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St Philip's CofE Primary School

Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Academy

Bloomfield Rise, Odd Down, Bath BA2 2BN · stphilips-school.org · 01225 837946

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Overview

Ofsted
No overall grade
2019 framework · inspected Nov 2024
Key stage 2, 2024/25
78%
reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Bath and North East Somerset 63%, England 62%
Demand for places
0.9
first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
Pupils
277
99% of 280 places
Local authority
Bath and North East Somerset
Nursery class
No
Free school meals
14.8%
First language not English
20.9%
School census 2025/26
Trust
Palladian Academy Trust

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Reception in September 2026, 23 families put the school first and 25 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 42 (Places 40)42September 2023: 35 (Places 39)35September 2024: 37 (Places 39)37September 2025: 34 (Places 38)34September 2026: 23 (Places 25)23Places 25
ReceptionPlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 202625230.9100%
September 2025Sept 202538340.9100%
September 2024Sept 202439370.995%
September 2023Sept 202339350.9100%
September 2022Sept 202240421.1▲88%

Results

In 2024/25, 78% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 15% the higher standard. Across Bath and North East Somerset it was 63%, and across England 62%.

Expected standard reading, writing and maths

2019/20 to 2021/22: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1922/2323/2424/252015/16: 62% (England 53%)62%2016/17: 56% (England 61%)56%2017/18: 78% (England 64%)78%2018/19: 76% (England 65%)76%2022/23: 85% (England 60%)85%2023/24: 61% (England 61%)61%2024/25: 78% (England 62%)78%England 62%
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
Reading, writing and maths
▲78%62%
▲15%8%
Average scaled score
▲110106
●107105
▲109105

Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 109152)

Ofsted

Ofsted inspected St Philip's CofE Primary School on 5 November 2024 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.

Overall
No overall grade
Inspected
5 Nov 2024
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementGood
Early yearsGood

Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Sept 2019

Earlier inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Sept 2019Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
    SafeguardingEffective

Before September 2019

  • Mar 2011Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Early yearsRequires improvement
  • Jul 2008Requires improvement
    Outcomes for pupilsRequires improvement
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentRequires improvement
    Leadership and managementRequires improvement
    Early yearsGood

What parents said

98% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (41 replies, to 1 September 2025).

Recommend
98%
Replies
41
15% · 1 Sept 2025
Child is happy at school▲100% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe▲100% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▲98% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▼80% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well▲100% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn●85% agreeEngland 84%
Told how child is doing▲88% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects●90% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities▼85% agreeEngland 91%
Supports personal development▲83% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▲97% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 66% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▼40% agreeEngland 50%

based on the 10% who had a child bullied

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