Batheaston Church School, Bath

Ofsted's report card from its 7 July 2026 inspection grades Batheaston Church School on 7 areas: 2 strong standard and 5 expected standard. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Early years - Strong standard. "Leaders make sure that children in the early years have a highly positive start to school."

Personal development and wellbeing - Strong standard. "The personal development provision is a strength of the school."

Achievement - Expected standard. "Pupils at this school typically achieve as well as their peers in the published national tests."

Attendance and behaviour - Expected standard. "Leaders in the school and trust have rightly prioritised increasing attendance and reducing persistent absence."

Curriculum and teaching - Expected standard. "Leaders have prioritised ensuring that pupils secure the strong foundations of reading, writing and mathematics."

Inclusion - Expected standard. "Leaders prioritise ensuring that all pupils achieve and thrive at the school."

Leadership and governance - Expected standard. "School and trust leaders, alongside those responsible for governance, have pupils' best interests in mind when they make decisions."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should ensure that the curriculum in the foundation subjects is implemented as they intended so that the curriculum and teaching is consistently effective across all subjects and phases"; "Leaders and those responsible for governance should rigorously monitor the progress of pupils, swiftly and effectively addressing any barriers, so that pupils make rapid progress from their starting points".

The school runs after-school care.

In 2025, 82% of Year 6 pupils at Batheaston Church School reached the expected standard in reading and 75% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 79% and 76% in Bath and North East Somerset and 77% and 75% across England.

Results were similar in 2024 (90% in reading, 70% in maths).

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

For September 2026 entry, 21 families put Batheaston Church School as their first choice and 45 named it as one of their preferences, for 21 places offered. That is one first choice for every place. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Batheaston Church School are Bathampton Primary School (0.8 miles, Good, 86% reading, 68% maths); Bathford Church School (1 mile, Outstanding, 100% reading, 89% maths); Swainswick Church School (1.4 miles, Outstanding, 100% reading, 89% maths); and St Saviours Junior Church School (1.4 miles, Good, 70% reading, 73% maths).

Batheaston Church School's 2025 results were higher than 2 of these 4 schools.

Batheaston Church School is one of 46 schools run by The Bath and Wells Diocesan Academies Trust, an academy trust.

13.8% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 6.1% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (83%) and Mixed (6%).

In 2026, 30 pupils (16.6%) received SEN support and 11 (6.1%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.

The nearest railway station is Bath Spa Rail Station, about 2.7 miles away in a straight line.

6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Catherine Way - Bottom (nw-bound), 120 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 13 crimes within a mile of the school, most often criminal damage and arson, violence and sexual offences and anti-social behaviour. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Bath and North East Somerset (86).

Batheaston Church School recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.