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E-ACT Montpelier High School
Secondary · Girls · Ages 11–18 · Sponsored academy
Cheltenham Road, Bristol BS6 5RD · montpschool.org · 0117 942 4328
Overview
- Ofsted
- Inadequate
- 2019 framework · inspected Mar 2022
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 57.3
- average Attainment 8 score. Bristol, City of 46.4, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 859
- 93% of 925 places
- Local authority
- Bristol, City of
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 32.9%
- First language not English
- 40.4%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- E-Act
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 137 families put the school first and 145 places were offered; 91% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 145 | 137 | 0.9 | 91% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 150 | 117 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 130 | 93 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 160 | 114 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 167 | 254 | 1.5▲ | 50% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 57.3, and 61.1% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Bristol, City of it was 46.4, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C (30.5 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲57.3 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲61.1% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲80.2% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼35.9% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲5.14 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 135581)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 64.6 | −5.8 |
| Sixth form college | 9.8 | +6.1 |
| Further education | 17.7 | +0.7 |
| Apprenticeship | 0.6 | −0.1 |
| Employment | 3 | +2.3 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 1.2 | −2.5 |
| Activity not captured | 3 | +1.5 |
Published for the predecessor school (URN 135581)
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 80 students | C (30.5) | Below average -0.24 | |
| 80 students | C (30.6) | Below average -0.24 | |
| 8 students | Merit+ (29.4) | Average 0.00 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018/19 | 73 | C+ (32.8) | +0.21 |
| 2017/18 | 80 | C (31.3) | -0.02 |
| 2016/17 | 69 | C+ (32.4) | +0.13 |
| 2015/16 | 67 | C (31.2) | -0.18 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 46 | −11.8 |
| Further and other education | 6.4 | +3.1 |
| Further education | 3.2 | +1 |
| Other education | 3.2 | +2.1 |
| Apprenticeship | 1.6 | — |
| Employment | 23.8 | +0.5 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 12.7 | −0.6 |
| Activity not captured | 9.5 | +7.3 |
Published for the predecessor school (URN 135581)
Ofsted
E-ACT Montpelier High School was judged Inadequate at its last graded inspection, on 23 March 2022, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Inadequate
- Inspected
- 23 Mar 2022
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding not effectiveInspection reports
Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 135581)
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Inadequate |
| Personal development | Requires improvement |
| Leadership and management | Inadequate |
| Sixth form | Requires improvement |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Nov 2010
Other inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 135581), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
- Sept 2023Monitoring visitEffective action
- Dec 2022Monitoring visitEffective action
Before September 2019
Nov 2010Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding 16 to 19 study programmes Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 135581)