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Swainswick Church School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Academy
Innox Lane, Upper Swainswick, Bath BA1 8DB · swainswickschool.co.uk · 01225 859279
Overview
- Ofsted
- Outstanding
- 2019 framework · inspected Jun 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 67%
- 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
- 72
- 86% of 84 places
- Local authority
- Bath and North East Somerset
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 5.6%
- First language not English
- 2.8%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 6 families put the school first and 6 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 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 67% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 22% 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 | |||
| ▲67% | 62% | ||
| ▲22% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▲111 | 106 | ||
| ▲108 | 105 | ||
| ▲108 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 109206)
Ofsted
Swainswick Church School was judged Outstanding at its last graded inspection, on 18 June 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Outstanding
- Inspected
- 18 Jun 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Early years | Outstanding |
Previously: Improving, ungraded inspection, May 2023
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 109206), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
May 2023Ungraded inspectionImproving
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Nov 2010Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 109206)
Sept 2007Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Inadequate Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 109206)
What parents said
88% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (50 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 88%
- Replies
- 50
- 66% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 84% who raised concerns
based on the 34% who had a child bullied
based on 17 parents (34%) with SEND