- Ofsted:Outstanding
- Church of England
Results well above the Bath and North East Somerset average, low absence.
77 first choices, 60 offers made
Ready for secondary school86%
Bath and North East Somerset 63%England 62%
- Days missed a year
- Pupils
- 417
Primary schools in Bath and North East Somerset
All 72 primary schools in Bath and North East Somerset. Narrow them down, then shortlist up to four to compare.
- Ofsted:Outstanding in every area
- Church of England
Results above the Bath and North East Somerset average, low absence.
25 first choices, 28 offers made
Ready for secondary school70%
Bath and North East Somerset 63%England 62%
- Days missed a year
- Pupils
- 184
- Ofsted:Outstanding in every area
- Church of England
Results well above the Bath and North East Somerset average, low absence.
Ready for secondary school79%
Bath and North East Somerset 63%England 62%
- Days missed a year
- Pupils
- 243
- Ofsted:Good or better
- Church of England
Results well above the Bath and North East Somerset average.
28 first choices, 28 offers made
Ready for secondary school72%
Bath and North East Somerset 63%England 62%
- Days missed a year
- About 8Bath and North East Somerset about 10
- Pupils
- 138
- Ofsted:Outstanding in every area
- Church of England
- Has a nursery
Results well above the Bath and North East Somerset average, low absence.
30 first choices, 30 offers made
Ready for secondary school80%
Bath and North East Somerset 63%England 62%
- Days missed a year
- Pupils
- 182
- Ofsted:Good
- Church of England
Results well above the Bath and North East Somerset average.
26 first choices, 20 offers made
Ready for secondary school96%
Bath and North East Somerset 63%England 62%
- Days missed a year
- About 9Bath and North East Somerset about 10
- Pupils
- 159
- Ofsted:Good
- Has a nursery
Results well above the Bath and North East Somerset average, low absence.
13 first choices, 14 offers made
Ready for secondary school77%
Bath and North East Somerset 63%England 62%
- Days missed a year
- Pupils
- 130
- Ofsted:Good
- Church of England
Results well above the Bath and North East Somerset average, low absence.
18 first choices, 16 offers made
Ready for secondary school81%
Bath and North East Somerset 63%England 62%
- Days missed a year
- Pupils
- 104
- Ofsted:Good
Results well above the Bath and North East Somerset average, low absence.
17 first choices, 15 offers made
Ready for secondary school93%
Bath and North East Somerset 63%England 62%
- Days missed a year
- Pupils
- 100
- Ofsted:Good
- Church of England
- Has a nursery
Results well above the Bath and North East Somerset average, low absence.
15 first choices, 15 offers made
Ready for secondary school89%
Bath and North East Somerset 63%England 62%
- Days missed a year
- Pupils
- 117
- Ofsted:Good
- Has a nursery
Results well above the Bath and North East Somerset average, low absence.
34 first choices, 30 offers made
Ready for secondary school81%
Bath and North East Somerset 63%England 62%
- Days missed a year
- Pupils
- 203
- Ofsted:Outstanding
- Church of England
Results above the Bath and North East Somerset average.
6 first choices, 6 offers made
Ready for secondary school67%
Bath and North East Somerset 63%England 62%
- Days missed a year
- About 11Bath and North East Somerset about 10
- Pupils
- 72
- Ofsted:Good
- Church of England
Results close to the Bath and North East Somerset average.
37 first choices, 28 offers made
Ready for secondary school64%
Bath and North East Somerset 63%England 62%
- Days missed a year
- About 8Bath and North East Somerset about 10
- Pupils
- 185
- Ofsted:Good
- Church of England
Results well above the Bath and North East Somerset average.
64 first choices, 60 offers made
Ready for secondary school71%
Bath and North East Somerset 63%England 62%
- Days missed a year
- About 9Bath and North East Somerset about 10
- Pupils
- 360
- Ofsted:Good in every area
- Church of England
Results well above the Bath and North East Somerset average.
23 first choices, 25 offers made
Ready for secondary school78%
Bath and North East Somerset 63%England 62%
- Days missed a year
- About 10Bath and North East Somerset about 10
- Pupils
- 277
Farrington Gurney Church of England Primary School
Bristol, BS39 6TY · Academy · Primary · Ages 4 to 11
- Ofsted:Good
- Church of England
Results below the Bath and North East Somerset average, low absence.
14 first choices, 15 offers made
Ready for secondary school60%
Bath and North East Somerset 63%England 62%
- Days missed a year
- Pupils
- 84
- Ofsted:Good
- Church of England
Results close to the Bath and North East Somerset average, low absence.
28 first choices, 28 offers made
Ready for secondary school65%
Bath and North East Somerset 63%England 62%
- Days missed a year
- Pupils
- 220
- Ofsted:Good or better
- Church of England
Results below the Bath and North East Somerset average, high absence.
18 first choices, 18 offers made
Ready for secondary school57%
Bath and North East Somerset 63%England 62%
- Days missed a year
- Pupils
- 153
- Ofsted:Good
Results well above the Bath and North East Somerset average, low absence.
22 first choices, 22 offers made
Ready for secondary school79%
Bath and North East Somerset 63%England 62%
- Days missed a year
- Pupils
- 174
- Ofsted:Good
- Church of England
- Has a nursery
Results well above the Bath and North East Somerset average, low absence.
21 first choices, 22 offers made
Ready for secondary school74%
Bath and North East Somerset 63%England 62%
- Days missed a year
- Pupils
- 185
- Ofsted:Good
- Has a nursery
Results well above the Bath and North East Somerset average.
