What is the local authority trying to achieve?

11  Bristol City Council (Bristol) has a number of poorly performing schools and was ranked 144th out of 148 Local Authorities in 2007 for GCSE achievement (grades A*-C). A very large proportion of Bristol's children either attend the large number of local private schools or schools outside the Local Authority. Bristol wants BSF to help turn around state education in the City and to attract children back to the state sector.