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Oldfield School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy
Kelston Road, Bath BA1 9AB · oldfieldschool.com · 01225 423583
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Jan 2020
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 47.3
- average Attainment 8 score. Bath and North East Somerset 47.9, England 46
- Last distance offered
- 4.62 mi
- 7.44 km · Year 7, September 2026 entry · Last category · Bath and North East Somerset Council
- Demand for places
- 1.1
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,287
- 98% of 1,320 places
- Local authority
- Bath and North East Somerset
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 20.5%
- First language not English
- 9.9%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Oldfield School
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, the last place offered under “Last category” went to a home 4.62 mi (7.44 km) from the school. Source: Bath and North East Somerset Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 238 families put the school first and 207 places were offered; 69% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 207 | 238 | 1.1▲ | 69% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 197 | 174 | 0.9 | 95% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 191 | 259 | 1.4▲ | 68% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 219 | 240 | 1.1▲ | 80% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 216 | 219 | 1▲ | 77% |
Last distance offered
| Year 7 – Last category | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 4.62 mi7.44 km | |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 47.3, and 47.9% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Bath and North East Somerset it was 47.9, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C (31.1 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ●47.3 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲47.9% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲67.1% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲54.8% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲4.44 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 42.3 | +1.2 |
| Sixth form college | 6.6 | −9.6 |
| Further education | 34.2 | +6.3 |
| Other education | 1 | −0.5 |
| Apprenticeship | 2.6 | −1.5 |
| Employment | 3.1 | −0.5 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 5.6 | +0.5 |
| Activity not captured | 4.6 | +4.1 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 84 students | C (31.1) | Average -0.12 | |
| 84 students | C (31.2) | Average -0.11 | |
| Applied general7 students | Pass (15.8) | Well below average -0.84 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 79 | C+ (32.7) | -0.15 |
| 2022/23 | 70 | B- (36.2) | — |
| 2021/22 | 109 | B- (37.3) | — |
| 2018/19 | 27 | C+ (31.7) | +0.21 |
| 2017/18 | 17 | C (31.4) | +0.22 |
| 2016/17 | 21 | C- (26.3) | +0.05 |
| 2015/16 | 24 | D+ (24.5) | -0.52 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 32.9 | −27.5 |
| Further education | 4.7 | +2 |
| Apprenticeship | 4.7 | −3.4 |
| Employment | 48.2 | +25.7 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 4.7 | −1.6 |
| Activity not captured | 4.7 | — |
Ofsted
Oldfield School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 21 January 2020, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework. An ungraded inspection in Jan 2025 found: Standards maintained.
- Outcome
- Standards maintained
- Inspected
- 21 Jan 2025
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jan 2020
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Jan 2020Good
Quality of education Good Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Good Sixth form Good Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Sept 2012Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Nov 2007Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding 16 to 19 study programmes Good
What parents said
91% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (274 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 91%
- Replies
- 274
- 21% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 74% who raised concerns
based on the 34% who had a child bullied
based on 74 parents (27%) with SEND