Welcome

Dear parents and carers,

Welcome to St Mary Redcliffe and Temple School; a school with over 430 years of distinguished history. We are the only Church of England Voluntary Aided Secondary School in the city and diocese, and students are admitted following the application of the Governors' policy on admissions, details of which are included on this website (see Admissions).

Our success was recognised by our last government inspection that described us as "an outstanding Church of England School" where "the quality of Christian concern for staff and students is remarkable". This leads to "a very good education" in which "pupils make good progress and attain high standards". 88% of our students achieved 5A*-C grades at GCSE last summer and 76% achieved 5A*-C (including English and Maths).

Our past, present and future success is rooted firmly in our Christian ethos. Each member of our school community is created by God and our aim is to achieve our full potential. All we do is rooted in this Hope of who we are as people and who we can become. The factors that help young people be fully themselves are

Safe Boundaries include good order, security and accountability and consistency.

Good Relationships include a sense of belonging to God and each other, positive feedback and ways back when things go wrong.

Empowered Learning is active, reflects our values, beliefs and aspirations. It leads to high achievement. We have high expectations and give and receive realistic feedback.

Since our last inspection we have received two School Achievement awards that recognise our high standards. We have also become one of the first Humanities Schools in the country, and we share our good practice, especially in Values and in learning and teaching, with a range of primary and secondary schools in Bristol. Our commitment to valuing all in our community is recognised by the award of Investor In People status. Our PE and Sports programme has also been nationally recognised by the Sportsmark Award.

Mrs Elisabeth Gilpin - Headteacher and Mr Andrew Lucas - Chair of Governors

Main School Prospectus - pdf format download

2009 Statistical Appendix - pdf format download