Oldfield Park Junior School, Bath

In its own words: "At Oldfield Park Junior School we work together as a supportive community to provide a happy, safe and stimulating environment where children are valued as individuals, engaged in their learning and inspired to achieve excellence."

From the headteacher's welcome: "It is a privilege to lead such a caring, ambitious and inclusive school community. Having been part of Oldfield Park Junior School for many years, I am incredibly proud of our school, our pupils, our dedicated staff and the strong relationships we have with our families."

The school runs a breakfast club from 7:30am and after-school care, from £6 per session.

Coming up: an admissions event on Tuesday 3 November 2026, an open day on Tuesday 3 November 2026, an admissions event on Tuesday 10 November 2026 and an admissions event on Wednesday 11 November 2026. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

In 2025, 87% of Year 6 pupils at Oldfield Park Junior School reached the expected standard in reading and 78% 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 (82% in reading, 84% in maths).

Across Bath and North East Somerset, 94% of families were offered their first-choice primary school for 2026 entry, and 99% were offered one of the schools they named.

In 2026, families in Bath and North East Somerset lodged 7 appeals against primary school offers; 4 reached a hearing and 1 succeeded (25% of those heard).

The nearest other state primary schools to Oldfield Park Junior School are St John's Catholic Primary School (0.3 miles); Moorlands Infant School (0.4 miles, Good); Moorlands Junior School (0.4 miles, Good, 78% reading, 65% maths); and Oldfield Park Infant School (0.5 miles, Good).

Oldfield Park Junior School is one of 13 schools run by Palladian Academy Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 64% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

85 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Oldfield Park Junior School (as of September 2025): 99% would recommend the school, 99% say their child is happy there and 89% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that the school has high expectations for their child (99%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (89%).

8.4% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (79%) and Mixed (7%).

The nearest railway station is Oldfield Park Rail Station, about 610 metres away (roughly a 8-minute walk).

20 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Ascension Church (sw-bound), 50 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Oldfield Park Junior 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 357 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.

In 2024/25, Oldfield Park Junior School issued 1 suspension, 0.4 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Oldfield Park Junior School are Hayesfield Girls School (0.5 miles), Beechen Cliff School (1 mile), Saint Gregory's Catholic College (1.4 miles) and Oldfield School (1.6 miles).