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E-Act St Ursula's Academy

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMs Nicky Hamilton

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location_onBristol, BS9 4DT

language Visit Website phone 1179622616

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2020

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Students

565

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Expected Standard

74%

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Demand Ratio

0.7x

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E-Act St Ursula's Academy is a Academy sponsor led primary school in Bristol, serving ages 4-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 24% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

E-Act St Ursula's Academy is an academy sponsor led in Bristol, Bristol, City of, admitting pupils aged 4-11. It is part of E-ACT. The school has approximately 564 pupils on roll, of whom 11% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 74% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 16% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #16 of 91 primaries in Bristol, City of and #3,632 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2020. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Outstanding, and leadership and management Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.7× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 20.8:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.6 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

74%

LA 55%

Reading84% LA 69%

Writing78% LA 64%

Maths80% LA 67%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

77%

LA 53%England 61%

Reading85% LA 67% · Eng 74%

Writing84% LA 63% · Eng 72%

Maths82% LA 64% · Eng 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

80%

LA 51%England 60%

Reading87% LA 66% · Eng 73%

Writing80% LA 62% · Eng 71%

Maths88% LA 63% · Eng 73%

Read SS

110

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

3.2

Read

LA -0.6

1.8 to 4.7

-2.0

Write

LA -1.1

-3.4 to -0.6

2.3

Maths

LA -1.2

0.9 to 3.6

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

73%

LA 61%England 65%

Reading76% LA 68% · Eng 73%

Writing86% LA 74% · Eng 78%

Maths85% LA 74% · Eng 79%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.7

Read

LA 0.1

-3.3 to -0.1

0.8

Write

LA 0.1

-0.7 to 2.2

-0.1

Maths

LA -0.1

-1.5 to 1.3

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

83%

LA 58%

Reading90% LA 69%

Writing98% LA 72%

Maths94% LA 69%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

111

GPS SS

111

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.9

Read

LA -0.3

-0.8 to 2.6

2.8

Write

LA 0.2

1.2 to 4.4

4.8

Maths

LA -0.3

3.2 to 6.4

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

20 May 2025

Inspection Report

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25 February 2020

Inspection Report

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20 March 2018

Inspection Report

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14 January 2015

Inspection Report

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19 March 2013

Inspection Report

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16 January 2013

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

4 Evaluations

2020-02-25

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Outstanding

Leadership

Good

2018-03-20

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2015-01-14

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2013-01-16

None EIF

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.5%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.5%(3 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 564 pupils. During this period, there were 3 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.5%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	564	3	0.5%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	579	4	0.7%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	565	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	551	1	0.2%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	542	4	0.7%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	572	2	0.3%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	565	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	563	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	564	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	565	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	568	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	570	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	573	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	580	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	581	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	581	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	587	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	562	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	557	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	560	1	0.2%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	546	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	550	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	540	2	0.4%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	509	3	0.6%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	514	4	0.8%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	516	0	0.0%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 24 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 18 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 10 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 5 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 4 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 4 pupils

Physical Disability 2 pupils

Visual Impairment 1 pupils