Ofsted: Good

Three Ways School

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personMrs Josephine Stoaling

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location_onBath, BA2 5RF

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2022

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Students

230

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Attainment 8

0.5

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GCSE Rank

#23 in Bath and North East Somerset

#4,602 of 4,663 nationally

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Three Ways School is a Academy special converter school in Bath, serving ages 4-19. Rated Good by Ofsted.

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School Summary

Three Ways School is an academy special converter in Bath, Bath and North East Somerset, admitting pupils aged 4-19. It is part of THREE WAYS SCHOOL. The school has approximately 250 pupils on roll, of whom 47% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, pupils achieved an Attainment 8 score of 0.5, placing the school #23 in Bath and North East Somerset and #4,602 of 4,663 nationally. 0.00% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in English and Maths.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2022. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Outstanding, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 7.5:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there was 1 permanent exclusion. The average suspension rate was 2.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.

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Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Secondary Performance Trends (KS4)

2025

Progress 8 Score

Attainment 8

0.5

Grade 5+ E&M

0.00%

Entering EBacc0.00%

EBacc APS0.03

2024

Progress 8 Score

Attainment 8

Grade 5+ E&M

Entering EBacc-%

EBacc APS-

2023

Progress 8 Score

-1.46

vs National Avg

Attainment 8

1.2

Grade 5+ E&M

Entering EBacc0%

EBacc APS0.05

2022

Progress 8 Score

Attainment 8

Grade 5+ E&M

Entering EBacc-%

EBacc APS-

2021

Progress 8 Score

Attainment 8

Grade 5+ E&M

Entering EBacc0%

EBacc APS-

2019

Progress 8 Score

-1.62

vs National Avg

Attainment 8

1.3

Grade 5+ E&M

Entering EBacc0%

EBacc APS0

2018

Progress 8 Score

-1.37

vs National Avg

Attainment 8

1.2

Grade 5+ E&M

Entering EBacc0%

EBacc APS0

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Student Destinations (After Secondary)

This module shows what students did after finishing Key Stage 4 (GCSEs). It reflects how well the school prepares pupils for the real world.

2025

Stayed in Education / Employment

95%

Education (e.g. Sixth Form/College)95%

Apprenticeships0%

Employment0%

Not in Education / Employment (NEET)5%

2024

Stayed in Education / Employment

90%

Education (e.g. Sixth Form/College)90%

Apprenticeships0%

Employment0%

Not in Education / Employment (NEET)10%

2023

Stayed in Education / Employment

100%

Education (e.g. Sixth Form/College)100%

Apprenticeships0%

Employment0%

Not in Education / Employment (NEET)0%

2022

Stayed in Education / Employment

100%

Education (e.g. Sixth Form/College)100%

Apprenticeships0%

Employment0%

Not in Education / Employment (NEET)0%

2021

Stayed in Education / Employment

100%

Education (e.g. Sixth Form/College)93%

Apprenticeships0%

Employment7%

Not in Education / Employment (NEET)0%

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

LA 60%

Reading0% LA 76%

Writing0% LA 70%

Maths0% LA 72%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

LA 58%England 61%

Reading0% LA 75% · Eng 74%

Writing0% LA 71% · Eng 72%

Maths0% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

LA 58%England 60%

Reading0% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Writing0% LA 69% · Eng 71%

Maths0% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

-6.3

Read

LA 0.7

-9.6 to -3.0

-6.1

Write

LA -0.4

-9.3 to -2.9

-5.1

Maths

LA -0.6

-8.2 to -2.0

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

LA 66%England 65%

Reading0% LA 76% · Eng 73%

Writing0% LA 80% · Eng 78%

Maths0% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

-9.7

Read

LA 0.2

-13.3 to -6.0

-9.8

Write

LA -0.3

-13.2 to -6.4

-10.3

Maths

LA -0.9

-13.5 to -7.1

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

LA 64%

Reading0% LA 77%

Writing0% LA 76%

Maths0% LA 74%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

-6.5

Read

LA 0.1

-9.5 to -3.5

-7.6

Write

LA -0.8

-10.5 to -4.7

-7.1

Maths

LA -1.1

-9.8 to -4.4

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

10 May 2022

Inspection Report

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22 October 2019

Inspection Report

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11 June 2015

Inspection Report

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01 September 2013

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2022-05-10

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Outstanding

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2015-06-11

S5 Inspection EIF

Outstanding

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

2010-06-30

None EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.4%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 7.3% for this term (secondary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.4%(1 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 7.398% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 250 pupils. During this period, there were 1 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.4%, which is below the termly national average of 7.3%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	250	1	0.4%	7.3%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	255	9	3.5%	7.8%	1
2023/24 (Summer term)	237	2	0.8%	7.4%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	236	1	0.4%	7.1%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	236	4	1.7%	8.2%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	228	4	1.8%	6.6%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	230	2	0.9%	6.4%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	231	0	0.0%	5.9%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	222	2	0.9%	4.7%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	225	1	0.4%	4.9%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	226	6	2.7%	4.4%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	222	3	1.4%	3.6%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	223	2	0.9%	1.0%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	225	5	2.2%	3.9%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	220	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	220	2	0.9%	3.2%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	221	8	3.6%	4.2%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	220	7	3.2%	3.1%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	221	9	4.1%	3.8%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	218	8	3.7%	3.8%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	208	13	6.2%	3.4%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	206	9	4.4%	3.0%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	208	14	6.7%	3.7%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	201	1	0.5%	3.0%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	202	2	1.0%	3.3%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	205	7	3.4%	3.1%	0

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Severe Learning Difficulty 103 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 73 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 44 pupils

Profound & Multiple Learning 28 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Three Ways School

School Summary

Academic Performance

Secondary Performance Trends (KS4)

Student Destinations (After Secondary)

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Distance to School

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

Staffing

Teacher Turnover