St Julian's Church School
St Julian's Church School is an academy converter in Bath for pupils aged 4 to 11. It has a Church of England religious character. It has 104 pupils on roll. The latest Ofsted rating for St Julian's Church School is Good, from an inspection in September 2018 of its predecessor, St Julian's Church School. In 2025, 81% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.
Ofsted inspection: May 2023. KS2 results: 2025.
| Type | Primary / Academy converter |
| Age Range | 4-11 |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Address | Wellow Bath Somerset BA2 8QS |
| Phone | 01225833143 |
| Reference Number | 146396 |
General Makeup
| Number of pupils | 104 |
| Boy/Girl ratio |
Boys: 49.04%
Girls: 50.96% |
| Percentage of students eligible for free school meals | 7.7% |
| Percentage of students where English is not their first language | 10.6% |
Class Sizes
| Average size of one teacher classes | 24.3 |
| Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 29 |
| Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 27 |
Year Groups
| Year | Boys | Girls | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 8 | 16 |
| 2 | 8 | 6 | 14 |
| 3 | 2 | 11 | 13 |
| 4 | 6 | 12 | 18 |
| 5 | 8 | 5 | 13 |
| 6 | 9 | 5 | 14 |
Ethnicities
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| White, British | 79.8% |
| Mixed, Other | 5.8% |
| Chinese | 3.8% |
| White & Asian | 3.8% |
| White, Other | 2.9% |
| White & Black (Caribbean) | 1.9% |
| Asian, Other | 1.9% |
This school has not been graded since it changed URN, usually on converting to an academy. The rating shown is from its predecessor, St Julian's Church School, inspected in September 2018.
| Overall Ofsted Rating | Good |
| Last Report Date | 19 Apr 2023 – no overall grade published for this inspection |
| Date | Report |
|---|---|
| 19 Apr 2023 | School inspection |
| 07 Dec 2018 | Academy conversion letter |
| 25 Sep 2018 | Full inspection: |
| Previously as St Julian's Church School | |
| 30 Apr 2012 | Full inspection: |
| 30 Jun 2010 | Interim assessment |
| 14 Feb 2007 | Full inspection: |
| 07 Jul 2005 | Inspection |
| 24 Jan 2005 | Full inspection |
How many students meet the standards
| Reading, Writing & Maths | School Score | Percentile (local) | Percentile (nationwide) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils meeting the expected standard | 81% | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Pupils meeting a higher standard | 0% | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
Average Scaled Score
Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.
| Subject | School | Percentile (local) | Percentile (nationwide) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 106 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Maths | 107 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
Progress Scores
A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.
| Metric | School Score | Percentile (local) | Percentile (nationwide) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 4.4 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Writing | 3.1 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Maths | 5 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
How many students meet the standards
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| Number of Applications | Number of Offers | |
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| Second Preference | 13 | 0 |
| Third Preference | 7 | 0 |
| From another Local Authority | 8 | 1 |
Previous years
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In 2024–25 St Julian's Church School had 108 pupils for 112 places. 4 places (3.6%) were unfilled.
Pupils and places
Reception intake in the “Bathavon South and Peasedown St. John Primary” planning area
Bath and North East Somerset counted 87 Reception pupils in this area in 2024–25 and forecasts 90 in 2029–30, up 3%.
| 2019 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Places | 112 | 112 | 112 | 112 | 112 | 112 |
| Pupils | 113 | 108 | 107 | 105 | 104 | 108 |
| Unfilled | 0.0% | 3.6% | 4.5% | 6.2% | 7.1% | 3.6% |
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 St Julian's Church School attended 96.2% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 6.3% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).
Sessions missed
Pupils persistently absent
| 2019 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Authorised absence | 3.1% | 1.7% | 4.8% | 4.1% | 3.3% | 3.1% |
| Unauthorised absence | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 1.0% | 0.8% |
| Severely absent pupils | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.1% | 0.0% | 1.1% | 0.0% |
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 St Julian's Church School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.
Pupils suspended at least once
| 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suspensions per 100 pupils | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.6 |
| Permanent exclusions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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 St Julian's Church School had 16.8 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 17.9% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).
Pupils per teacher
Teachers who left the school within a year
| 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils per adult | 12.3 | 10.2 | 9.9 | 10.7 | 10.1 | 9.4 | 9.1 |
| Teachers who left state teaching | 9.0% | 10.7% | 16.7% | 20.0% | 0.0% | 17.9% | – |
| Teachers who took any sick leave | – | 50.0% | 71.4% | 25.0% | 66.7% | 50.0% | – |
| Sick days per teacher | – | 3.1 | 6.6 | 13.5 | 3.0 | 9.7 | – |
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, 19.2% of pupils at St Julian's Church School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.9% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).
Pupils by main type of need
| SEN support | EHC plan | |
|---|---|---|
| Social, emotional and mental health | 12 | 1 |
| No specialist assessment of need | 3 | 0 |
| Autistic spectrum disorder | 2 | 0 |
| Speech, language and communication needs | 0 | 2 |
| Specific learning difficulty | 2 | 0 |
| Physical disability | 1 | 0 |
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 St Julian's Church School received £7,281 and spent £7,811 for each of its 112 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £104,000 (£929 per pupil).
Across all 41 schools of Midsomer Norton Schools Partnership, income was £8,730 and spending £8,608 per pupil.
