Bathford 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 🔒
Bathford Church School is a primary school in Bath, Bath and North East Somerset for ages 4–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 21 January 2025. Bath and North East Somerset has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2018 to 2026 entry.
Bathford 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 applicant for a Reception place in 2026 was offered one, though places ran out (a last distance was published) in 1 of the 7 earlier years.
- In 2024/25, 72% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 11% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- 10 of the 45 Reception applications in 2026 (22%) came from families living outside Bath and North East Somerset, and 6 offers went to them.
- The school has 18.1 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 23.4 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
- Dovers Park, Bathford, Bath, BA1 7UB
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Bath and North East Somerset
- Pupils on roll
- 138 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 8.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 21 January 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils enjoy coming to this happy and inclusive school, where staff create a feeling of belonging successfully.”
- “Consequently, pupils attend regularly.”
- “They know they can speak to any of the caring adults and be listened to.”
To improve
- “However, some pupils’ understanding of basic skills in writing is not secure.”
- “This is because, on occasion, the teaching of letter formation has lacked precision.”
- “Some staff do not spot and address misconceptions as they arise and so pupils make repeated mistakes.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 3 March 2025 (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) | 72% | 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.
- Bathampton Primary School 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Batheaston Church School 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
- St Saviours Junior Church School 2.0 mi School remains Good
- St Saviours Infant Church School 2.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Bathwick St Mary Church School 2.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Swainswick Church School 2.4 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- St Stephens Church School 2.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Widcombe CofE Junior School 2.6 mi Not judged