Chew Valley SchoolE-Act Merchants' Academy

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Bristol.

Summary of the comparison

This page compares Chew Valley School and E-Act Merchants' Academy in Bristol.

  • Chew Valley School scores 59 out of 100 (grade C, average) and E-Act Merchants' Academy scores 19 out of 100 (grade F, weak). Chew Valley School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Chew Valley School was judged the expected standard and E-Act Merchants' Academy was judged Inadequate.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 49.8 for Chew Valley School and 29.5 for E-Act Merchants' Academy.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at Chew Valley School (51.6 in 2021-22, 49.8 in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Chew Valley School versus E-Act Merchants' Academy compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure BristolChew Valley SchoolBristolE-Act Merchants' AcademyEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC59/100Stronger figureF19/100
Local ranking9th of 14 in Bath and North East Somerset 23rd of 23 in Bristol
InspectionOfsted: ExpectedStronger figureOfsted: Inadequate
School typeAcademy converter Academy sponsor led
PhaseSecondary All-through
Age range11-18 3-18
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll1,188 1,070
Capacity1,253 1,410
LocationBristol, BS40 8QB Bristol, BS13 9AJ
GCSE results
Attainment 849.8 Stronger figure29.5 46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths50.5% Stronger figure17.7% 45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths73.3% Stronger figure37.1% 64.8%
Entering EBacc60.7% Stronger figure7.3% 40.5%
EBacc average point score4.60 Stronger figure2.44 4.09
Cohort206 124
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standardNot reported15.0% 62.0%
At higher standardNot reported0.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled scoreNot reported96.0 106.0
Maths average scaled scoreNot reported93.0 105.0
A-level results
A-level entries77 Not reported
A-level average points34.6 Not reported35.0
A-level average gradeC+ Not reported
Best 3 A-levels points37.4 Not reported35.8
AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects26.1% Not reported17.5%
Pupils
Pupils in the census1,188 1,070
Free school meals (ever 6)17.1% 67.3%
English as an additional language3.9% 14.5%
SEN support10.3% 23.0%
SEN with an EHC plan3.3% 5.8%
Attendance
Overall absence9.1% Stronger figure15.3% 6.2%
Persistent absence26.9% Stronger figure43.4% 15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

GCSE Attainment 8

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

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