E-Act Montpelier High School
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E-Act Montpelier High School is a sponsored academy in Bristol for girls aged 11 to 18. It has 859 pupils and room for 925. About 33 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, a bit more than at most schools. We give it 62 out of 100. That puts it in line with schools like it, ahead of 26% of the 50 schools most like it. Ofsted's last grade was inadequate, back in 2022.
Cheltenham Road, Bristol, BS6 5RD0117 942 4328montpschool.orgMs Vanetta Spence headteacherAll details
What Ofsted found
Ofsted's last full inspection was on 23 March 2022, back when it gave schools one overall grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.
Inadequate overall.
This inspection is more than 4 years old. When Ofsted next visits, the school will get a report card instead of one grade.
Ofsted has serious worries about this school. It is in serious weaknesses.
Results
GCSE results, summer 2025
131 pupils sat their GCSEs. Here is how they did against every state secondary in England.
All GCSE measures, year by year
| Measure | 2025 | 2024† | 2023† | 2022† | 2019† | 2018† | Bristol, City of | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of Year 11 | 131 | 164 | 165 | 135 | 140 | 133 | – | – |
| Average GCSE scoreAttainment 8 | 57.3 | 57.2 | 57.5 | 63.7 | 56.7 | 60.0 | 47.1 | 46.8 |
| Progress from age 11Progress 8 | – | +0.57 | +0.41 | +0.60 | +0.51 | +0.64 | – | – |
| Strong pass in English and mathsGrade 5+ in English and maths | 61% | 65% | 65% | 79% | 63% | 73% | 46% | 46% |
| Standard pass in English and mathsGrade 4+ in English and maths | 80% | 85% | 84% | 85% | 79% | 89% | 66% | 66% |
| Core subjects scoreEBacc average point score | 5.14 | 5.29 | 5.37 | 5.58 | 5.49 | 5.77 | 4.15 | 4.15 |
| Taking the core subjectsEBacc entry | 36% | 52% | 61% | 28% | 91% | 97% | 35% | 41% |
| Average GCSE score: low-income pupilsAttainment 8, disadvantaged | 42.9 | 48.4 | 42.8 | 49.9 | 43.1 | 50.5 | – | – |
| Average GCSE score: other pupilsAttainment 8, non-disadvantaged | 63.2 | 59.9 | 60.8 | 67.2 | 60.6 | 62.7 | – | – |
| Average GCSE score: pupils who started behindAttainment 8, low prior attainers | – | 29.1 | 34.1 | 37.1 | 24.4 | 30.3 | – | – |
| Average GCSE score: pupils who started aheadAttainment 8, high prior attainers | – | 69.8 | 71.1 | 74.9 | 68.8 | 67.4 | – | – |
† These results are for Montpelier High School, the school this one replaced in September 2024. Same building and the same children. It got a new registration number, usually because it joined an academy trust.
Subjects
Results came out for 21 GCSE subjects in 2025. Each figure is the share of pupils who got a grade 5 or better, next to the average for state secondaries in England.
Strongest subjects
Subjects that did worse than the England average: Statistics (33% here, 51% across England).
The small number is how many pupils sat each subject. Subjects with fewer than six pupils aren't published.
Every subject against England, 2025
| Subject | Entries | Grades 9 to 7 | Grades 9 to 5 | Grades 9 to 4 | England 9 to 5 | Rank in England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 131 | 31% | 63% | 80% | 53% | 783 of 3,211 |
| English Language | 131 | 44% | 73% | 85% | 54% | 377 of 3,210 |
| English Literature | 129 | 47% | 80% | 87% | 58% | 299 of 3,202 |
| Combined Science | 76 | 11% | 53% | 67% | 36% | 446 of 3,084 |
| History | 76 | 54% | 80% | 87% | 52% | 250 of 3,126 |
| Physics | 55 | 47% | 89% | 98% | 82% | 1,159 of 2,546 |
| Chemistry | 55 | 62% | 91% | 98% | 81% | 1,040 of 2,537 |
| Biology | 55 | 66% | 98% | 98% | 82% | 438 of 2,570 |
| Geography | 50 | 48% | 74% | 78% | 51% | 333 of 3,116 |
| Religious Studies | 29 | 24% | 66% | 72% | 60% | 788 of 1,825 |
| Business | 27 | 26% | 70% | 85% | 51% | 271 of 1,806 |
| Computer Science | 26 | 27% | 50% | 65% | 56% | 1,038 of 1,861 |
| Spanish | 26 | 65% | 85% | 92% | 54% | 152 of 1,941 |
| Art and Design | 25 | 32% | 72% | 88% | 58% | 769 of 2,818 |
| French | 22 | 68% | 82% | 86% | 60% | 371 of 1,974 |
| Food Preparation & Nutrition | 20 | 55% | 80% | 95% | 52% | 119 of 1,098 |
| Statistics | 18 | 28% | 33% | 61% | 51% | – |
| Physical Education | 18 | 33% | 61% | 72% | 56% | – |
| Design & Technology | 18 | 61% | 94% | 94% | 50% | – |
| Drama | 17 | 6% | 77% | 94% | 60% | – |
| Other Modern Languages | 9 | 0% | 0% | 0% | 49% | – |
In combined science each pupil gets two grades and we count the lower one. Rankings only include state secondaries where 20 or more pupils sat the subject.
