School insights
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SEND
The school's SEN Information Report is available from its Policies page.
“Our Special Educational Needs (SEN) Information Report is available from [our Policies page](https://www.smrt.bristol.sch.uk/key-information/policies).”
Students with SEND are fully included through additional staffing and facilities, and all teachers share responsibility for meeting their needs.
“Students identified as having SEND needs are fully included within the school by use of additional resources, including staffing and facilities. All teachers are responsible for meeting the needs of all students with SEND (as indicated by the revised Code of Practice).”
Pastoral
The school reports good working relationships between teachers and students.
“Good working relationships between teachers and students”
The school states that it has a strong ethos of personal care and pastoral support.
“A strong ethos of personal care and pastoral support”
Subject strengths
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Class size
The sixth-form centre has about 700 students.
“The Redcliffe Sixth Form Centre houses about 700 students taken from our own school and many other schools across the City.”
The sixth-form centre has approximately 700 students.
“The Redcliffe Sixth Form Centre houses about 700 students taken from our own school and many other schools across the City.”
Enrichment
Students are encouraged to work with others and contribute to the community.
“Encouragement to work with others and contribute to the community”
Students have many opportunities for extracurricular activity.
“Lots of opportunity for extra-curricular activity”
Ethos
The sixth form welcomes students of any or no faith and is committed to equality and respect.
“Students of any faith background or none - Committed to equality and respect”
The school promotes community participation and challenges students to fulfil their academic potential.
“It is very important to us to build a strong sense of community in which young people are encouraged to take part in a wide range of activities and challenged to fulfil their academic potential.”
Sixth form
The sixth form is a specialist A Level centre offering nearly 40 options.
“St Mary Redcliffe and Temple School Sixth Form Centre is a specialist A Level centre, offering nearly 40 different options.”
The page directs prospective students to a dedicated Sixth Form Admissions page.
“Click [here](https://www.smrt.bristol.sch.uk/sixth-form/applying-to-us) for the Sixth Form Admissions page.”
Admissions
Online enrolment runs from 10:00am to 5:00pm on Thursday 20 August, with places subject to reallocation if the deadline is missed.
“Enrolment will open at 10:00am and will then close at 5:00pm on Thursday 20 August. Please note if you don't enrol on Applicaa by 5:00pm on Thursday 20 August, then we will have to reallocate your place to someone else.”
Students enrol online through Applicaa after receiving GCSE results.
“You do this online by logging back in to the site you used for applications, which is Applicaa ( [https://smrt.applicaa.com/year12](https://smrt.applicaa.com/year12) ) which will have a new ‘Enrolment’ option.”
Destinations
Significant numbers of students gain access to Oxbridge and Russell Group universities.
“Significant numbers gain access to Oxbridge and Russell Group universities”
The remaining 20% progress to further education, apprenticeships, training or employment.
“The remaining 20% successfully progress to further education, apprenticeships, training or employment”
Results
In 2025, 82.9% of grades were C or above, compared with 79.3% in 2024 and 75.2% in 2019.
“The percentage of grades awarded at C or above is now 82.9% (provisional figure was 82.4%) compared with 79.3% in 2024 and 75.2% in 2019.”
In 2025, 28.5% of A-level grades were A or A*, compared with 26.2% in 2024 and 23.6% in 2019.
“For example, The percentage of A and A\* grades this year is now 28.5% (provisional figure was 26.9%) up from 26.2% last year (2024) and from 23.6% in 2019.”
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