E-ACT Ilminster Avenue Academy
Ilminster Avenue, Knowle West, Bristol, BS4 1BX
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- E-ACT
- Head Teacher
- Mr Matthew Poulson
- Sponsor
- E-ACT
- Constituency
- Bristol East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 315
- Pupils on roll
- 229
- URN
- 137700
- Local authority
- Bristol, City of
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01179030261
About this school
E-ACT Ilminster Avenue Academy is a primary academy in Bristol. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 229 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Early years
- Requires improvement
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 44 | 46 | 39 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 16% | 43% | 38% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 23% | 43% | 49% |
| Expected standard in maths | 32% | 48% | 49% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 7% | 22% | 23% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 96.0 | 97.0 | 99.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 96.0 | 98.0 | 98.0 |
| Reading progress | -8.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -4.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -7.10 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How E-ACT Ilminster Avenue Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Bristol, City of average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 16% | 51.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 43% | 52.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 38% | 55.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 10.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 305 |
| 2023/24 | 305 |
| 2024/25 | 277 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How E-ACT Ilminster Avenue Academy compares
E-ACT Ilminster Avenue Academy ranked 85th of 92 primary schools in Bristol, City of for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 10% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 10% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 38% | 9.3% | 60.7% | 229 | — |
| Knowle Park Primary School | 65% | 6.3% | 22.8% | 611 | 0.4 miles |
| School of Christ The King Catholic Primary | 62% | 7.3% | 50.7% | 227 | 0.4 miles |
| Oasis Academy Connaught | 51% | 7% | 79% | 310 | 0.5 miles |
| Oasis Academy New Oak | 71% | 5.6% | 50% | 210 | 0.5 miles |
| E-ACT Perry Court Academy | 80% | 6.3% | 40.9% | 474 | 0.7 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 60.65%
- English as an additional language
- 14.4%
- Overall absence
- 9.26%
- Persistent absence
- 29.84%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Knowle Park Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Bristol
-
School of Christ The King Catholic Primary0.4 miles
Primary · Bristol
-
Oasis Academy Connaught0.5 miles
Primary · Bristol
-
Oasis Academy New Oak0.5 miles
Primary · Bristol
-
E-ACT Perry Court Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Hengrove
Other schools in Bristol
E-ACT Ilminster Avenue Academy ranks 184th of the 194 ranked primary schools in Bristol.
- Abbotswood Primary School Primary
- Air Balloon Hill Primary School Primary
- Ashley Down Primary School Primary
- Ashton Gate Primary School Primary
- Ashton Vale Primary School Primary
- Avanti Gardens School Primary
- Avonmouth Church of England Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Backwell Church of England Junior School Primary
- Bailey's Court Primary School Primary
- Barley Close Community Primary School Primary
- Barrs Court Primary School Primary
- Beacon Rise Primary School Primary
Recorded changes at this school
- School name changed from E-Act Ilminster Avenue Academy to E-ACT Ilminster Avenue Academy recorded 22 Sep 2026
- School name changed from Ilminster Avenue E-ACT Academy to E-Act Ilminster Avenue Academy recorded 19 Sep 2026
Common questions
- What year groups does E-ACT Ilminster Avenue Academy teach?
- E-ACT Ilminster Avenue Academy teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Bristol.
- Who is the head teacher of E-ACT Ilminster Avenue Academy?
- The head teacher of E-ACT Ilminster Avenue Academy is Mr Matthew Poulson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was E-ACT Ilminster Avenue Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected E-ACT Ilminster Avenue Academy, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is E-ACT Ilminster Avenue Academy?
- E-ACT Ilminster Avenue Academy has 229 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is E-ACT Ilminster Avenue Academy full?
- E-ACT Ilminster Avenue Academy has capacity for 315 pupils and 229 on roll (73%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is E-ACT Ilminster Avenue Academy a faith school?
- No. E-ACT Ilminster Avenue Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does E-ACT Ilminster Avenue Academy have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records E-ACT Ilminster Avenue Academy as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs E-ACT Ilminster Avenue Academy?
- E-ACT Ilminster Avenue Academy is part of E-ACT. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have E-ACT Ilminster Avenue Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 16% in 2022/23 and 38% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does E-ACT Ilminster Avenue Academy rank locally?
- E-ACT Ilminster Avenue Academy ranked 85th of 92 primary schools in Bristol, City of for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 10% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 10% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is E-ACT Ilminster Avenue Academy's absence rate?
- E-ACT Ilminster Avenue Academy's overall absence rate is 9.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are E-ACT Ilminster Avenue Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, E-ACT Ilminster Avenue Academy's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 22 September 2026.