A level and sixth-form results, 2025
80 students finished sixth-form courses.
All sixth-form measures, year by year
| Measure | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Students | 80 |
| Average A level points per entryA level APS per entry | 30.47 |
| Average A level grade | C |
| Best three A levelsBest 3 A levels APS | 31.16 |
| AAB or better in subjects universities likeAAB+ in two facilitating subjects | 16% |
| A level progressA level value added | -0.24 |
| Applied general courses: points per entry | 29.38 |
| Stayed and finishedRetained and assessed | 100% |
A level subjects
13 A level subjects had results in 2025. Each figure is the share of students who got an A* to B, next to the average for state sixth forms in England. When only a handful of students take a subject, its figures jump around from year to year.
Every A level subject against England, 2025
A levels only. BTECs, T levels and other courses are in the table above. Subjects with fewer than five students aren't published.
Does every child do well here?
A good school does well by every child, not just on average. Each row compares two groups of pupils here. The grey marks show the same two groups across England. None of the gaps is smaller than the gap across England. When a group has fewer than about ten pupils, its figures jump around a lot from year to year.
At GCSE, 2025
Low-income means the child has had free school meals at some point in the last six years. A group's figure isn't published when it has fewer than six pupils.
Getting a place
Admissions policy not published.
About 53 places were empty, so most families who apply get in, though a popular year group can still fill up.
How places were given out for September 2026.
| Entry | Places | Put it first | Applied at all | Got a place | How far the last child lived | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Secondary | 140 | 139 | 342 | 144 | – | LA |
Who goes here
Who a school teaches matters. That is why our score compares it with schools that take in a similar mix of children, not with every school in the country.
The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: Specific learning difficulty (50), emotional and mental health (26), language and communications needs (23), Other difficulty or disability (7), SEN support but no specialist assessment of type of need (2), Autistic spectrum disorder (1).
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 859 | 851 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | 32% | 28% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | 40% | 38% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 12% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 2% |
Attendance and behaviour
In 2024/25 pupils were in school 91.7% of the time. Across similar schools in England it was 91.4%.
Attendance year by year
| Measure | 2024/25 | 2023/24† | 2022/23† | 2021/22† | 2020/21† | 2018/19† | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sessions missedOverall absence | 8.3% | 7.7% | 8.7% | 9.0% | 5.2% | 6.2% | 8.6% |
| Missed with permissionAuthorised absence | 4.9% | 5.1% | 6.6% | 7.9% | 4.6% | 5.5% | – |
| Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence | 3.4% | 2.6% | 2.2% | 1.0% | 0.7% | 0.8% | – |
| Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence | 22.3% | 21.1% | 28.3% | 30.1% | 12.0% | 22.0% | 23.9% |
| SuspensionsSuspension rate | 4.1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Permanent exclusionsPermanent exclusions | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
† These attendance figures are for Montpelier High School, the school this one replaced in September 2024. Same building and the same children. It got a new registration number, usually because it joined an academy trust.
Staff and money
From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.
Money
From the academy accounts return, year to August 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other secondary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.
Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest secondary schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cotham School | Academy | 880 m | 1,654 | Good 2023 | 62 | Compare |
| Redland Green School | Academy | 0.6 miles | 1,652 | Good 2023 | 85 | Compare |
| Fairfield High School | Academy | 0.9 miles | 1,057 | Good 2023 | 42 | Compare |
| Bristol Cathedral Choir School | Academy | 1.2 miles | 1,192 | Good 2022 | 76 | Compare |
| The City Academy Bristol | Academy | 1.4 miles | 977 | Not inspected | 19 | Compare |
| St Mary Redcliffe and Temple School | Church of England | 1.5 miles | 1,792 | No overall grade 2025 | 70 | Compare |
| Oasis Academy Temple Quarter | Free school | 1.6 miles | 391 | Report card 2025 | 47 | Compare |
| Trinity Academy | Free school | 1.8 miles | 1,062 | Good 2024 | 61 | Compare |
Compared with schools like it
Our score compares E-Act Montpelier High School with the 47 schools in England whose pupils are most like its own. We match on family income, how many children are learning English, special needs, the neighbourhood, the size of the school and how it admits pupils. Those 47 schools are dotted all over the country, so we don't list them. What matters is where this school sits among them.
