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E-ACT Venturers' Academy

Withywood Road, Withywood, Bristol, BS13 9AX ·

Ofsted:Requires improvement· 2024
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At a glance

A state special school for ages 4–19 in Bristol. Rated Requires improvement at its last graded Ofsted inspection (May 2024). Results aren't compared with the England average for special schools.

Ages
4–19
Pupils
240
Gender
Mixed
Sixth form
Yes
Admissions
Non-selective
Local authority
Bristol, City of
Academy trust
E-ACT
Headteacher
Co Headteacher Emily Bott - Secondary Helen McDicken - Primary
Opened
Sept 2016
School website 01173010805 Explore the area

Inspection

Ofsted (framework in use until November 2025)

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Graded inspection 14 May 2024
Requires improvementOverall effectiveness
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Requires improvement
Early years
Requires improvement
Sixth form
Good

Safeguarding effective: Yes

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Exam results

Department for Education performance tables

GCSE results, 2024/25 · 16 pupils

Attainment 8
0.9
England 46.1
Grade 5+ Eng & maths
0%
England 45.4%
Grade 4+ Eng & maths
0%
England 64.8%
Progress 8
-1.90
2023/24 · CI -2.57 to -1.22
This school
0.9
Bristol, City of
46.4
England
46.1

Attainment 8 over time

Progress 8 isn't published for 2024/25 because those pupils had no KS2 test results (tests were cancelled in 2020). Exams were not held in 2019/20 or 2020/21.

Admissions

Demand for places and how places are allocated

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No school-level applications data is published for this school. It may admit pupils at a different age, or be a special or post-16 provider.

Catchment area

We don't have an official catchment boundary for this school. Many schools don't have one, and few councils publish boundaries as open data. We don't estimate catchments. Check the school's admissions policy or the council's admissions booklet.

Last distance offered

Not published nationally. Many councils publish the furthest distance offered for each school in their annual allocation reports. Past distances vary year to year with demand and sibling numbers, so they are not a guarantee.

How places are allocated: you apply through your home council. When a school has more applicants than places, it applies its published oversubscription criteria in order. These usually start with looked-after children, then siblings, then catchment or distance; faith schools may prioritise church attendance. Children with an EHC plan naming the school are admitted first. Apply on GOV.UK

Pupils

School census 2024/25

Pupils
256
Capacity
242
99% full
Girls / boys
21/79
Mixed
  • Eligible for free school meals (last 6 years)52.9%
  • English as an additional language26.6%
  • SEN support0%
  • Education, Health and Care plan100%
  • The black tick shows the median for state-funded all-through schools in England.
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