E-ACT Montpelier High School, Bristol

From the headteacher's welcome: "Our Mission: to inspire all students to become confident, ethical and compelling individuals with the aspiration and qualities to shape a better future for all. Welcome to Montpelier High School, a community proud of its identity, diversity and shared achievement."

Coming up: an open day on Tuesday 24 November 2026, an open day on Monday 14 December 2026 and an open day on Wednesday 17 March 2027. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

In 2026, pupils at E-ACT Montpelier High School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 57.6, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 46 in Bristol, City of; and 47 across England.

61% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 44% in Bristol, City of; and 47% in England.

That is in line with 2025, when the score was 57.3.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 43.7, against 61.9 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 18.2 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 22 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Statistics, Combined Science and Geography.

For September 2026 entry, 137 families put E-ACT Montpelier High School as their first choice and 343 named it as one of their preferences, for 145 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. 13 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to E-ACT Montpelier High School are North Bristol Post 16 Centre (0.4 miles); Cotham School (0.5 miles, Good, Attainment 8 49.1); Redland Green School (0.6 miles, Good, Attainment 8 57.9); and Fairfield High School (0.9 miles, Good, Attainment 8 47.3).

E-ACT Montpelier High School's 2026 results were higher than 2 of these 3 schools.

E-ACT Montpelier High School is one of 37 schools run by E-Act, an academy trust.

40.4% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (28%), Black (23%) and Asian (16%).

In 2026, 100 pupils (11.6%) received SEN support and 10 (1.2%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is a specific learning difficulty such as dyslexia.

The nearest railway station is Montpelier Rail Station, about 190 metres away (roughly a 2-minute walk).

11 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Montpelier High School (se-bound), 30 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood E-ACT Montpelier High School stands in is among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 1375 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 Montpelier High School issued 35 suspensions, 4.1 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to E-ACT Montpelier High School are Cotham Gardens Primary School (0.3 miles), E-ACT Fairlawn Primary School (0.4 miles), Cabot Primary School (0.5 miles) and Sefton Park Infant School (0.6 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.