Bathwick St Mary Church School

Bathwick St Mary Church School has shown good performance in several key areas, reflecting the determination and efforts of its leadership team, especially in enhancing the quality of the curriculum. The school community exhibits strong support from parents, with pupils demonstrating positive behavior and a keen attitude towards learning, which is evident in their enthusiasm and participation in various activities. However, the report highlights inconsistencies in curriculum delivery for some subjects, which affects the depth of pupil understanding. This is the first inspection of Bathwick St Mary as an academy, and current findings offer insights into its development since converting in March 2018.

Strengths

• Pupils and staff take pride in their school.
• Parents express overwhelming positivity about the school.
• The school promotes a welcoming and inclusive environment.
• Pupils with SEND are well-supported and integrated with their peers.
• Reading and mathematics curriculums are well-structured and effective.
• Leaders have created a supportive environment for staff.
• Pupils engage enthusiastically in various extracurricular activities.

Areas for Improvement

• Curriculum planning is not precise in some subjects.
• Teaching does not consistently assess pupils' understanding effectively.

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 Bathwick St Mary Church School attended 97.0% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 3.0% 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, 0.9% of pupils at Bathwick St Mary Church 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 Bathwick St Mary Church School had 23.4 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 0.0% 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, 14.1% of pupils at Bathwick St Mary Church School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.5% 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 Bathwick St Mary Church School received £6,807 and spent £6,885 for each of its 217 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £118,000 (£543 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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All schools in Bath · Bath and North East Somerset local authority: places and applications

Bathwick St Mary Church School is part of The Bath and Wells Diocesan Academies Trust, which runs 46 schools. The nearest others:

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

What is Bathwick St Mary Church School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Bathwick St Mary Church School is Good, from an inspection in January 2023.

When was Bathwick St Mary Church School last inspected by Ofsted?

Bathwick St Mary Church School was last inspected in January 2023.

How many pupils does Bathwick St Mary Church School have?

Bathwick St Mary Church School has 220 pupils on roll.

What age range does Bathwick St Mary Church School cover?

Bathwick St Mary Church School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Bathwick St Mary Church School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 65% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Bathwick St Mary Church School?

Bathwick St Mary Church School is at Darlington Road, Bath, Somerset, BA2 6NN.