E-ACT Badock's Wood Academy
Doncaster Road, Southmead, Bristol, BS10 5PU
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- E-ACT
- Headteacher
- Miss Gemma Hewson
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- E-ACT
- Constituency
- Bristol North West
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 213
- URN
- 144779
- Local authority
- Bristol, City of
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01179030050
About this school
E-ACT Badock's Wood Academy is a primary academy in Bristol. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 213 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
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- 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 | 33 | 29 | 32 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 73% | 68% | 63% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 6% | 0% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 73% | 66% | 66% |
| Expected standard in maths | 82% | 69% | 72% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 64% | 41% | 28% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 103.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 102.0 | 101.0 |
| Reading progress | +3.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.60 | - | - |
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 Badock's Wood 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 | 73% | 51.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 68% | 52.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 63% | 55.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 10.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 227 |
| 2023/24 | 213 |
| 2024/25 | 207 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How E-ACT Badock's Wood Academy compares
E-ACT Badock's Wood Academy ranked 38th of 92 primary schools in Bristol, City of for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 47% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 32% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 63% | 6.4% | 55.9% | 213 | — |
| Little Mead Primary Academy | 39% | 6.2% | 29.4% | 435 | 0.4 miles |
| Westbury-On-Trym Church of England Academy | 65% | 4.3% | 13.7% | 414 | 0.4 miles |
| Horfield Church of England Primary School | — | — | — | 357 | 0.7 miles |
| St Teresa's Catholic Primary School | 67% | 4.5% | 12.9% | 209 | 0.8 miles |
| Blaise Primary and Nursery School | 67% | 6.9% | 36.5% | 441 | 0.9 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)
- 55.88%
- English as an additional language
- 41.5%
- Overall absence
- 6.4%
- Persistent absence
- 22.43%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Little Mead Primary Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Bristol
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Westbury-On-Trym Church of England Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Bristol
-
Horfield Church of England Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Bristol
-
St Teresa's Catholic Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Bristol
-
Blaise Primary and Nursery School0.9 miles
Primary · Bristol
Other schools in Bristol
E-ACT Badock's Wood Academy ranks 92nd 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
- Capacity changed from 315 to 210 recorded 22 Oct 2026
- School name changed from E-Act Badock's Wood Academy to E-ACT Badock's Wood Academy recorded 22 Sep 2026
- School name changed from Badocks Wood E-ACT Academy to E-Act Badock's Wood Academy recorded 19 Sep 2026
Common questions
- What year groups does E-ACT Badock's Wood Academy teach?
- E-ACT Badock's Wood Academy teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Bristol.
- Who is the headteacher of E-ACT Badock's Wood Academy?
- The headteacher of E-ACT Badock's Wood Academy is Miss Gemma Hewson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was E-ACT Badock's Wood Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected E-ACT Badock's Wood 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 Badock's Wood Academy?
- E-ACT Badock's Wood Academy has 213 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is E-ACT Badock's Wood Academy full?
- E-ACT Badock's Wood Academy has capacity for 210 pupils and 213 on roll (101%), so it is at or above 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 Badock's Wood Academy a faith school?
- No. E-ACT Badock's Wood Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does E-ACT Badock's Wood Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records E-ACT Badock's Wood Academy as having nursery classes.
- Who runs E-ACT Badock's Wood Academy?
- E-ACT Badock's Wood 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 Badock's Wood Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 73% in 2022/23 and 63% 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 Badock's Wood Academy rank locally?
- E-ACT Badock's Wood Academy ranked 38th of 92 primary schools in Bristol, City of for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 47% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 32% 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 Badock's Wood Academy's absence rate?
- E-ACT Badock's Wood Academy's overall absence rate is 6.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are E-ACT Badock's Wood Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, E-ACT Badock's Wood 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 October 2026.