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Freshford Church School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMr Andrew Wishart

corporate_fareTHE BATH AND WELLS DIOCESAN ACADEMIES TRUST

location_onBath, BA2 7WE

language Visit Website phone 1225723331

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2014

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Students

155

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Expected Standard

96%

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Demand Ratio

1.1x

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Freshford Church School is a Academy converter primary school in Bath, serving ages 4-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Demand is above capacity (1.1×) — apply through your local authority on time. Ranks in the top 1% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Freshford Church School is an academy converter in Bath, Bath and North East Somerset, admitting pupils aged 4-11. It is part of THE BATH AND WELLS DIOCESAN ACADEMIES TRUST. The school has approximately 160 pupils on roll, of whom 1% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 96% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 35% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #7 of 53 primaries in Bath and North East Somerset and #3,147 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2014. The school's current overall rating is Good.

The school is oversubscribed — in the most recent cycle, there were 1.1× as many applications as places, making a successful application competitive.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 26.5:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

96%

LA 60%

Reading96% LA 76%

Writing96% LA 70%

Maths96% LA 72%

Read SS

110

Maths SS

111

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

100%

LA 58%England 61%

Reading100% LA 75% · Eng 74%

Writing100% LA 71% · Eng 72%

Maths100% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

112

Maths SS

112

GPS SS

111

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

88%

LA 58%England 60%

Reading96% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Writing92% LA 69% · Eng 71%

Maths100% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

113

Maths SS

111

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

5.4

Read

LA 0.7

2.9 to 7.9

1.8

Write

LA -0.4

-0.7 to 4.2

4.3

Maths

LA -0.6

1.9 to 6.6

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

96%

LA 66%England 65%

Reading96% LA 76% · Eng 73%

Writing96% LA 80% · Eng 78%

Maths96% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

113

Maths SS

112

GPS SS

111

Progress (0 = national avg)

6.8

Read

LA 0.2

4.2 to 9.5

2.5

Write

LA -0.3

0.1 to 5.0

4.6

Maths

LA -0.9

2.3 to 6.9

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

No digital report timeline available.

Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2014-07-02

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2009-06-04

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

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 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: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 160 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	160	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	158	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	155	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	153	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	154	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	153	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	155	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	155	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	152	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	153	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	152	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	158	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	158	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	158	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	153	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	153	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	154	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	156	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	153	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	151	0.0%	0.5%

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.

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 5 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 4 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 4 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 2 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Visual Impairment 1 pupils

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Freshford Church School

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Faith Priority (Church of England)

Distance to School

School Capacity

Primary Admission Trends

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

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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