Bathampton Primary School

Bathampton Primary School, recently converted to an academy, has been evaluated as good across all areas during its first Ofsted inspection. The school has demonstrated a strong commitment to pupil well-being and education, providing a detailed curriculum that promotes respect and understanding among students. Positive relationships between staff and students, along with various extracurricular activities, contribute to an engaging learning environment where pupils feel safe and valued. However, there are some inconsistencies in the development of subject leadership, particularly for foundation subjects, which has been noted as an area for growth.

Strengths

• Pupils feel happy and safe, enjoying their learning and extracurricular activities.
• A strong, sequenced curriculum is in place that promotes essential knowledge and skills.
• Leaders prioritize reading, and staff have secure knowledge of phonics.
• Safeguarding arrangements are effective, with staff confident in reporting concerns.

Areas for Improvement

• The role of subject leader is not as well developed for some foundation subjects, affecting the identification of knowledge gaps.

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 Bathampton Primary School attended 94.5% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 11.8% 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 Bathampton 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 Bathampton Primary School had 20.8 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 34.6% 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, 11.5% of pupils at Bathampton Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.1% 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 Bathampton Primary School received £6,511 and spent £6,622 for each of its 173 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £70,000 (£406 per pupil).

Across all 45 schools of The Bath and Wells Diocesan Academies Trust, income was £7,160 and spending £7,193 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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Bathampton Primary School is part of The Bath and Wells Diocesan Academies Trust, which runs 46 schools. The nearest others:

• Batheaston Church School Bath
• Bathford Church School Bath
• St Saviours Junior Church School Bath
• St Saviours Infant Church School Bath
• Bathwick St Mary Church School Bath
• Swainswick Church School Bath
• St Stephens Church School Bath
• St Andrew's Church School Bath
• St Michaels Junior Church School Bath
• Freshford Church School Bath

What is Bathampton Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Bathampton Primary School is Good, from an inspection in March 2023.

When was Bathampton Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Bathampton Primary School was last inspected in March 2023.

How many pupils does Bathampton Primary School have?

Bathampton Primary School has 148 pupils on roll.

What age range does Bathampton Primary School cover?

Bathampton Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

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

In 2025, 50% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Bathampton Primary School?

Bathampton Primary School is at Tyning Road, Bathampton, Bathampton Primary School, Bath, Somerset, BA2 6TQ.