E-Act Montpelier High School is a girls' secondary academy in Bristol, Bristol City Council, teaching 859 pupils aged 11 to 18. Ofsted rated it Inadequate at its last graded inspection in March 2022. In 2024–2025, GCSE Attainment 8 was 57.3 (England 46.1). The 2025–2026 school year runs from 3 September 2025 to 15 July 2026.

Ofsted inspection

The latest published Ofsted judgement for E-Act Montpelier High School.

Latest inspection
Inadequate Overall effectiveness
Quality of educationRequires improvement
Behaviour & attitudesInadequate
Personal developmentRequires improvement
Leadership & managementInadequate
Sixth formRequires improvement
S5 Inspection · Inspected 23 Mar 2022 · Published 16 Jun 2022
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Scale: Outstanding Good Requires improvement Inadequate

Term dates & holidays 2025–2026

Autumn, spring and summer terms, half-terms, INSET days and bank holidays for E-Act Montpelier High School.

E-Act Montpelier High School term dates calendar 2025–2026
Official term-dates calendar · 2025–2026 · source

Interactive Calendar

September 2025
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
  • 2 INSET 1
  • 3 Term starts for Year 7, Year 11 and Year 12 students
  • 4 Term 1 starts for all students
October 2025
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 24 Term 1 ends
  • 27–31 Autumn Half Term
November 2025
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
  • 3 INSET 2
  • 4 Term 2 starts
December 2025
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 17 Term 2 ends
  • 18–31 Christmas Holiday
  • 25 Christmas Day
  • 26 Boxing Day
January 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 1–4 Christmas Holiday
  • 1 New Year's Day
  • 5 INSET 3
  • 6 Term 3 starts
February 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
  • 13 Term 3 ends
  • 16–20 Spring Half Term
  • 23 INSET 4
  • 24 Term 4 starts
March 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 20 INSET 5
April 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
  • 2 Term 4 ends
  • 3–17 Easter Holiday
  • 3 Good Friday
  • 6 Easter Monday
  • 20 Term 5 starts
May 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 4 Early May Bank Holiday
  • 4 Early May Bank Holiday
  • 22 Term 5 ends
  • 25–29 Summer Half Term
  • 25 Spring Bank Holiday
June 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
  • 1 Term 6 starts
July 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 15 Term 6 ends
  • 16–31 Summer Holiday
August 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 1–31 Summer Holiday
  • 31 Summer Bank Holiday

Key dates (2025–2026)

  • INSET 1 September 2, 2025 Inset Day
  • Term starts for Year 7, Year 11 and Year 12 students September 3, 2025 Term
  • Term 1 starts for all students September 4, 2025 Term
  • Term 1 ends October 24, 2025 Term
  • Autumn Half Term October 27 - October 31, 2025 Holiday
  • INSET 2 November 3, 2025 Inset Day
  • Term 2 starts November 4, 2025 Term
  • Term 2 ends December 17, 2025 Term
  • Christmas Holiday December 18, 2025 - January 4, 2026 Holiday
  • INSET 3 January 5, 2026 Inset Day
  • Term 3 starts January 6, 2026 Term
  • Term 3 ends February 13, 2026 Term
  • Spring Half Term February 16 - February 20, 2026 Holiday
  • INSET 4 February 23, 2026 Inset Day
  • Term 4 starts February 24, 2026 Term
  • INSET 5 March 20, 2026 Inset Day
  • Term 4 ends April 2, 2026 Term
  • Easter Holiday April 3 - April 17, 2026 Holiday
  • Term 5 starts April 20, 2026 Term
  • Early May Bank Holiday May 4, 2026 Holiday
  • Term 5 ends May 22, 2026 Term
  • Summer Half Term May 25 - May 29, 2026 Holiday
  • Term 6 starts June 1, 2026 Term
  • Term 6 ends July 15, 2026 Term
  • Summer Holiday July 16 - August 31, 2026 Holiday
  • New Year's Day January 1, 2026 Event
  • Good Friday April 3, 2026 Event
  • Easter Monday April 6, 2026 Holiday
  • Early May Bank Holiday May 4, 2026 Holiday
  • Spring Bank Holiday May 25, 2026 Holiday
  • Summer Bank Holiday August 31, 2026 Holiday
  • Christmas Day December 25, 2025 Holiday
  • Boxing Day December 26, 2025 Event

Exam results & performance

DfE performance tables Official results, 2024–2025 GOV.UK ↗
57.3 Attainment 8 England 46.1 Top 10%
61.1% Grade 5+ English & maths England 45.4% Top 15%
30.47 A level average score England 35
22.3% Persistent absence England 17.8%

The measures that carry the most signal. Open a section to compare E-Act Montpelier High School with Bristol City Council and England.

Key stage 4 (GCSE) 57.3 Attainment 8 score

Year 11 results across eight qualifications, including English and maths.

This school Bristol City Council England

Attainment 8 score · Average across 8 GCSEs, out of 90 57.3
Bristol City Council 46.4 England 46.1 +11.2 vs England
Grade 5+ in English & maths · A strong pass 61.1%
Bristol City Council 45.9% England 45.4% +15.7 vs England
Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils 42.9
Bristol City Council 33.8 England 34.9 +8 vs England
Disadvantage gap · Attainment 8 points; smaller is better 20.3
Bristol City Council 18.7 England 15.5 +4.8 vs England
Disadvantaged pupils in the year group · Context for the scores above 29%
Bristol City Council 32.8% England 28.2%
Pupils in the year group · Small cohorts swing wildly 131
16 to 18 (A level & sixth form) 30.47 A level average point score

Results for students finishing post-16 study.

This school Bristol City Council England

A level average point score · Per entry, 50 = A* 30.47
Bristol City Council 34.29 England 35 -4.5 vs England
A level students · Small cohorts swing wildly 80
Attendance 22.3% Persistently absent pupils

Absence across the whole school year.

This school Bristol City Council England

Persistently absent pupils · Missed 10%+ of sessions; lower is better 22.3%
Bristol City Council 21.8% England 17.8% +4.5 vs England
Overall absence · Lower is better 8.3%
Bristol City Council 7.9% England 6.8% +1.6 vs England
About this data source & caveats

Progress 8 is not published for 2024–2025. This year group missed their key stage 2 tests in 2020, so there is no baseline to measure progress from.

Attendance comparisons are pupil-weighted averages we calculate from every school’s published absence figure — the DfE absence file has no local authority or England rows of its own.

We show the headline measures only. Threshold and curriculum-policy figures — grade 4+ in English and maths, EBacc entry and points, the per-subject key stage 2 breakdown, academic and applied splits at 16 to 18 — reflect admissions and curriculum choices more than school quality, so they are left to GOV.UK. Progress measures matter most because they compare pupils with others who started at the same level; attainment on its own largely tracks a school’s intake.

Figures are the Department for Education’s official published results for E-Act Montpelier High School. Results are suppressed where too few pupils were entered. England figures are the average for state-funded schools. “Top x%” is this school’s position among all schools in England with a published figure for that measure — the DfE does not publish league table rankings.

Source: Compare school and college performance, Department for Education. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Location & catchment area

Indicative catchment Other secondary schools

Indicative only. This is a nearest-school (Voronoi) estimate — the area closer to E-Act Montpelier High School than to any other secondary school. Real admissions depend on the school’s own policy (straight-line distance, siblings, faith, feeder schools and available places) and change each year. Always confirm with the school and local authority admissions team.