Roundhill Primary School

Roundhill Primary School is on a journey of improvement, though it faces significant challenges, particularly relating to low achievement rates among its students. Recent enhancements in teaching and curriculum delivery show promise, especially in reading and mathematics, but many pupils still struggle, particularly in writing, indicating they are not adequately prepared for the next stages of their education. Attendance issues have also been addressed, with leaders implementing new systems, but historical patterns have resulted in many pupils missing important learning opportunities. Despite these hurdles, the school community displays a strong commitment to fostering positive relationships and reinforcing a culture of safeguarding.

Strengths

• Strong emphasis on early reading and phonics.
• Positive relationships between staff and pupils.
• Recent improvements in reading and mathematics.
• Leaders are taking decisive actions for school improvement.
• High staff morale and support from leaders.

Areas for Improvement

• Achievement levels are low and below national averages.
• Barriers to learning for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities are not consistently addressed.
• Consistency in teaching quality varies across the staff.
• Pupils struggle with fluent and accurate writing.
• Insufficient development of personal, social, and health education curriculum.

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 Roundhill Primary School attended 90.4% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 31.3% 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, 10.0% of pupils at Roundhill 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 Roundhill Primary School had 18.4 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 50.4% 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, 34.1% of pupils at Roundhill Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 5.1% 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 Roundhill Primary School received £8,042 and spent £9,264 for each of its 259 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £27,000 (-£104 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

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

• Moorlands Junior School Bath
• Moorlands Infant School Bath
• Weston All Saints CofE Primary School Bath
• Marksbury CofE Primary School Bath
• Farmborough Church Primary School Bath
• Castle Primary School Bristol
• St Mary's Church of England Primary School Radstock
• Paulton Infant School Bristol
• Pensford Primary School Bristol
• Fosse Way School Bath

What is Roundhill Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Roundhill Primary School is Needs attention, from an inspection in March 2026.

When was Roundhill Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Roundhill Primary School was last inspected in March 2026.

How many pupils does Roundhill Primary School have?

Roundhill Primary School has 217 pupils on roll.

What age range does Roundhill Primary School cover?

Roundhill Primary School for pupils aged 2 to 11.

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

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

Where is Roundhill Primary School?

Roundhill Primary School is at Mount Road, Southdown, Bath, BA2 1LG.