What did Ofsted judge E-ACT Ilminster Avenue Academy's quality of education to be?

Ofsted judged E-ACT Ilminster Avenue Academy's quality of education as Requires improvement at its inspection in March 2025, on Ofsted's own scale.

How many pupils attend E-ACT Ilminster Avenue Academy?

E-ACT Ilminster Avenue Academy has 229 pupils on roll.

What ages does E-ACT Ilminster Avenue Academy take?

E-ACT Ilminster Avenue Academy admits pupils aged 4 to 11.

Where is E-ACT Ilminster Avenue Academy located?

E-ACT Ilminster Avenue Academy is located in Bristol, BS4 1BX, Bristol.

How do I apply to E-ACT Ilminster Avenue Academy?

E-ACT Ilminster Avenue Academy is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for primary places is 15 January.

How are Reception places decided at E-ACT Ilminster Avenue Academy?

When E-ACT Ilminster Avenue Academy has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Highest priority will be given to looked-after children and all previously looked-after children who apply for — Highest priority will be given to looked-after children and all previously looked-after children who apply for a place at the school; 2. Priority will next be given to children who will have siblings on the roll of the school at the point of the n — Priority will next be given to children who will have siblings on the roll of the school at the point of the new pupil joining the school; 3. Priority will next be given to children whose parent/carer is employed by E-ACT (teaching and non-teaching) an — Priority will next be given to children whose parent/carer is employed by E-ACT (teaching and non-teaching) and whose place of employment, as set out in their contract of employment, is the Academy, and who has either: a) been employed at the school for 2 or more years at the time at which the application for admission to the school is made. b) been recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage. Applications under this criterion must be supported by the completion and submission of a Supplementary Information Form (SIF) by the published deadline, and 1 further criteria. The school offers 30 places at this entry point. Tie-break: Where applications cannot be separated by the criteria, priority goes to the child living nearest the school using the local authority's distance method; where applicants live the same distance away, random allocation decides, independently supervised.

What is the largest ethnic background at E-ACT Ilminster Avenue Academy?

According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 77.3% of pupils at E-ACT Ilminster Avenue Academy are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

E-ACT Ilminster Avenue Academy: Ofsted, Results & Catchment

How places are decided at E-ACT Ilminster Avenue Academy

When there are more applications than places for 2027-28 (Reception), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Highest priority will be given to looked-after children and all previously looked-after children who apply for — Highest priority will be given to looked-after children and all previously looked-after children who apply for a place at the school.
2Priority will next be given to children who will have siblings on the roll of the school at the point of the n — Priority will next be given to children who will have siblings on the roll of the school at the point of the new pupil joining the school.
3Priority will next be given to children whose parent/carer is employed by E-ACT (teaching and non-teaching) an — Priority will next be given to children whose parent/carer is employed by E-ACT (teaching and non-teaching) and whose place of employment, as set out in their contract of employment, is the Academy, and who has either: a) been employed at the school for 2 or more years at the time at which the application for admission to the school is made. b) been recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage. Applications under this criterion must be supported by the completion and submission of a Supplementary Information Form (SIF) by the published deadline.
4Priority will next be given to children living nearest to the school. Distance will be measured in accordance — Priority will next be given to children living nearest to the school. Distance will be measured in accordance with the methodology used by the Local Authority in which the school is situated for determining home-to-school distances for admission purposes. Details of how the Local Authority measures distance can be found on the relevant Local Authority’s website. The Trust does not determine or verify distance measurements independently of the Local Authority.

If two applications tie: Where applications cannot be separated by the criteria, priority goes to the child living nearest the school using the local authority's distance method; where applicants live the same distance away, random allocation decides, independently supervised.

E-ACT's own determined admissions policy for this academy, published on the academy's website. E-ACT does not measure distance itself: the policy says distance is measured by the method the local authority in which the school sits uses for admissions, so Bristol City Council's straight-line measurement applies here. Children whose EHCP names the school are admitted before any other places are allocated.

Published by the admission authority. Meeting a criterion never guarantees a place — it sets the order places are offered in. Full detail, other entry points and previous years are on the Admissions tab.

