Merchants' Academy

Gatehouse Avenue

Withywood
Bristol
England

BS139AJ

📞 phone: 01173 015000

👩‍🏫 principal: Mrs Vicki Starkie

1268 pupils mixed gender
1410 pupils capacity: 90% full

Last updated: 21. February 2023

Admissions policy: Non-selective
Sixth form: Has a sixth form
Trust school: Supported by a multi-academy trust
URN: 135597
Education phase: All-through
Establishment type: Academy sponsor led
Establishment #: 6910
Open date: 1. September 2008
Reason open: New Provision
OSGB coordinates: Easting: 357570, Northing: 168258
GPS coordinates: Latitude: 51.412, Longitude: -2.6115
Accepting pupils: 3—18 years old
Boarders: No boarders
Census date: 20. January 2022
Ofsted last inspection: 27. February 2020
Region › Const. › Ward: South West › Bristol South › Hartcliffe and Withywood
Free school meals %: 58.10
Trust: VENTURERS TRUST
Learning provider ref #: 10024135

Mr Jon James, Local Governor
(1. September 2017—31. August 2025)
Mrs Gillian Worraker, Local Governor
(1. September 2017—21. October 2022)
Mr Doug Jennings, Local Governor
(11. October 2018—10. October 2022)
Mr Karl Tucker, Local Governor
(3. October 2019—2. October 2023)
Mr Robert Bourns, Chair of Local Governing Body
(6. May 2020—5. May 2024)
Mrs Laura Marshall, Local Governor
(1. September 2020—31. August 2024)
Mrs Tracy Killen, Local Governor
(27. January 2021—21. September 2022)
Ms Faith Ford, Local Governor
(1. October 2021—30. September 2025)
Ms Maria Tsapali, Local Governor
(13. July 2022—12. July 2026)
Mrs Kelly Phipps, Local Governor
(13. July 2022—12. July 2026)
Mr David Thornthwaite, Local Governor
(1. October 2022—30. September 2026)
Mr Doug Jennings, Local Governor
(10. October 2022—10. October 2026)
Mrs Karen Clark, Local Governor
(20. November 2022—19. November 2026)

Merchants' Academy, BS139AJ (1268 pupils)
0.1 miles Withywood Community School, BS79XT
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