Bathwick St Mary Church School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–11 · Bath, Bath and North East Somerset
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Bath and North East Somerset Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2018–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Bathwick St Mary Church School is a primary school in Bath, Bath and North East Somerset for ages 4–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 22 November 2022. Bath and North East Somerset has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2018 to 2026 entry.
Bathwick St Mary Church School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2022 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2021 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2020 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2019 | 🔒 With a pass |
And 1 earlier figure.
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Every Reception applicant was offered a place in 2026, but places ran out in 6 of the 7 earlier years; the biggest swing came from 2022 to 2023.
- In 2024/25, 65% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 12% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- Reception 2026 drew 28 first-choice applications for 28 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place.
- Of its pupils, 6.8% are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 14.6% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Bath and North East Somerset.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Bath and North East Somerset schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Darlington Road, Bath, BA2 6NN
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Bath and North East Somerset
- Pupils on roll
- 220 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 6.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 22 November 2022
Strengths
- “Pupils and staff are proud of their school.”
- “Parents are overwhelmingly positive about the school.”
- “Pupils are valued and their differences celebrated.”
To improve
- “However, the curriculum for some subjects is not planned or taught as precisely as it is in reading and mathematics.”
- “However, in some subjects, key knowledge and how to teach it has not been clearly defined.”
- “Where this occurs, teaching is not as effective.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 18 January 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 65% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 28 first-preference applications, 28 offers in total, 28 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Bath and North East Somerset.
- St Saviours Junior Church School 0.7 mi School remains Good
- St Saviours Infant Church School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- St Stephens Church School 0.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Widcombe CofE Junior School 0.8 mi Not judged
- Widcombe Infant School 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Andrew's Church School 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Bathampton Primary School 1.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Oldfield Park Infant School 1.5 mi Standards maintained Last distance published