Academy sponsor led · Bristol, City of

E-ACT Ilminster Avenue Academy

4–11Ages
229Pupils
PrimaryPhase
137700URN

Ilminster Avenue, Knowle West, Avon, Bristol, BS4 1BX · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Mar 2025 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.0per place

close to Bristol, City of median (2.2)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Bristol, City of

57 applications for 28 places · 53rd of 89 in Bristol, City of

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

38%met the expected standard

Bristol, City of 60% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 11 March 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Good	Requires improvement
Quality of education		Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes	Good
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management		Requires improvement
Early years provision		Requires improvement

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.0applications per place, Reception

close to Bristol, City of median (2.2) close to England median (2.2)

57 applications · 28 places offered · 28 named it first

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 2.0; Bristol, City of median median 2.2
2025 2.1; Bristol, City of median median 2.3
2024 1.9; Bristol, City of median median 2.2
2023 2.0; Bristol, City of median median 2.3
2022 1.7; Bristol, City of median median 2.3
2021 1.5; Bristol, City of median median 2.3
2020 2.0; Bristol, City of median median 2.2
2019 1.8; Bristol, City of median median 2.2
2018 2.0; Bristol, City of median median 2.3
2017 1.8; Bristol, City of median median 2.3
2016 2.0; Bristol, City of median median 2.3
2015 1.5; Bristol, City of median median 2.2
2014 0.9; Bristol, City of median median 1.2

More applications per place than the Bristol, City of median in 0 of 13 years.

This school
Bristol, City of median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	28	57	2.0	28	1.00
Sep 2025	21	45	2.1	21	1.00
Sep 2024	37	71	1.9	37	1.00
Sep 2023	39	79	2.0	38	0.97
Sep 2022	40	67	1.7	40	1.00
Sep 2021	47	71	1.5	46	0.98
Sep 2020	44	87	2.0	40	0.91
Sep 2019	49	89	1.8	41	0.84
Sep 2018	47	93	2.0	35	0.74
Sep 2017	50	90	1.8	44	0.88
Sep 2016	46	90	2.0	32	0.70
Sep 2015	40	60	1.5	26	0.65
Sep 2014	33	31	0.9	31	0.94

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 49% · Writing 62% · Maths 49% → all three 38% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard38%84th of 90 in Bristol, City of

Bristol, City of 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard49%

Bristol, City of 77% England 78%

Higher standard8%

Bristol, City of 31% England 33%

Average scaled score 99 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard62%

Bristol, City of 70% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Bristol, City of 6% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard49%

Bristol, City of 73% England 77%

Higher standard8%

Bristol, City of 21% England 24%

Average scaled score 98 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Bristol, City of median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	38%	0%	99	98
2023/24	43%	0%	97	98
2022/23	16%	0%	96	96

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

E-ACT Ilminster Avenue AcademyThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.0applications per place 38%met the SATs standard
Knowle Park Primary School
0.6 km · Bristol, City of

Standards maintained2024

2.1applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
School of Christ The King Catholic Primary
0.7 km · Bristol, City of

Good2024

2.0applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Oasis Academy Connaught
0.7 km · Bristol, City of

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.7applications per place 51%met the SATs standard
Oasis Academy New Oak
0.8 km · Bristol, City of

2026

2.6applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
E-ACT Perry Court Academy
1.1 km · Bristol, City of

2026

1.9applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Oasis Academy Marksbury Road
1.3 km · Bristol, City of

Standards maintained2024

3.0applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
St Bernadette Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School
1.4 km · Bristol, City of

Remains Good2023

2.4applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
West Town Lane Academy
1.4 km · Bristol, City of

Standards maintained2024

2.2applications per place 56%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 137700 · 801/2029
Trust: E-Act
Capacity: 315 pupils · 229 on roll
Free school meals: 65.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 January 2012
Replaced: Ilminster Avenue Primary School (URN 131794)
Address: Ilminster Avenue, Knowle West, Avon, Bristol, BS4 1BX
Local authority: Bristol, City of

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources