E-ACT Montpelier High School
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Girls · Bristol, City of
Cheltenham Road, Bristol, BS6 5RD
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headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Inadequate
Graded 23/03/2022
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
91.7%
22.3% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
859
Capacity used
Nearly full93%
925 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
117 of 117 families who put it first got an offer
150
Places offered
296
Total applications
2.0
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 117 | 117 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 96 | 25 | ● 26% |
| 3rd preference | 83 | 8 | ● 10% |
| Total | 296 | 150 | 51% |
Bristol, City of lets families list 3 preferences. 27 applications came from outside the council area (25 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Girls
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Vanetta Spence
- Address
- Cheltenham Road, Bristol, BS6 5RD
- Phone
- 01179424328
- Local authority
- Bristol, City of
- Ward / constituency
- Ashley · Bristol Central
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 151303
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 33% | — | — |
| English as additional language | — | — | — |
| SEN support | — | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: E-ACT
859 pupils · 925 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 22
23 March 2022
Full graded inspection
Inadequate overall effectivenessSixth form Requires improvement Personal development Requires improvement Quality of education Requires improvement Safeguarding effective No Behaviour and attitudes Inadequate Leadership and management Inadequate
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 750 pupils
Attendance
91.7%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
8.3%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
22.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
3.2%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
3.4%
Absences the school didn't approve
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 57.3 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 61.1% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 80.2% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 35.9% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 5.14 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 131 | — |
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 30.47 | 35 |
| Average grade | C | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 15.9% | 17% |
| A-level students | 80 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 131 | 31% | 63% | 80% | |
| English Language | 131 | 44% | 73% | 85% | |
| English Literature | 129 | 47% | 80% | 87% | |
| History | 76 | 54% | 80% | 87% | |
| Combined Science | 76 | 11% | 53% | 67% | |
| Biology | 55 | 65% | 98% | 98% | |
| Physics | 55 | 47% | 89% | 98% | |
| Chemistry | 55 | 62% | 91% | 98% | |
| Geography | 50 | 48% | 74% | 78% | |
| Religious Studies | 29 | 24% | 66% | 72% | |
| Business | 27 | 26% | 70% | 85% | |
| Spanish | 26 | 65% | 85% | 92% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 36 | 8% | 19% | 36% | |
| Biology | 28 | 7% | 21% | 36% | |
| Chemistry | 24 | 4% | 17% | 25% | |
| Sociology | 24 | 0% | 0% | 29% | |
| Mathematics | 24 | 4% | 21% | 38% | |
| English Language | 16 | 0% | 13% | 44% | |
| History | 12 | 0% | 17% | 58% | |
| Physics | 12 | 8% | 8% | 17% | |
| English Literature | 12 | 8% | 17% | 50% | |
| Government and Politics | 12 | 0% | 17% | 25% | |
| Geography | 8 | 0% | 0% | 25% | |
| Business Studies | 7 | 14% | 14% | 29% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
No Cambridge offers this year
UCAS apply centre 10864: E-Act Montpelier High School
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | ≤5 |
| Offers | 0 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | 0 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Bristol, City of council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.