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Freshford Church School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Academy
High Street, Freshford, Bath BA2 7WE · freshfordchurchschool.org · 01225 723331
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Jun 2022
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 96%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Bath and North East Somerset 63%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 1.84 mi
- 2.97 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Last category · Bath and North East Somerset Council
- Demand for places
- 1.3
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 159
- 99% of 160 places
- Local authority
- Bath and North East Somerset
- Nursery class
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 0.6%
- First language not English
- 3.1%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered under “Last category” went to a home 1.84 mi (2.97 km) from the school. Source: Bath and North East Somerset Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 26 families put the school first and 20 places were offered; 77% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 20 | 26 | 1.3▲ | 77% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 20 | 23 | 1.2▲ | 87% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 19 | 21 | 1.1▲ | 90% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 20 | 29 | 1.5▲ | 69% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 20 | 25 | 1.3▲ | 80% |
Last distance offered
| Reception – Last category | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 1.84 mi2.97 km | |
Results
In 2024/25, 96% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 35% the higher standard. Across Bath and North East Somerset it was 63%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲96% | 62% | ||
| ▲35% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▲110 | 106 | ||
| ▲111 | 105 | ||
| ▲108 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 109195)
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 30 June 2022, Ofsted’s outcome for Freshford Church School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 29 Jun 2022
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jul 2014
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 109195), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Nov 2017Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 109195)
Jul 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 109195)
Jun 2009Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Outstanding Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 109195)
What parents said
96% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (117 replies, to 2 April 2023).
- Recommend
- 96%
- Replies
- 117
- 76% · 2 Apr 2023
based on the 68% who raised concerns
based on the 20% who had a child bullied
based on 22 parents (19%) with SEND