Merchants' Academy is a all-through school located in Bristol. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are inadequate. The school inspection was carried out on 20/09/2017. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing and progress in maths are average, progress in reading is well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 8%, which is 4 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Gatehouse Avenue, Bristol

School Information

Address: Gatehouse Avenue, Bristol, BS13 9AJ
Website: http://www.merchantsacademy.org
Telephone: 01173015000
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: All-through
Local authority: Bristol, City of
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Vicki Starkie
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 135597

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 20/09/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1410
Number of Pupils: 1192
Number of Boys: 550
Number of Girls: 642

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 8% 4%
Persistent absence: 25.1% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -3.5 Confidence interval -6.1 to -0.8
Writing
Average: 0.7 Confidence interval -1.7 to 3.1
Maths
Average: -0.6 Confidence interval -2.9 to 1.7

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:50%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:5%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:99
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:103
England Average:105

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Well Below Average: -0.68 Confidence interval -0.89 to -0.47
Of the 147 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 145 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:33%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:84%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:17%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:33.6
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:2.8
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Hartcliffe Nursery School and Children's Centre
Hareclive Road , Hartcliffe BS13 0JW 		4out of 4 959 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Knowle West Early Years Centre
Leinster Avenue , Knowle BS4 1NN 		3out of 4 2,069 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Ilminster Avenue Specialist Nursery School
Ilminster Avenue , Knowle West BS4 1BX 		3out of 4 3,173 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Fair Furlong Primary School
Vowell Close , Withywood BS13 9HS 		4out of 4 522 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Headley Park Primary School
Headley Lane , Headley Park BS13 7QB 		4out of 4 776 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Hareclive E-ACT Academy
Moxham Drive , Hartcliffe BS13 0HP 		4out of 4 913 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
St Peter's Church of England Primary School (VC)
Ellfield Close , Bishopsworth BS13 8EF 		4out of 4 971 yd Voluntary controlled school Yes Mixed More About School
Four Acres Academy
Four Acres , Withywood BS13 8RB 		3out of 4 1,376 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Bedminster Down School
Donald Road , Bedminster Down BS13 7DQ 		3out of 4 1,391 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Merchants' Academy
Gatehouse Avenue , Withywood BS13 9AJ 		1out of 4 0 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Bridge Learning Campus
William Jessop Way , BS13 0RL 		1out of 4 1,769 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Venturers' Academy
Withywood Road , Withywod BS13 9AX 		3out of 4 738 yd Free schools special No Mixed More About School
New Fosseway School
Bridge Learning Campus , Teyfant Road BS13 0RG 		3out of 4 1,731 yd Foundation special school Yes Mixed More About School
Knowle DGE Academy
Leinster Avenue , Knowle BS4 1NN 		3out of 4 1,932 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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