E-ACT Bannerman Road Community Academy

Bannerman Road Community Academy has made significant progress since its last inspection, now rated as Good overall. The school is well-integrated into the community and supports its students effectively, fostering an environment where pupils feel safe and valued. The school emphasizes a strong educational foundation, particularly in reading and mathematics, ensuring pupils are well-equipped to thrive academically and personally. While school leaders have high expectations and have established a solid curriculum, some areas, particularly teacher subject knowledge in certain subjects, need further development to fully support pupil learning.

Strengths

• Pupils enjoy a supportive and inclusive environment.
• Strong emphasis on reading and effective phonics program.
• High expectations for behavior and a positive school culture.
• Well-designed mathematics curriculum that enhances pupil understanding.
• Effective support for pupils with special educational needs.
• Active engagement of parents and positive community feedback.

Areas for Improvement

• Some teachers lack secure subject knowledge in certain subjects.
• Assessment practices are not effectively used by all teachers.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at E-ACT Bannerman Road Community Academy attended 94.3% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 16.5% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 2.4% of pupils at E-ACT Bannerman Road Community Academy were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 E-ACT Bannerman Road Community Academy had 20.0 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 20.0% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 17.7% of pupils at E-ACT Bannerman Road Community Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.7% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 E-ACT Bannerman Road Community Academy received £7,293 and spent £8,002 for each of its 418 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £449,000 (£1,074 per pupil).

Across all 37 schools of E-Act, income was £8,727 and spending £8,448 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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E-ACT Bannerman Road Community Academy is part of E-Act, which runs 37 schools. The nearest others:

• E-Act Barton Hill Academy Bristol
• E-ACT Fairlawn Primary School Montpelier
• E-ACT Montpelier High School Bristol
• E-ACT the Kingfisher School Bristol
• E-ACT St Ursula's Academy Bristol
• E-ACT Ilminster Avenue Academy Bristol
• E-ACT Badock's Wood Academy Bristol
• E-ACT Greenfield Primary Academy Bristol
• E-ACT Perry Court Academy Hengrove
• E-ACT Bristol Academy South Bristol

What is E-ACT Bannerman Road Community Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for E-ACT Bannerman Road Community Academy is Good, from an inspection in September 2022.

When was E-ACT Bannerman Road Community Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

E-ACT Bannerman Road Community Academy was last inspected in September 2022.

How many pupils does E-ACT Bannerman Road Community Academy have?

E-ACT Bannerman Road Community Academy has 401 pupils on roll.

What age range does E-ACT Bannerman Road Community Academy cover?

E-ACT Bannerman Road Community Academy for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are E-ACT Bannerman Road Community Academy's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 58% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is E-ACT Bannerman Road Community Academy?

E-ACT Bannerman Road Community Academy is at All Hallows Road, Easton, Bristol, BS5 0HR.