E-ACT Hareclive Academy, Bristol

In its own words: "Hareclive E-ACT Academy’s ethos reflects its commitment to providing an outstanding education for all of its pupils by ensuring that they are the centre of all that we do. At Hareclive E-ACT Academy, we believe that every child deserves the opportunity to thrive, grow, and succeed in a nurturing and inspiring environment."

In 2025, 50% of Year 6 pupils at E-ACT Hareclive Academy reached the expected standard in reading and 52% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 74% and 72% in Bristol, City of; and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 67% in reading and 50% in maths in 2024.

Year groups in primary schools are small, so a handful of pupils can move these figures by several points from one year to the next.

For September 2026 entry, 35 families put E-ACT Hareclive Academy as their first choice and 77 named it as one of their preferences, for 41 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places, so in 2026 a family who put it first could expect an offer unless the school's other criteria ruled them out.

First-choice demand has fallen from 43 in 2021 to 35 in 2026, while places went from 50 to 41.

Across Bristol, City of, 92% of families were offered their first-choice primary school for 2026 entry, and 99% were offered one of the schools they named.

In 2025, families in Bristol, City of lodged 20 appeals against primary school offers; 4 reached a hearing and none succeeded.

The nearest other state primary schools to E-ACT Hareclive Academy are Fair Furlong Primary School (0.4 miles, Outstanding, 50% reading, 72% maths); Headley Park Primary School (0.9 miles, Outstanding, 80% reading, 78% maths); Wansdyke Primary School (1 mile, Good, 63% reading, 53% maths); and E-ACT Greenfield Primary Academy (1 mile, Good, 76% reading, 78% maths).

Each of them had higher 2025 results than E-ACT Hareclive Academy.

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

Across the trust's primary schools, 64% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2023/24.

33 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about E-ACT Hareclive Academy (as of September 2025): 67% would recommend the school, 73% say their child is happy there and 63% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that they are kept well informed about progress (82%); the weakest, that pupils behave well (58%).

71.6% of pupils are eligible for free school meals (the average state school: 24.5%), and 14.4% speak English as an additional language (average: 18.5%), according to the 2025 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (76%), Asian (7%) and Black (5%).

In 2025, 84 pupils (26.8%) received SEN support and 8 (2.6%) had an education, health and care plan, against 15.6% and 3.9% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.

E-ACT Hareclive Academy employed 19 teachers in 2024, roughly one for every 17 pupils. Their average salary was £39,965.

Its 2026 funding allocation works out at £7,032 per pupil (£2.7 million in total), including £343,905 of pupil premium for disadvantaged pupils.

The nearest railway station is Parson Street Rail Station, about 1.9 miles away.

8 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Symes Avenue (w-bound), 210 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood E-ACT Hareclive 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 434 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and shoplifting. That is close to the typical figure around schools in Bristol, City of (417).

In 2023/24, E-ACT Hareclive Academy issued 18 suspensions, 5.4 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 2.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to E-ACT Hareclive Academy are E-ACT Bristol Academy South (0.5 miles), Bridge Learning Campus (0.6 miles) and Bedminster Down School (1.3 miles).