North Bristol Post 16 Centre

College · ages 16-19MixedSixth form centresBristol Bristol, City of

School Chooser ScoreNot scoredWe don't score this type of school.

Average A level gradeB-2024/25

North Bristol Post 16 Centre is a sixth form centres in Bristol for boys and girls aged 16 to 19.

Charnwood House, 30 Cotham Park, Bristol, BS6 6BU0117 919 8100Ms Karen Cornick directorAll details

Ofsted

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Results

A level and sixth-form results, 2025

498 students finished sixth-form courses.

Average A level gradeB-37.3 points per entry

A level progress+0.19Against students elsewhere with the same GCSE grades. 0 is average.

AAB or better26%with two subjects universities favour

Stayed and finished96%of students who started

All sixth-form measures, year by year

Measure	2025	2024	2023	2022
Students	498	430	443	445
Average A level points per entryA level APS per entry	37.32	36.12	34.34	36.27
Average A level grade	B-	B-	C+	B-
Best three A levelsBest 3 A levels APS	38.14	–	–	–
AAB or better in subjects universities likeAAB+ in two facilitating subjects	26%	–	–	–
A level progressA level value added	+0.19	+0.18	–	–
Applied general courses: points per entry	28.97	29.05	28.39	34.80
T levels: points per entry	30.00	24.29	30.00	33.85
Stayed and finishedRetained and assessed	96%	–	–	–

A level subjects

25 A level subjects had results in 2025. Each figure is the share of students who got an A* to B, next to the average for state sixth forms in England. When only a handful of students take a subject, its figures jump around from year to year.

Strongest A levels

Physics79%A* to B, England 51% · 62 entries

Chemistry81%A* to B, England 53% · 78 entries

Biology72%A* to B, England 49% · 95 entries

English Literature73%A* to B, England 52% · 41 entries

A levels taught hereThe small number is how many students sat each one in 2025.

SubjectsPsychology146Mathematics118History99Biology95Sociology85Chemistry78Physics62Economics46Media / Film / TV Studies44English Literature41Computer Science40Business Studies37Geography36Government and Politics29Spanish28Film Studies27Fine Art25French19Mathematics (Further)17English Language and Literature17English Language17Design and Technology (Product Design)17Religious Studies16Photography10German6

Every A level subject against England, 2025

Psychology146 entries · 21% A* or A · 95% passed

46%England 46%

Mathematics118 entries · 58% A* or A · 98% passed

74%England 60%

History99 entries · 23% A* or A · 99% passed

52%England 55%

Biology95 entries · 48% A* or A · 99% passed

72%England 49%

Sociology85 entries · 27% A* or A · 94% passed

45%England 49%

Chemistry78 entries · 51% A* or A · 100% passed

81%England 53%

Physics62 entries · 53% A* or A · 100% passed

79%England 51%

Economics46 entries · 22% A* or A · 98% passed

48%England 57%

Media / Film / TV Studies44 entries · 23% A* or A · 100% passed

46%England 46%

English Literature41 entries · 39% A* or A · 98% passed

73%England 52%

Computer Science40 entries · 13% A* or A · 93% passed

40%England 46%

Business Studies37 entries · 14% A* or A · 97% passed

41%England 47%

Geography36 entries · 14% A* or A · 100% passed

33%England 51%

Government and Politics29 entries · 24% A* or A · 97% passed

55%England 55%

Spanish28 entries · 39% A* or A · 100% passed

71%England 59%

Film Studies27 entries · 19% A* or A · 100% passed

59%England 57%

Fine Art25 entries · 48% A* or A · 100% passed

76%England 65%

French19 entries · 53% A* or A · 100% passed

74%England 60%

Mathematics (Further)17 entries · 65% A* or A · 100% passed

82%England 76%

English Language and Literature17 entries · 18% A* or A · 71% passed

47%England 47%

English Language17 entries · 12% A* or A · 100% passed

47%England 44%

Design and Technology (Product Design)17 entries · 6% A* or A · 100% passed

12%England 38%

Religious Studies16 entries · 38% A* or A · 94% passed

63%England 50%

Photography10 entries · 20% A* or A · 60% passed

30%England 58%

German6 entries · 50% A* or A · 100% passed

100%England 59%

A levels only. BTECs, T levels and other courses are in the table above. Subjects with fewer than five students aren't published.

Getting a place

Admissions policy not published.

Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Bristol, City of council's admissions booklet, send it to us.

Who goes here

Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.

Pupils on roll–

Pupils from low-income families–Get free school meals

What pupils do next

After sixth form

Where the 430 pupils who left in 2022/23 were a year later.

Still in education, work or training85%and stayed there for at least six months

44%34%17%

University 44%Further education college 5%Apprenticeship 3%Work 34%Not in education, work or training 17%

Among pupils from low-income families it was 84%, compared with 85% for everyone else.

Earlier years

Destination	2022/23 leavers	2021/22 leavers	2020/21 leavers
Still in education, work or training	85%	82%	85%
Education	49%	51%	53%
Apprenticeship	3%	4%	2%
Work	34%	30%	30%
Not in education, work or training	17%	15%	10%

The area around the school

Crimes within 500 m69112 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences

Local crime rate68 per 1,000 people25% lower than the England average

Nearest bus stop120 mCotham Side, 13 stops within 500 m

Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.

Nearby schools

The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored

School	Type	Distance	Pupils	Ofsted	Score
Cotham Gardens Primary School	Academy	220 m	365	No overall grade 2024	4	Compare
Cotham School	Academy	260 m	1,654	Good 2023	62	Compare
Ss Peter and Paul RC Primary School	Roman Catholic	450 m	147	Good 2023	84	Compare
E-Act Montpelier High School	Academy	630 m	859	Inadequate 2022	62	Compare
Bristol Grammar School	Independent	800 m	1,377	Not inspected	–	Compare
Willow Park CofE Primary School	Academy	860 m	–	Inadequate 2024	–	Compare
St Pauls Nursery School & Children's Centre	Local authority nursery school	990 m	135	Outstanding 2024	–	Compare
Redland Green School	Academy	0.6 miles	1,652	Good 2023	85	Compare

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Questions parents ask

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Contact and details

Address: Charnwood House, 30 Cotham Park, Bristol, BS6 6BU
Telephone: 0117 919 8100
Director: Ms Karen Cornick
Type of school: Sixth form centres (Sixth form centres, colleges)
Phase: College, ages 16-19
Gender: Mixed
Local authority: Bristol, City of
Ward: Cotham
Constituency: Bristol Central
Setting: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Opened: 16 June 2008 (new provision)
URN: 135589 · LAESTAB 8014900 · UKPRN 10043882

Official record Government performance tables Download this school's data (CSV)

Where these figures come from

School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
A level subjects: DfE A level and other 16 to 18 results, subject entries and grades, 2024/25.
Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
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