Fee-paying schools in BS1, Bristol

9 fee-paying schools sit within 3 miles of central BS1, the nearest being Bristol Grammar School at 0.6 mi, 2 of them selective, 2 single-sex. Nearest first; each age range is the school's own statutory range, which decides whether it takes a given year group.

School	Distance	Ages	Takes
Bristol Grammar School	0.6 mi	4 to 18	All-through
Queen Elizabeth's Hospital	0.7 mi	7 to 18	All-through Selective Christian
LPW Independent School	0.7 mi	14 to 16	Secondary
Clifton High School	1.2 mi	3 to 19	All-through
Clifton College	1.3 mi	3 to 19	All-through Church of England
Cleve House School	1.6 mi	3 to 16	All-through
Badminton School	2.5 mi	3 to 19	All-through Girls
Collegiate School	2.5 mi	2 to 18	All-through
Redmaids' High School	2.7 mi	6 to 19	All-through Girls Selective

No Ofsted grades here, and that is not a bad sign. Fee-paying schools like Bristol Grammar School are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate rather than Ofsted, and the ISI publishes no open data feed, so no rating exists for us to show. Fees are not open data either.

The state schools alongside them

BS1 also holds 59 state primary and 14 state secondary schools, with Ofsted ratings and exam results. The full school breakdown for BS1 →

Checking a specific address

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Common questions

How many private schools are there in BS1?

9 fee-paying schools within 3 miles of central BS1, Bristol, City of, from the Department for Education's register. Each one's age range, whether it selects and how full it is are listed on this page.

Do private schools in BS1 have Ofsted ratings?

No, and a blank rating is not a bad sign. Fee-paying schools are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate rather than Ofsted, and the ISI publishes no open data feed, so no rating exists for us to show.

Are private schools in BS1 selective?

2 of the 9 select on ability at entry, according to their admissions policy on the register. The rest do not, though most fee-paying schools still assess applicants in some way.

Are there single-sex private schools in BS1?

2 of the 9 take boys only or girls only. The rest are mixed.

Source: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools. Read how every figure here is sourced on the methodology page. If something looks wrong, tell us and it goes on the accuracy log.