E-ACT Ilminster Avenue Academy: key facts

What did Ofsted judge E-ACT Ilminster Avenue Academy's quality of education to be?: Ofsted judged E-ACT Ilminster Avenue Academy's quality of education as Requires improvement at its inspection in March 2025, on Ofsted's own scale.
How many pupils attend E-ACT Ilminster Avenue Academy?: E-ACT Ilminster Avenue Academy has 229 pupils on roll.
What ages does E-ACT Ilminster Avenue Academy take?: E-ACT Ilminster Avenue Academy admits pupils aged 4 to 11.
Where is E-ACT Ilminster Avenue Academy located?: E-ACT Ilminster Avenue Academy is located in Bristol, BS4 1BX, Bristol.
How do I apply to E-ACT Ilminster Avenue Academy?: E-ACT Ilminster Avenue Academy is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for primary places is 15 January.
How are Reception places decided at E-ACT Ilminster Avenue Academy?: When E-ACT Ilminster Avenue Academy has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Highest priority will be given to looked-after children and all previously looked-after children who apply for — Highest priority will be given to looked-after children and all previously looked-after children who apply for a place at the school; 2. Priority will next be given to children who will have siblings on the roll of the school at the point of the n — Priority will next be given to children who will have siblings on the roll of the school at the point of the new pupil joining the school; 3. Priority will next be given to children whose parent/carer is employed by E-ACT (teaching and non-teaching) an — Priority will next be given to children whose parent/carer is employed by E-ACT (teaching and non-teaching) and whose place of employment, as set out in their contract of employment, is the Academy, and who has either: a) been employed at the school for 2 or more years at the time at which the application for admission to the school is made. b) been recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage. Applications under this criterion must be supported by the completion and submission of a Supplementary Information Form (SIF) by the published deadline, and 1 further criteria. The school offers 30 places at this entry point. Tie-break: Where applications cannot be separated by the criteria, priority goes to the child living nearest the school using the local authority's distance method; where applicants live the same distance away, random allocation decides, independently supervised.
What is the largest ethnic background at E-ACT Ilminster Avenue Academy?: According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 77.3% of pupils at E-ACT Ilminster Avenue Academy are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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How places are decided at E-ACT Ilminster Avenue Academy

When there are more applications than places for 2027-28 (Reception), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Highest priority will be given to looked-after children and all previously looked-after children who apply for — Highest priority will be given to looked-after children and all previously looked-after children who apply for a place at the school.
2Priority will next be given to children who will have siblings on the roll of the school at the point of the n — Priority will next be given to children who will have siblings on the roll of the school at the point of the new pupil joining the school.
3Priority will next be given to children whose parent/carer is employed by E-ACT (teaching and non-teaching) an — Priority will next be given to children whose parent/carer is employed by E-ACT (teaching and non-teaching) and whose place of employment, as set out in their contract of employment, is the Academy, and who has either: a) been employed at the school for 2 or more years at the time at which the application for admission to the school is made. b) been recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage. Applications under this criterion must be supported by the completion and submission of a Supplementary Information Form (SIF) by the published deadline.
4Priority will next be given to children living nearest to the school. Distance will be measured in accordance — Priority will next be given to children living nearest to the school. Distance will be measured in accordance with the methodology used by the Local Authority in which the school is situated for determining home-to-school distances for admission purposes. Details of how the Local Authority measures distance can be found on the relevant Local Authority’s website. The Trust does not determine or verify distance measurements independently of the Local Authority.

E-ACT Ilminster Avenue Academy: key facts

What did Ofsted judge E-ACT Ilminster Avenue Academy's quality of education to be?: Ofsted judged E-ACT Ilminster Avenue Academy's quality of education as Requires improvement at its inspection in March 2025, on Ofsted's own scale.
How many pupils attend E-ACT Ilminster Avenue Academy?: E-ACT Ilminster Avenue Academy has 229 pupils on roll.
What ages does E-ACT Ilminster Avenue Academy take?: E-ACT Ilminster Avenue Academy admits pupils aged 4 to 11.
Where is E-ACT Ilminster Avenue Academy located?: E-ACT Ilminster Avenue Academy is located in Bristol, BS4 1BX, Bristol.
How do I apply to E-ACT Ilminster Avenue Academy?: E-ACT Ilminster Avenue Academy is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for primary places is 15 January.
How are Reception places decided at E-ACT Ilminster Avenue Academy?: When E-ACT Ilminster Avenue Academy has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Highest priority will be given to looked-after children and all previously looked-after children who apply for — Highest priority will be given to looked-after children and all previously looked-after children who apply for a place at the school; 2. Priority will next be given to children who will have siblings on the roll of the school at the point of the n — Priority will next be given to children who will have siblings on the roll of the school at the point of the new pupil joining the school; 3. Priority will next be given to children whose parent/carer is employed by E-ACT (teaching and non-teaching) an — Priority will next be given to children whose parent/carer is employed by E-ACT (teaching and non-teaching) and whose place of employment, as set out in their contract of employment, is the Academy, and who has either: a) been employed at the school for 2 or more years at the time at which the application for admission to the school is made. b) been recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage. Applications under this criterion must be supported by the completion and submission of a Supplementary Information Form (SIF) by the published deadline, and 1 further criteria. The school offers 30 places at this entry point. Tie-break: Where applications cannot be separated by the criteria, priority goes to the child living nearest the school using the local authority's distance method; where applicants live the same distance away, random allocation decides, independently supervised.
What is the largest ethnic background at E-ACT Ilminster Avenue Academy?: According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 77.3% of pupils at E-ACT Ilminster Avenue Academy are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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