Marksbury CofE Primary School

Marksbury CofE Primary School has been rated as good in all areas following its first inspection since becoming an academy. The school is described as being at the heart of the local community, fostering a friendly and supportive atmosphere where pupils feel safe and valued. With high expectations for behavior and an inclusive curriculum, pupils demonstrate a strong engagement in their learning. However, there are concerns regarding the effectiveness of assessment in certain curriculum areas which has led to gaps in some pupils' knowledge.

Strengths

• Pupils display positive attitudes towards learning and take pride in their work.
• Strong relationships between staff and pupils foster a caring environment.
• The inclusive curriculum is well designed, promoting essential knowledge and vocabulary.
• Effective support is provided for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).
• Staff receive training that builds confidence and subject expertise, especially in mathematics.
• The school offers valuable extracurricular activities and experiences that enhance learning.

Areas for Improvement

• Assessment in some wider curriculum subjects is not used effectively to check pupils' knowledge.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Marksbury CofE Primary School attended 94.0% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 13.8% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.0% of pupils at Marksbury CofE Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Marksbury CofE Primary School had 18.1 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 33.3% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 16.5% of pupils at Marksbury CofE Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.5% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Marksbury CofE Primary School received £7,745 and spent £7,905 for each of its 92 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £13,000 (£141 per pupil).

Across all 17 schools of The Partnership Trust, income was £9,672 and spending £9,897 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Bath · Bath and North East Somerset local authority: places and applications

Marksbury CofE Primary School is part of The Partnership Trust, which runs 17 schools. The nearest others:

• Farmborough Church Primary School Bath
• Pensford Primary School Bristol
• Castle Primary School Bristol
• Roundhill Primary School Bath
• Cameley CEVC Primary School Bristol
• Paulton Infant School Bristol
• Weston All Saints CofE Primary School Bath
• Moorlands Junior School Bath
• Moorlands Infant School Bath
• Fosse Way School Bath

What is Marksbury CofE Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Marksbury CofE Primary School is Good, from an inspection in July 2024.

When was Marksbury CofE Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Marksbury CofE Primary School was last inspected in July 2024.

How many pupils does Marksbury CofE Primary School have?

Marksbury CofE Primary School has 85 pupils on roll.

What age range does Marksbury CofE Primary School cover?

Marksbury CofE Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Marksbury CofE Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 28% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Marksbury CofE Primary School?

Marksbury CofE Primary School is at Marksbury, Bath, Somerset, BA2 9HS.