Bathwick St Mary Church School, Bath
Bathwick St Mary Church School is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in Bath, part of The Bath and Wells Diocesan Academies Trust. It has a Church of England religious character. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in November 2022. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 11th-highest of the 27 schools in Bath with published results, and 4,096th of 14,452 across England. It was full in 2025, at 106% of capacity.
- SATs results
- Above England average
- Ofsted
- Good (2022)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- Better than England average
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Bath and North East Somerset (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Bathwick St Mary Church School in detail
Bathwick St Mary Church School in its own words
Coming up: an open day on Wednesday 18 November 2026. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.
All school open days in Bath and North East Somerset
Open days on the school's site (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 82% of Year 6 pupils at Bathwick St Mary Church School reached the expected standard in reading and 85% 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 rose from 83% in reading and 73% in maths in 2024.
With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.
Getting a place at Bathwick St Mary Church School
For September 2026 entry, 28 families put Bathwick St Mary Church School as their first choice and 92 named it as one of their preferences, for 28 places offered. That is one first choice for every place. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at Bathwick St Mary Church School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Bathwick St Mary Church School are St Saviours Junior Church School (0.7 miles, Good, 70% reading, 73% maths); St Saviours Infant Church School (0.7 miles, Good); St Stephens Church School (0.8 miles, Good, 84% reading, 84% maths); and Widcombe CofE Junior School (0.8 miles, Outstanding, 95% reading, 97% maths).
Bathwick St Mary Church School's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 3 schools.
St Saviours Junior Church SchoolSt Saviours Infant Church SchoolSt Stephens Church SchoolWidcombe CofE Junior School
The trust
Bathwick St Mary Church School is one of 46 schools run by The Bath and Wells Diocesan Academies Trust, an academy trust.
All 46 schools in The Bath and Wells Diocesan Academies Trust
Who goes there
6.8% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 36.4% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are White British (60%) and Mixed (15%).
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Bath Spa Rail Station, about 0.9 miles away in a straight line.
10 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Darlington Road (ne-bound), 160 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Bathwick St Mary Church School stands in is among the 10% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
In August 2026, police recorded 508 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and shoplifting. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Bath and North East Somerset (86), as is usual near a town centre.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Bathwick St Mary Church School issued 6 suspensions, 2.8 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Bathwick St Mary Church School are St Mark's CofE School (0.7 miles) and Beechen Cliff School (1.3 miles).
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Bath and North East Somerset published that the last place for 2025 entry went to a family 0.624 miles away (straight line). The cut-off moves every year.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 4 years agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Good at its November 2022 inspection.
Rated Good for
Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management, Early years.
At a Glance
6.8%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has remained stable at around 82% (2024 to 2025). Maths has improved from 73% to 85% (2024 to 2025). Writing has declined from 80% to 65% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
31.4
Avg class size
29.7
Infant (KS1)
32.8
KS2
7
Total classes
3 classes with more than 30 pupils
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with Bathwick St Mary Church School
Term dates
Bathwick St Mary Church School is an academy, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Bath and North East Somerset's term dates for its community schools.
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Bathwick St Mary Church School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Bathwick St Mary Church School is in Bath and North East Somerset; for families living there:
- Bath and North East Somerset's school travel policy: School Travel Policy for compulsory school age children
- How to apply: Apply for free school transport
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 2
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 0
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 2 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 2 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
0 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Bath and North East Somerset is 4.5 (the median across 94 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Your chances of a place at Bathwick St Mary Church School
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
106%
Over capacity
222 pupils
210 places
12 pupils over capacity in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Bath
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Bath
Across Bath and North East Somerset council
Places available
2,107
Applications
1,625
Got 1st preference
94.1%
Got preferred school
98.8%
All primary applications across Bath and North East Somerset council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
Inspection History(2)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
31
SEN Support
10
EHC Plans
18.6%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
220
Total Pupils
111
Boys
109
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
13
Teachers
16.9:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£50,755
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,094
Per pupil
£1204k
Total funding
£21k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
3.0%
Overall absence
3.0%
Persistent absence
198
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Bathwick St Mary Church School
Questions parents ask about Bathwick St Mary Church School
What are SATs results like at Bathwick St Mary Church School?
Of the pupils at Bathwick St Mary Church School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 82% reached the expected standard in reading and 85% did so in maths.
What is Bathwick St Mary Church School's Ofsted rating?
Bathwick St Mary Church School was rated Good at its most recent Ofsted inspection in November 2022. At its previous graded inspection in 2009 it was rated Outstanding.
How close to Bathwick St Mary Church School do you need to live?
Bath and North East Somerset published for September 2025 entry that the last place offered at Bathwick St Mary Church School on distance went to a family 0.624 miles away. This is the authority's own figure for one year, not a fixed boundary - the cut-off moves with the number of applications, so treat it as a guide rather than a guarantee.
Is it hard to get a place at Bathwick St Mary Church School?
Bathwick St Mary Church School was full in 2025, at 106% of its capacity, so places are allocated on the oversubscription criteria.
How big are the classes at Bathwick St Mary Church School?
Classes at Bathwick St Mary Church School average 31.4 pupils (2025/26). 3 classes have more than 30 pupils - infant classes are capped at 30 by law, with limited exceptions.
How many pupils go to Bathwick St Mary Church School?
Bathwick St Mary Church School has around 220 pupils on roll. 7% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Bathwick St Mary Church School?
3% of sessions were missed at Bathwick St Mary Church School in 2024/25. 3% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Bathwick St Mary Church School?
Apply through Bath and North East Somerset's coordinated admissions process, naming Bathwick St Mary Church School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
How many road collisions happen near Bathwick St Mary Church School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 2 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 2 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 0 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Bath and North East Somerset is 4.5 (the median across 94 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Bathwick St Mary Church School?
Bathwick St Mary Church School is at Darlington Road, Bath, Somerset, BA2 6NN.
Sources: Bath and North East Somerset admissions booklet; Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)