELL ABOVE NATIONAL
Confidence interval
is 0.43
to 0.86
Progress 8 Score GIRLS
0.65
WELL ABOVE NATIONAL
Confidence interval
is 0.43
to 0.86
Progress 8 Score BOYS
NA
NATIONAL AVERAGE
Confidence interval
is NA
to NA
% Pupils first language not English
24%
Percentage of pupils at the end of key stage 4 with English as additional language (EAL)
% Pupils disadvantaged
23%
ABOVE NATIONAL AVERAGE (13.46%)
Percentage of pupils at the end of key stage 4 who are disadvantaged
Average Salary
£35,135
Pupil Teacher Ratio
13
Number of Teachers
69
Full-time Equiv Teachers
61.7
Teaching Assistants
11
Teaching Assistants Equiv
9.6
No Vacancies.
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