Roundhill Primary School, Bath

Ofsted's report card from its 13 January 2026 inspection grades Roundhill Primary School on 7 areas: 7 needs attention. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Achievement - Needs attention. "Achievement is low but has started to improve."

Attendance and behaviour - Needs attention. "Historically, pupils' attendance has been too low."

Curriculum and teaching - Needs attention. "Leaders have benefited from a more settled teaching team than previously so that agreed teaching approaches are used by most staff."

Early years - Needs attention. "Over time, too many children have left the early years without the knowledge and skills they need for key stage 1."

Inclusion - Needs attention. "Some staff do not consistently provide pupils with the right support or make the necessary adaptations to reduce barriers to learning."

Leadership and governance - Needs attention. "The relatively new leadership team understands the school's context, strengths and areas for development."

Personal development and wellbeing - Needs attention. "Leaders acknowledge that there is much more to do to improve the personal development and wellbeing programme for pupils."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "• Leaders should ensure that staff provide consistently appropriate support and adaptations for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities so that barriers to learning are reduced. • Leaders should ensure that teachers use what they know about pupils' needs and starting points to plan teaching that is well matched to what pupils already know and can do. • Leaders should ensure that pupils develop fluent and accurate writing so that they are well prepared for the next stage of their education. • Leaders should continue to improve the culture of pupils' behaviour and positive attitudes so that expectations are applied consistently. • Leaders should ensure that the personal development curriculum develops pupils' understanding of fundamental British values and cultural diversity in modern Britain. • Leaders should ensure that, in the early years, teaching tasks align closely to the intended ambitious curriculum so that children are supported to deepen their knowledge across all areas of learning. • Leaders should ensure that staff receive high-quality training so that they have the expertise needed to secure the necessary improvements across all areas of the school's work".

In 2025, 52% of Year 6 pupils at Roundhill Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 48% 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 45% in reading and 26% in maths in 2024.

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

For September 2026 entry, 19 families put Roundhill Primary School as their first choice and 29 named it as one of their preferences, for 22 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Roundhill Primary School are Oldfield Park Junior School (0.6 miles, Good, 87% reading, 78% maths); Twerton Infant School (0.8 miles, Good); Moorlands Junior School (0.8 miles, Good, 78% reading, 65% maths); and St Philip's CofE Primary School (0.8 miles, Good, 93% reading, 93% maths).

Each of them had higher 2025 results than Roundhill Primary School.

Roundhill Primary School is one of 17 schools run by The Partnership Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 49% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

25 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Roundhill Primary School (as of April 2026): 76% would recommend the school, 76% say their child is happy there and 14% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that they would recommend the school (76%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (14%).

49.3% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 74 pupils (34.1%) received SEN support and 11 (5.1%) 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 social, emotional and mental health needs.

The nearest railway station is Oldfield Park Rail Station, about 0.9 miles away in a straight line.

12 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Wedmore Park (nw-bound), 40 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 172 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, shoplifting and anti-social behaviour. 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, Roundhill Primary School issued 71 suspensions, 27.4 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Roundhill Primary School are Hayesfield Girls School (1.1 miles), Saint Gregory's Catholic College (1.2 miles), Beechen Cliff School (1.5 miles) and Oldfield School (1.7 miles).