Income per pupil
Spending per pupil
| 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue reserve | £90,000 | £94,000 | £54,000 | £143,000 | £160,000 | £104,000 |
| per pupil | £800 | £882 | £523 | £1,352 | £1,511 | £929 |
| In-year balance | £31,000 | -£27,000 | -£11,000 | £85,000 | -£55,000 | -£59,000 |
| per pupil | £278 | -£253 | -£106 | £805 | -£518 | -£530 |
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.
| Name | Distance |
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Shoscombe Church School
St Julian's Road, Shoscombe, Bath, Somerset, BA2 8NB |
2 miles |
|
St Martin's Garden Primary School
Lympsham Green, Odd Down, Bath, Somerset, BA2 2UN |
2.34 miles |
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Norton St Philip Church of England First School
Church Street, Norton St Philip, Bath, Somerset, BA2 7LU |
2.49 miles |
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Peasedown St John Primary School
Bath Road, Peasedown St John, Bath, Somerset, BA2 8DH |
2.5 miles |
|
St Philip's CofE Primary School
Bloomfield Rise, Odd Down, Bath, Somerset, BA2 2BN |
2.65 miles |
|
Combe Down CofE Primary School
Church Road, Combe Down, Bath, Somerset, BA2 5JQ |
2.72 miles |
|
Mulberry Park Educate Together Primary Academy
Mulberry Way, Combe Down, Bath, BA2 5BU |
2.79 miles |
|
Freshford Church School
High Street, Freshford, Bath, Somerset, BA2 7WE |
3.12 miles |
|
Hemington Primary School
Hemington, Radstock, Somerset, BA3 5XU |
3.15 miles |
|
Moorlands Junior School
Chantry Mead Road, Bath, Somerset, BA2 2DE |
3.17 miles |
|
Moorlands Infant School
Moorfields Road, Bath, Somerset, BA2 2DQ |
3.23 miles |
|
Roundhill Primary School
Mount Road, Southdown, Bath, BA2 1LG |
3.29 miles |
|
Prior Park Paragon
Lyncombe House, Bath, BA2 4LT |
3.29 miles |
|
St Mary's Church of England Primary School
Old Road, Writhlington, Radstock, Somerset, BA3 3NG |
3.37 miles |
|
Trinity Church School
Woodborough Lane, Radstock, Bath, Somerset, BA3 3DE |
3.42 miles |
|
St John's Catholic Primary School
Oldfield Lane, Bath, Somerset, BA2 3NR |
3.49 miles |
|
Oldfield Park Junior School
Lymore Terrace, Twerton, Bath, Somerset, BA2 2JL |
3.51 miles |
|
St Nicholas Church School
Kilmersdon Road, Radstock, Somerset, BA3 3QH |
3.88 miles |
|
Widcombe Infant School
Archway Street, Bath, Somerset, BA2 4JG |
3.88 miles |
|
Widcombe CofE Junior School
Pulteney Road, Bath, Somerset, BA2 4JG |
3.9 miles |
| Name | Distance |
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Saint Gregory's Catholic College
Combe Hay Lane, Odd Down, Bath, Somerset, BA2 8PA |
2.15 miles |
|
Three Ways School
180 Frome Road, Odd Down, Bath, Avon, BA2 5RF |
2.26 miles |
|
North Star 180°
Frome Road, Odd Down, Bath, BA2 5RF |
2.26 miles |
|
Monkton Combe School
Church Lane, Bath, BA2 7HG |
3.11 miles |
|
Prior Park College
|
3.14 miles |
|
Ralph Allen School
Claverton Down Road, Combe Down, Bath, Somerset, BA2 7AD |
3.37 miles |
|
Beechen Cliff School
Kipling Avenue, Bath, Somerset, BA2 4RE |
3.43 miles |
|
Writhlington School
Knobsbury Lane, Writhlington, Radstock, Somerset, BA3 3NQ |
3.54 miles |
|
Somerset Studio School
Knobsbury Lane, Radstock, Somerset, BA3 3NQ |
3.59 miles |
|
Hambling View Independent School
Lime Yard, Claverton Down Road, Bath, BA2 7AE |
3.65 miles |
|
Hayesfield Girls School
Upper Oldfield Park, Bath, Somerset, BA2 3LA |
3.67 miles |
|
Bath College
Avon Street, Bath, Avon, BA1 1UP |
3.93 miles |
|
Bath Academy
27 Queen Square, Bath, Somerset, BA1 2HX |
4.22 miles |
|
LUMIAR STOWFORD SCHOOL
Stowford Manor Farm, Wingfield, BA14 9LH |
4.38 miles |
|
King Edward's School
|
4.55 miles |
All schools in Bath · Bath and North East Somerset local authority: places and applications
St Julian's Church School is part of Midsomer Norton Schools Partnership, which runs 43 schools. The nearest others:
- Shoscombe Church School Bath
- Peasedown St John Primary School Bath
- Hemington Primary School Radstock
- Trinity Church School Bath
- Beechen Cliff School Bath
- Writhlington School Radstock
- Somerset Studio School Radstock
- Hayesfield Girls School Bath
- St Mary's CofE Primary School Bath
- Welton Primary School Radstock
What is St Julian's Church School's Ofsted rating?
The latest Ofsted rating for St Julian's Church School is Good, from an inspection in September 2018 of its predecessor, St Julian's Church School.
When was St Julian's Church School last inspected by Ofsted?
St Julian's Church School was last inspected in May 2023.
How many pupils does St Julian's Church School have?
St Julian's Church School has 104 pupils on roll.
What age range does St Julian's Church School cover?
St Julian's Church School for pupils aged 4 to 11.
What are St Julian's Church School's SATs (KS2) results?
In 2025, 81% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.
Where is St Julian's Church School?
St Julian's Church School is at Wellow, Bath, Somerset, BA2 8QS.