Bridge Learning Campus
Ofsted: Needs attentionAcademy sponsor led · All-through
Bristol · BS13 0RL · Bristol, City of
Ages 3–16
- Att833.6
- P8-0.8
- EM5+18%
- Absence13.3%
1.0 miles away
OpenAll-throughOfsted: InadequateURN 151302
E-Act Merchants' Academy
Academy sponsor led · Bristol · BS13 9AJ
Ages 3–18 · 1,018 pupils · Bristol, City of
Ofsted
Inadequate
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
Inadequate
Inspection date
2024-03-19
Category of concern
Special measures
- Overall effectiveness
- Inadequate
- Quality of education
- Inadequate
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Inadequate
- Personal development
- Inadequate
- Leadership and management
- Inadequate
- Safeguarding effective
- No
Performance
Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.
Key stage 4 (2023/24)
Key stage 2 (2023/24)
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).
Capacity fill72%
1,018 pupils · 1,410 places
- Pupils on roll
- 1,018
- Boys / girls
- 498 / 520
- School capacity
- 1,410
- Capacity fill
- 1,018 / 1,410 (72%)
- Free school meals
- 65.8%
- FSM pupils
- 670
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
Age range
Ages 3–18
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
3 / 6
- NurseryHas Nursery Classes
- Sixth formHas a sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Governance
- Academy trust: E-ACT
- Academy trust
- E-ACT
- Sponsor
- E-ACT
- Headteacher
- Co Headteacher Fiona Chapman - Secondary Sarah Flannigan - Primary
Location
- Address
- Gatehouse Avenue, Withywood
- Postcode
- BS13 9AJ
- Town
- Bristol
- Local authority
- Bristol, City of
- District
- Bristol, City of
- Constituency
- Bristol South
- Urban/rural
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed academy sponsor led (all-through), Ages 3–18, in Bristol, Bristol, City of, 1,018 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery, sixth form, academy. Free school meals: 65.8%.
Nearby all-through schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
Other independent special school
Bristol · BS13 9AB · Bristol, City of
Ages 5–16
0.3 miles away
Fair Furlong Primary School
Ofsted: Not judgedCommunity school · Primary
Bristol · BS13 9HS · Bristol, City of
Ages 3–11
- KS247%
- Absence7.9%
- FSM57.4%
- Demand0.98
0.3 miles away
E-Act Venturers' Academy
Ofsted: Requires improvementFree schools special
Bristol · BS13 9AX · Bristol, City of
Ages 4–19
- Att82.3
- P8-1.9
- EM5+6%
- Absence12.2%
0.4 miles away
Headley Park Primary School
Ofsted: Not judgedAcademy converter · Primary
Bristol · BS13 7QB · Bristol, City of
Ages 3–11
- KS256%
- Absence5.8%
- FSM25.7%
- Demand1.00
0.5 miles away
Hareclive E-ACT Academy
Ofsted: Some aspects not as strongAcademy sponsor led · Primary
Bristol · BS13 0HP · Bristol, City of
Ages 4–11
- KS250%
- Absence8.9%
- FSM70.8%
- Demand0.97
0.5 miles away
St Peter's Church of England Primary School (VC)
Ofsted: GoodVoluntary controlled school · Primary
Bristol · BS13 8EF · Bristol, City of
Ages 3–11
- KS259%
- Absence7.7%
- FSM31.3%
- Demand1.10
0.6 miles away
Hartcliffe Nursery School and Children's Centre
Ofsted: Not judgedLocal authority nursery school · Nursery
Bristol · BS13 0JW · Bristol, City of
Ages 2–4
- FSM36.7%
0.6 miles away
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Contact
- Headteacher
- Co Headteacher Fiona Chapman - Secondary Sarah Flannigan - Primary