How the score was worked out
The score is out of 100. A 62 means that once everything below is added up, this school comes out ahead of 62% of secondary schools in England. Results bounce around from year to year, especially in small schools, so we also show a likely range: 52 to 71. Every part is judged against schools with a similar mix of pupils. For small schools we pull each part towards the group average, so one unusual year can't swing the score too far.
| What we looked at | How much it counts | Against schools like it | Effect on the score | Based on |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Results over three years | 20% | above | +0.23 | 2025 results; 131 pupils |
| Ofsted inspection | 16% (normally 20%, cut because the inspection is old) | well below | -0.64 | Ofsted grade, 4.5 years old |
| Progress pupils make | 20% | well above | +0.36 | Contextualised attainment (no DfE progress measure available); 131 pupils |
| Direction of travel over five years | 0% | no data | – | |
| Attendance and behaviour | 10% | in line | +0.04 | 2024/25; 750 pupils |
| Results, allowing for the mix of pupils | 10% | well above | +0.18 | Attainment relative to schools with a similar intake; 131 pupils |
| What pupils do next | 0% | no data | – | |
| What parents say | 0% | no data | – |
Worked out on 13 September 2026 (method v1). Read how the score works, including every weight and the checks we run. Think a number is wrong? Tell us.
Questions parents ask
Is E-Act Montpelier High School a good school?
It is about average. E-Act Montpelier High School scores 62 out of 100. That is in line with schools that take in a similar mix of pupils, and ahead of 26% of the 50 schools most like it in England. The score could fairly be anywhere from 52 to 71, so a few points either way between schools doesn't mean much.
What is E-Act Montpelier High School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated E-Act Montpelier High School inadequate at its last full inspection on 23 March 2022. That was more than four years ago. When Ofsted next visits, the school will get a report card instead of a single grade.
How good are E-Act Montpelier High School's GCSE results?
In summer 2025, 61% of pupils got a grade 5 or better in both English and maths. Across England it was 46%. Its Attainment 8 score, which is the average grade across a pupil's best eight subjects times ten, was 57.3, against 46.8 for England. In each subject, pupils here finished most of a grade ahead of children across England who started secondary school at the same level.
How many pupils does E-Act Montpelier High School have?
859 pupils aged 11 to 18 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 925 places, so it is 93% full. It is a girls' school.
Is E-Act Montpelier High School oversubscribed?
Probably not. 53 places were empty in 2024/25 (6% of the total), so most families who apply get a place.
What is attendance like at E-Act Montpelier High School?
Pupils were in school 91.7% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 91.4%. 22% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.
How big are the classes at E-Act Montpelier High School?
The average class had 21.6 pupils in January 2026. Across England it was 22.8. No class had more than 30 pupils.
Does E-Act Montpelier High School have a sixth form?
Yes. The average A level grade in 2025 was C. 13 A level subjects had results in 2025; the full list is in the results section.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Cheltenham Road, Bristol, BS6 5RD
- Telephone
- 0117 942 4328
- Website
- www.montpschool.org
- Headteacher
- Ms Vanetta Spence
- Type of school
- Sponsored academy (Academy sponsor led, academies)
- Phase
- Secondary school, ages 11-18, with sixth form
- Gender
- Girls
- Religious character
- None
- Multi-academy trust
- E-Act (37 schools)
- Local authority
- Bristol, City of
- Ward
- Ashley
- Constituency
- Bristol Central
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 1 September 2024 (fresh start)
- URN
- 151303 · LAESTAB 8014020 · UKPRN 10096233
- Formerly
- Montpelier High School
Recent changes
- New KS4 results for 2024/25
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- GCSE results: DfE key stage 4 performance tables, 2024/25 final.
- Attendance: DfE pupil absence in schools in England, 2024/25 full year.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Staff: DfE school workforce census, November 2025.
- Class sizes: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026.
- Pupil premium: DfE allocations and conditions of grant, 2026 to 2027.
- Money: DfE financial benchmarking and insights tool, academy accounts return 2024/25.
- A level subjects: DfE A level and other 16 to 18 results, subject entries and grades, 2024/25.
- Admissions outcomes: Bristol, City of council's published allocation statistics (source), entry years 2026.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.