Clifton College A GSG School
- Clifton College
32 College Road
Clifton
Bristol
BS8 3JH - Head: Dr Tim Greene
- T 0117 315 7000
- F 01173 157101
- E [email protected]
- W www.cliftoncollege.com
- A mainstream independent school for pupils aged from 13 to 18 with a linked junior school
- Boarding: Yes
- Local authority: Bristol
- Pupils: 763; sixth formers: 338
- Religion: Anglican/Church of England
- Fees: Day £25,905 - £27,285; Boarding £34,815 - £42,195 pa
- Open days: Termly
- Review: View The Good Schools Guide Review
- ISI report: View the ISI report
- Linked schools: Clifton College Preparatory School
What The Good Schools Guide says..
No entry would be complete without the celebrated lines of Sir Henry Newbolt: ‘There’s a breathless hush in the Close tonight, Ten to win and the match to make’, and the later exhortation to ‘Play up! play up! and play the game!’ Cricket in summer and rugby in winter are played by girls and boys on this hallowed turf, overlooked by the school’s fine Victorian buildings. Pupils hearteningly down to earth and aware of how very fortunate they are – and not, we hope, just because they are instructed to ‘check their privilege’ in PHSE lessons. They appreciate the importance the school places on the whole person...
What the school says...
Clifton College is a co-educational boarding and day school, for 0-18. The school is nestled in the heart of Clifton, and takes advantage of the many cultural and educational activities on offer in the modern and vibrant city of Bristol, with plenty of countryside nearby.
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Curricula
Cambridge Pre-U - an alternative to A levels, with all exams at the end of the two-year course.
Other features
Music and dance scheme - government funding and grants available to help with fees at selected independent music and dance schools.
All-through school (for example 3-18 years). - An all-through school covers junior and senior education. It may start at 3 or 4, or later, and continue through to 16 or 18. Some all-through schools set exams at 11 or 13 that pupils must pass to move on.
Sports
Unusual sports
Equestrian centre or equestrian team - school has own equestrian centre or an equestrian team.
Rowing
Fencing
Shooting
Sailing
What The Good Schools Guide says
Head of College
Since 2016, Dr Tim Greene MA DPhil (early 50s), an inorganic chemist by academic discipline and indeed by occupation in his earlier life, as a senior research fellow at Oxford (his alma mater), before moving on to Exeter. During his time there he involved himself in outreach to schools, widening access to higher education in particular, and grabbed an opportunity to fill in for a member of Queen’s Taunton’s chemistry department on a year’s sabbatical – ‘And that was that,’ as he put it. Teaching seemed upbeat and positive, and Dr Greene still loves to do it, putting A level chemists through their paces and wanting to extend his reach to lower years, time permitting. ‘It’s a huge mistake for heads not to teach,’ he avers. He also does duties in boarding...
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Overall school performance (for comparison or review only)
Results by exam and subject
Subject results
Entry/Exit
Special Education Needs
Clifton College is able to make learning support provision for pupils who have a range of specific difficulties including Aspergers, ADHD, dyspraxia and dyslexia. The learning support department offers timetabled group lessons and chargeable individual lessons based on the specific needs of each pupil.
| Condition | Provision for in school |
|---|---|
| ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder | Y |
| Aspergers | Y |
| Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorders | Y |
| CReSTeD registered for Dyslexia | |
| Dyscalculia | Y |
| Dysgraphia | Y |
| Dyslexia | Y |
| Dyspraxia | Y |
| English as an additional language (EAL) | Y |
| Genetic | |
| Has an entry in the Autism Services Directory | |
| Has SEN unit or class | |
| HI - Hearing Impairment | |
| Hospital School | |
| Mental health | Y |
| MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty | |
| MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment | |
| Natspec Specialist Colleges | |
| OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability | |
| Other SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty | Y |
| PD - Physical Disability | |
| PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty | |
| SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health | Y |
| SLCN - Speech, Language and Communication | Y |
| SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty | |
| Special facilities for Visually Impaired | |
| SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty | |
| VI - Visual Impairment |
Who came from where
| School | Year | Places | Scholarships | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cargilfield School | 2021 | 1 | ||
| Moor Park | 2021 | 1 | 1 | Academic and Drama Scholarship |
| Port Regis | 2021 | 3 | Academic scholarship (1); Sports scholarship (2) | |
| The Downs Preparatory School | 2021 | 10 | ||
| Yarlet School | 2021 | 1 |
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