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Ilminster Avenue E-ACT Academy

Bristol, City of, BS4 1BXPrimaryAges 4–11MixedState
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted inspected
2 Good · 3 Requires improvement
Mar 2025
KS2 Results
38%
meeting expected standard in RWM
First choices / offers
1.0×
First choices did not exceed offers made
28 1st-choice / 28 offers made
Ranking
#12,033
of 13,686 nationally

About Ilminster Avenue E-ACT Academy

Ilminster Avenue E-ACT Academy is a state-funded primary school in Bristol, City of, South West, for pupils aged 4 to 11 for boys and girls. DfE data records 229 pupils on roll and a published capacity of 315.

The latest recorded Ofsted overall judgement is Requires Improvement (11 Mar 2025). 38% met the expected KS2 standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25. admissions data records 28 first-preference applications and 28 offers made on national offer day for 2026/27.

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Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range4 to 11 years
GenderMixed
AddressIlminster Avenue, Knowle West, Avon, Bristol, Bristol, City of, BS4 1BX
HeadteacherMr Matthew Poulson
Local AuthorityBristol, City of
Number of Pupils229
Free School Meals (FSM)65.9%
School Capacity229 / 315 (73% full)

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

11 Mar 2025
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Quality of Education
Requires improvement
Behaviour & Attitudes
Good
Personal Development
Good
Leadership & Management
Requires improvement
Early Years Provision
Requires improvement

State-funded school inspections stopped receiving a single overall grade from September 2024. Renewed inspections from November 2025 use report cards with separate five-point grades that are not directly comparable with the old scale.

Source: Ofsted, 11 May 2025. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Published SEND Data

AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageHearingVisionLearning DifficultyOther

Source: Department for Education. Confirm current provision with the school's SENCO.

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Frequently Asked Questions About Ilminster Avenue E-ACT Academy

Ilminster Avenue E-ACT Academy has been rated "Requires Improvement" by Ofsted. This is the overall judgement recorded under the inspection framework in use on the inspection date. Read the report for the findings and subsequent monitoring.