E-Act Merchants' Academy
About the school
E-Act Merchants' Academy is an open all-through school in Bristol, City of.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 19 March 2024
- Published
- 15 May 2024
- Inspection type
- Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
- Latest outcome
- Inadequate
Category of concern: SM
Previous inspection framework
These judgements are retained by Ofsted from an earlier inspection framework.
Overall effectiveness
Inadequate
Quality of education
Inadequate
Behaviour and attitudes
Inadequate
Personal development
Inadequate
Leadership and management
Inadequate
Safeguarding
No
Early years
Inadequate
Sixth form
Inadequate
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 29.5
- Bristol, City of
- 46.4
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- Bristol, City of
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 17.70%
- Bristol, City of
- 45.90%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 37.10%
- Bristol, City of
- 64.90%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 7.30%
- Bristol, City of
- 35.80%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 2.44
- Bristol, City of
- 4.1
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- No entries
Average A-level points
- School
- No entries
AAB or better
- School
- No entries
Key Stage 2 results
Combined attainment
Reading, writing and maths expected standard
- School
- 15%
- Bristol, City of
- 59%
- England
- 62%
Reading, writing and maths higher standard
- School
- 0%
- Bristol, City of
- 6%
- England
- 8%
Subject attainment
Reading expected standard
- School
- 28%
- Bristol, City of
- 73%
- England
- 75%
Writing expected standard
- School
- 28%
- Bristol, City of
- 68%
- England
- 72%
Maths expected standard
- School
- 26%
- Bristol, City of
- 72%
- England
- 74%
Grammar, punctuation and spelling expected
- School
- 31%
- Bristol, City of
- 69%
- England
- 73%
Grammar, punctuation and spelling higher
- School
- 6%
- Bristol, City of
- 26%
- England
- 30%
Science expected standard
- School
- 52%
- Bristol, City of
- 79%
- England
- 82%
Scaled scores
Reading average scaled score
- School
- 96
- Bristol, City of
- 105
- England
- 106
Maths average scaled score
- School
- 93
- Bristol, City of
- 104
- England
- 105
Grammar average scaled score
- School
- 96
- Bristol, City of
- 104
- England
- 105
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
1070
Girls
51.03%
Boys
48.97%
SEN support
22.99%
Education, health and care plan
5.79%
English as an additional language
14.50%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
67.31%
Overall absence
15.32
Persistent absence
43.39