Clifton High School

College Road, Bristol, BS8 3JD

Co-educational independent day school for ages 3–18 in Clifton Village, Bristol.

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Age range
3–18
Co-ed status
Mixed
Number of students
784
Day / boarding
Day only
Religious affiliation
Non-denominational
Average fees
£18,202 (annual, inc. VAT)
Has a nursery
Yes

Fee profile

Pre-Reception
Reception £11,574
Year 1 £12,582
Year 2 £12,582
Year 3 £15,336
Year 4 £15,336
Year 5 £15,336
Year 6 £15,336
Year 7 £22,392
Year 8 £22,392
Year 9 £22,392
Year 10 £22,392
Year 11 £22,392
Year 12 £22,392
Year 13 £22,392

Bursaries

Yes

Scholarships

Yes

A-level results

% A*–A32%
% A*–B64%
Subjects27

Results shown for 2025.

Subject popularity

By percentage of all A-level exams taken.

Finance + Business12%
Mathematics11%
Art8%
Geography8%
Biology7%

Admissions

The admissions team encourages tours and direct contact. Families seeking financial assistance are asked to engage in the autumn term before spring entrance assessments.

How the school describes itself

  • Clifton High emphasises individual brilliance.
  • Its admissions language foregrounds care, educational focus and a close community in Clifton Village.

Parents like

  • Parents value the warm, medium-sized all-through community and the sense that children are treated as individuals.
  • The school is likely to appeal where families want ambition without a vast institutional feel.
  • Testimonials repeatedly point to friendliness, confidence and a school culture that notices individual strengths.

Inspection snapshot

Clifton High's latest inspection reference point is a June 2023 focused compliance and educational quality inspection, which gives families a fairly recent regulatory view of the school. That is useful at a smaller all-through school where tone, community and consistency matter as much as headline results.

Clifton High School

Co-educational independent day school for ages 3–18 in Clifton Village, Bristol.

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How the school describes itself

  • Clifton High emphasises individual brilliance.
  • Its admissions language foregrounds care, educational focus and a close community in Clifton Village.

Fee profile

Annual fees including VAT. 2025-26.

Reception£11,574
Year 1£12,582
Year 2£12,582
Year 3£15,336
Year 4£15,336
Year 5£15,336
Year 6£15,336
Year 7£22,392
Year 8£22,392
Year 9£22,392
Year 10£22,392
Year 11£22,392
Year 12£22,392
Year 13£22,392

A-level results

% A*–A32%
% A*–B64%
Different A-level subjects27

Results shown for 2025.

Popular subjects

By percentage of all A-level exams taken.

Finance + Business12%
Mathematics11%
Art8%
Geography8%
Biology7%

Parents like

  • Parents value the warm, medium-sized all-through community and the sense that children are treated as individuals.
  • The school is likely to appeal where families want ambition without a vast institutional feel.
  • Testimonials repeatedly point to friendliness, confidence and a school culture that notices individual strengths.

Admissions

The admissions team encourages tours and direct contact. Families seeking financial assistance are asked to engage in the autumn term before spring entrance assessments.

Scholarships

Clifton High publishes scholarships and a Year 7+ bursary programme; financial assistance can extend to 100% of senior-school fees for eligible families.

Bursaries

Clifton High says it supports families who could not otherwise afford the school, with bursaries for pupils in Year 7 onwards.

  • Year 7 onwards.
  • Financial assistance can extend to 100% of the Senior School fee, with additional support possible for uniforms, trips, equipment and tutor support.
  • Awards are means tested with third-party support. The published application window is the autumn term before spring entrance assessments.

Inspection snapshot

Clifton High's latest inspection reference point is a June 2023 focused compliance and educational quality inspection, which gives families a fairly recent regulatory view of the school. That is useful at a smaller all-through school where tone, community and consistency matter as much as headline results.

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