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Peasedown St John Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 2–11 · Academy
Bath Road, Peasedown St John, Bath BA2 8DH · psjprimary.co.uk · 01761 432311
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Sept 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 62%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Bath and North East Somerset 63%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 403
- 77% of 525 places
- Local authority
- Bath and North East Somerset
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 23.6%
- First language not English
- 7.7%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 39 families put the school first and 41 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 41 | 39 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 53 | 53 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 35 | 35 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 41 | 40 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 51 | 49 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 62% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 11% 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 | |||
| ●62% | 62% | ||
| ▲11% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●104 | 106 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
| ▼102 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 142720)
Ofsted
Peasedown St John Primary School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 26 September 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 26 Sept 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Inadequate, graded inspection, Jan 2019
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 142720), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Jan 2019Inadequate
Outcomes for pupils Inadequate Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Inadequate Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Inadequate Early years Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 142720)
Dec 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 142720)
Sept 2007Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 142720)
What parents said
94% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (142 replies, to 2 September 2024).
- Recommend
- 94%
- Replies
- 142
- 2 Sept 2024
based on the 68% who raised concerns
based on the 35% who had a child bullied
based on 28 parents (20%) with SEND