E-Act Venturers' Academy
Withywood Road, Withywood, Bristol, BS13 9AX
- Phase
- Free Schools
- School type
- Free schools special
- Ages
- 4 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- E-ACT
- Headteacher
- Co Headteacher Emily Bott - Secondary Helen McDicken - Primary
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- E-ACT
- Constituency
- Bristol South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 242
- Pupils on roll
- 240
- URN
- 142780
- Local authority
- Bristol, City of
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01173010805
About this school
E-Act Venturers' Academy is a special academy in Bristol. It teaches children aged 4 to 19 and has 240 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. 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
- Sixth form
- Good
- 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 | 19 | 16 | 18 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Average scaled score in reading | - | - | 80.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | - | - | 81.0 |
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 12 | 18 | 16 |
| Attainment 8 score | - | 2.3 | 0.9 |
| Progress 8 score | - | -1.90 -2.57 to -1.22 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | - | 5.6% | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | - | 5.6% | 0% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | - | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | - | 0.1 | 0.0 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How E-Act Venturers' 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 | 0% | 51.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 0% | 52.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 0% | 55.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | Bristol, City of average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | — | 36.2 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 2.3 | 34.2 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 0.9 | 36 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 12% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 12.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 11.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 242 |
| 2023/24 | 240 |
| 2024/25 | 256 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 52.89%
- English as an additional language
- 26.6%
- Overall absence
- 11.4%
- Persistent absence
- 32.35%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Manor Wood School0.1 miles
Special schools · Bristol
-
Belgrave School0.4 miles
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-
New Fosseway School1.3 miles
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-
Knowle DGE Academy1.6 miles
Academies · Bristol
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LPW Independent School2.8 miles
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- Briarwood School Special schools
- Bristol Hospital Education Service Local authority maintained schools
- Castlefell School Special schools
- Claremont School Special schools
- Culverhill School Academies
- Elmfield School for Deaf Children Special schools
- Elmtree Grove School Ltd Special schools
- Kingsweston School Special schools
- Knowle DGE Academy Academies
- Lansdown Park Academy Academies
Common questions
- What year groups does E-Act Venturers' Academy teach?
- E-Act Venturers' Academy teaches children aged 4 to 19. It is a special school in Bristol.
- Who is the headteacher of E-Act Venturers' Academy?
- The headteacher of E-Act Venturers' Academy is Co Headteacher Emily Bott - Secondary Helen McDicken - Primary, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was E-Act Venturers' Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected E-Act Venturers' 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 Venturers' Academy?
- E-Act Venturers' Academy has 240 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 19.
- Is E-Act Venturers' Academy full?
- E-Act Venturers' Academy has capacity for 242 pupils and 240 on roll (99%), so it is close to full. 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 Venturers' Academy a faith school?
- No. E-Act Venturers' Academy has no designated religious character.
- Who runs E-Act Venturers' Academy?
- E-Act Venturers' 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 Venturers' Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 0% in 2022/23 and 0% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is E-Act Venturers' Academy's absence rate?
- E-Act Venturers' Academy's overall absence rate is 11.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are E-Act Venturers' Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, E-Act Venturers' 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 2 July 2026.