Fosse Way School, Bath
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 8 months agoReport card - no overall grade (new Ofsted framework from Sep 2024)
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
This school excels at preparing pupils with special educational needs for real life. Students learn practical skills like shopping, cooking and managing money alongside academic learning. The school's strength lies in its ambitious inclusion strategy and wraparound support that helps pupils overcome barriers and achieve their potential, with impressive outcomes where all sixth form students progress to employment or further training.
Key Strengths
- Excellent attendance rates for pupils with special educational needs, consistently lower than national averages
- Highly effective behaviour management with positive attitudes and rare use of restrictive physical intervention
- Outstanding inclusion strategy with ambitious personal development and pastoral support tailored to individual needs
- Comprehensive careers education and work experience leading to successful transitions to employment or further training
- Strong sixth form provision with all students progressing to further training or employment
Areas for Improvement
- Early years provision needs development - children are not receiving the teaching needed to secure their learning
- Some teaching sequences for minority of pupils not based on precise understanding of what they already know
- Communication with parents when they have concerns needs strengthening
Safeguarding
Safeguarding standards are met - leaders have created an open culture where safeguarding is everyone's responsibility and concerns are actively identified and managed.
Extracurricular Activities
School council, work experience placements in community venues (Roman baths, local radio station), food technology leading to hospitality qualifications
Fosse Way School is a special educational needs school in Radstock that has been rated with strong standards across most areas, though early years provision requires improvement. The school demonstrates exceptional commitment to inclusion and preparation for adulthood.
At a Glance
50.0%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
Yes
Sixth Form
ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
SEN Provision
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 5% to 17%. Maths has declined from 5% to 0%. Writing has remained stable at around 0%.
Class Sizes
0.0
Avg class size
0
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
105%
Over capacity
232 pupils
220 capacity
12 places over capacity
Area Demand Pressure - Bath
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Bath
Admissions Demand - Bath and North East Somerset
Places available
2,436
Applications
1,707
Got 1st preference
92.3%
Got preferred school
98.5%
Secondary admissions across Bath and North East Somerset (2025/26)
Inspection History(5)
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SEN Provision
How many pupils have special educational needs, what types of support the school provides, and how it compares to similar schools.
Pupil Demographics
The school's pupil mix - ethnicity breakdown, free school meals eligibility, and English as an additional language. Useful context when evaluating school fit.
Teachers & Staff
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Pupil Absence2024/25
11.0917%
Overall absence
35.44974%
Persistent absence
189
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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Feeder Primary Schools
Primary schools that likely feed into this school, based on proximity
Fosse Way School
Westfield Primary School
St Benedict's Catholic Primary School
Midsomer Norton Primary School
Welton Primary School
St John's CofE Primary School
Norton Hill Primary School
Longvernal Primary School
St Nicholas Church School
Kilmersdon Church School
Trinity Church School
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