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St John's Catholic Primary School

Primary Ages 4-11 325 pupils Bath
Ofsted: Good
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St John's Catholic Primary School is an academy converter in Bath for pupils aged 4 to 11. It has a Roman Catholic religious character. It has 325 pupils on roll. The latest Ofsted rating for St John's Catholic Primary School is Good, from an inspection in September 2023 of its predecessor, St John's Catholic Primary School.

Ofsted inspection: June 2025.

Type Primary / Academy converter
Age Range 4-11
Religion Roman Catholic
Address Oldfield Lane
Bath
Somerset
BA2 3NR
Reference Number 151806

General Makeup

Number of pupils 325
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 47.69%
Girls: 52.31%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 10.2%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 16.9%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 30
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 23

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 24 21 45
2 27 18 45
3 23 20 43
4 25 26 51
5 15 31 46
6 21 28 49

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 65.5%
White, Other 12%
Indian 6.2%
African 3.7%
Mixed, Other 2.8%
White & Asian 2.2%
Unclassified 2.2%
Asian, Other 1.8%
White & Black (African) 0.9%
White & Black (Caribbean) 0.6%
Chinese 0.3%
Irish 0.3%

This school has not been graded since it changed URN, usually on converting to an academy. The rating shown is from its predecessor, St John's Catholic Primary School, inspected in September 2023.

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
Last Report Date This school has not had an inspection yet.
Date Report
05 Jun 2025 Academy conversion letter

Reception admissions, 2026 entry

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 31 3
Third Preference 15 1
From another Local Authority 1 1

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).

In 2025–26 St John's Catholic Primary School had 22.9 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7).

Pupils per teacher

2026
Pupils per adult 11.4
Teachers who left state teaching –
Teachers who took any sick leave –
Sick days per teacher –

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, 7.4% of pupils at St John's Catholic Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 5.5% 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 10 8
Speech, language and communication needs 9 6
Moderate learning difficulty 4 0
Physical disability 0 2
Autistic spectrum disorder 0 1
Hearing impairment 0 1
Specific learning difficulty 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.

Name Distance
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0.26 miles
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Moorfields Road, Bath, Somerset, BA2 2DQ
0.26 miles
Moorlands Junior School
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0.32 miles
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0.48 miles
St Philip's CofE Primary School
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0.87 miles
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0.87 miles
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0.94 miles
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1.06 miles
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1.09 miles
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1.1 miles
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1.15 miles
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1.51 miles
St Mary's Catholic Primary School
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1.63 miles
St Stephens Church School
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1.64 miles
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1.67 miles
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1.69 miles
Name Distance
Hayesfield Girls School
Upper Oldfield Park, Bath, Somerset, BA2 3LA
0.27 miles
Beechen Cliff School
Kipling Avenue, Bath, Somerset, BA2 4RE
0.71 miles
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0.73 miles
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0.91 miles
Three Ways School
180 Frome Road, Odd Down, Bath, Avon, BA2 5RF
1.25 miles
North Star 180°
Frome Road, Odd Down, Bath, BA2 5RF
1.25 miles
Saint Gregory's Catholic College
Combe Hay Lane, Odd Down, Bath, Somerset, BA2 8PA
1.39 miles
Prior Park College
1.58 miles
King Edward's School
1.68 miles
Royal High School GDST
1.69 miles
Kingswood School
Lansdown Road, Bath, BA1 5RG
1.76 miles
Oldfield School
Kelston Road, Bath, Somerset, BA1 9AB
1.8 miles
St Mark's CofE School
Bay Tree Road, Bath, Somerset, BA1 6ND
2.07 miles
Ralph Allen School
Claverton Down Road, Combe Down, Bath, Somerset, BA2 7AD
2.17 miles
Hambling View Independent School
Lime Yard, Claverton Down Road, Bath, BA2 7AE
2.4 miles
Monkton Combe School
Church Lane, Bath, BA2 7HG
2.45 miles

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What is St John's Catholic Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for St John's Catholic Primary School is Good, from an inspection in September 2023 of its predecessor, St John's Catholic Primary School.

When was St John's Catholic Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

St John's Catholic Primary School was last inspected in June 2025.

How many pupils does St John's Catholic Primary School have?

St John's Catholic Primary School has 325 pupils on roll.

What age range does St John's Catholic Primary School cover?

St John's Catholic Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

Where is St John's Catholic Primary School?

St John's Catholic Primary School is at Oldfield Lane, Bath, Somerset, BA2 3NR.

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