E-Act Barton Hill Academy, Bristol

From the headteacher's welcome: "Welcome to E-Act Barton Hill. My Name is Matthew Poulson, and I am proud to be the Headteacher of this wonderful school. Our mission is clear - at our school - All Children, All Backgrounds, All Succeeding! We do this by living our values - Work Hard, Be Kind, Have Courage."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include dance, drama and choir.

The school runs a breakfast club from 7:30am and after-school care until 6:00pm.

In 2025, 61% of Year 6 pupils at E-Act Barton Hill Academy reached the expected standard in reading and 69% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 74% and 72% in Bristol, City of; and 77% and 75% across England.

For September 2026 entry, 23 families put E-Act Barton Hill Academy as their first choice and 35 named it as one of their preferences, for 28 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to E-Act Barton Hill Academy are Redfield Educate Together Primary Academy (0.5 miles, Requires improvement, 56% reading, 50% maths); Easton CofE Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 58% reading, 58% maths); St Patrick's Catholic Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 90% reading, 76% maths); and Hannah More Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 36% reading, 57% maths).

E-Act Barton Hill Academy's 2025 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.

E-Act Barton Hill Academy is one of 37 schools run by E-Act, an academy trust.

73.8% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 82.2% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Black (58%), Asian (15%) and White British (12%).

The nearest railway station is Lawrence Hill Rail Station, about 480 metres away (roughly a 6-minute walk).

7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Church Street (s-bound), 100 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood E-Act Barton Hill Academy stands in is among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 807 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and shoplifting. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Bristol, City of (417), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, E-Act Barton Hill Academy issued 15 suspensions, 5.7 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to E-Act Barton Hill Academy are The City Academy Bristol (0.5 miles), Prospect Education Trust (1 mile), Oasis Academy Temple Quarter (1.1 miles) and St Mary Redcliffe and Temple School (1.1 miles).