35 first choices, 39 offers made
Ready for secondary school88%
Bath and North East Somerset 63%England 62%
- Days missed a year
- About 10Bath and North East Somerset about 10
- Pupils
- 358
- Ofsted:Good
- Church of England
- Has a nursery
Results well above the Bath and North East Somerset average.
33 first choices, 30 offers made
Ready for secondary school87%
Bath and North East Somerset 63%England 62%
- Days missed a year
- About 10Bath and North East Somerset about 10
- Pupils
- 195
- Ofsted:Expected standard or better
- Has a nursery
Results well above the Bath and North East Somerset average.
23 first choices, 24 offers made
Ready for secondary school78%
Bath and North East Somerset 63%England 62%
- Days missed a year
- About 11Bath and North East Somerset about 10
- Pupils
- 256
- Ofsted:Good
- Church of England
Results well above the Bath and North East Somerset average.
12 first choices, 13 offers made
Ready for secondary school71%
Bath and North East Somerset 63%England 62%
- Days missed a year
- About 9Bath and North East Somerset about 10
- Pupils
- 88
- Primary schools72including 4 special
- Ready for secondary school63.0%
- Good or Outstanding98%of graded schools ·
- Faith schools38 of 722 Catholic, 33 Church of England
- With a nursery class28take children from 2 or 3
- Free school meals17.9%of pupils get them
The big picture
How Bath and North East Somerset's primary schools spread out
Each dot is one school. Hover over a dot to see which school it is.
Met the expected standard at 11
Share of Year 6 pupils reaching the expected level in reading, writing and maths.
Days missed
Share of school sessions pupils missed, for any reason. Lower is better.
Ofsted grades in Bath and North East Somerset
The last full grade for each school Ofsted has graded. 26 newer or converted schools don't have a grade yet.
- Outstanding: 4 of 46
- Good: 41 of 46
- Requires improvement: 1 of 46
- Inadequate: 0 of 46
Before you apply
Four things worth knowing in Bath and North East Somerset
Half or more are faith schools.
38 of the 72 primary schools in Bath and North East Somerset have a religious character. When they're full, they can put families of their faith first, so check each school's rules.
Show schools with no religious characterA nursery place isn't a Reception place.
28 schools take children from age 2 or 3. You still need to apply for Reception, even if your child is already in the school's nursery.
Show schools with a nurseryApply by 15 January.
Apply to your council for a Reception place starting in September. Offers come out on 16 April.
Check how old the Ofsted grade is.
Some grades are many years old. Each school's page shows the date of its last inspection and what's changed since.
Show Good or Outstanding
About these schools
Primary schools in Bath and North East Somerset, explained
There are 72 primary schools in Bath and North East Somerset, teaching 16,808 children. 4 are run by the council and 62 are academies or free schools. Among them are 4 special and 6 independent schools.
98% of the mainstream state schools Ofsted has graded are Good or Outstanding, against 94.8% across England. 4 of them are Outstanding, though some grades are several years old, so check the date on each school's page.
63.0% of pupils in Bath and North East Somerset met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at 11, against 62% across England. The gap between schools is wide, from 0% to 96%, which is why it's worth looking school by school.
17.9% of pupils get free school meals. Schools here spend £7,462 a year on each pupil, against £8,120 across England. 11.2% of pupils are persistently absent, missing one day in ten or more, against 18.1% across England.
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Questions
Questions parents ask
How many primary schools are in Bath and North East Somerset?
There are 72 primary schools in Bath and North East Somerset, including state-funded, academies, and independent schools.
What are the best primary schools in Bath and North East Somerset?
The highest-ranked primary schools in Bath and North East Somerset on Eduscope are Saltford CofE Primary School, High Littleton CofE VC Primary School and Widcombe CofE Junior School. We rank each state school against schools of the same phase across England on its Ofsted inspection, results and attendance.
How many Ofsted Outstanding primary schools are in Bath and North East Somerset?
Bath and North East Somerset has 4 primary schools rated Outstanding by Ofsted. A further 41 are rated Good, meaning 98% of inspected schools hold a Good or Outstanding rating.
How are primary schools in Bath and North East Somerset ranked on Eduscope?
Each state school gets a rank score out of 100. We place each measure as a percentile among state schools of the same phase across England, then weight them. Primary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 30%, pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 30%, pupils reaching the higher standard 10%, persistent absence (lower is better) 20%, average reading and maths scores 10%. Secondary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 25%, Attainment 8 25%, grade 5 or above in English and maths 15%, persistent absence (lower is better) 15%, pupils staying in education or work after GCSEs 10%, A level average points (sixth forms only) 10%. Results are averaged over up to three years, and an Ofsted grade older than five years counts for less. A school needs data for at least 60% of the weights. Special schools, pupil referral units, nurseries, independent schools and 16 to 19 schools aren't ranked, and are listed by Ofsted grade and name. Our methodology page explains more.
How do primary schools in Bath and North East Somerset perform at Key Stage 2?
Across primary schools in Bath and North East Somerset, 63% of pupils meet the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths at Key Stage 2. This figure is based on the latest published results from the Department for Education.
What is the average class size in Bath and North East Somerset primary schools?
The average pupil-teacher ratio across primary schools in Bath and North East Somerset is 21:1. While this is not a direct measure of class size, it indicates the level of teaching resource available per pupil.
How do I choose a primary school in Bath and North East Somerset?
When choosing a primary school in Bath and North East Somerset, consider Ofsted ratings, Key Stage 2 results, distance from home, school size, and whether the school offers wrap-around care. You can compare all 72 primary schools on Eduscope using filters for school type, gender, religious character, and more.
Sources: Department for Education school performance tables, school census and workforce data, Get Information About Schools and Ofsted. Distances are straight-line estimates.