Freshford Church School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–11 · Bath, Bath and North East Somerset
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
1.843 miles
Published by Bath and North East Somerset Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2018–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Freshford Church School is a primary school in Bath, Bath and North East Somerset for ages 4–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 30 June 2022. Bath and North East Somerset has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2018 to 2026 entry.
Freshford 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 | 1.843 mi |
| 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
- In 2026 the last child offered a Reception place lived 1.843 miles away, ranking 8th longest of 18 Bath and North East Somerset primary schools with a published last distance.
- That 2026 Reception last distance was nearer the school than in 2025 and than in 2018, and it swung sharply between some years.
- 26 first-choice applications for 20 Reception offers in 2026; 20 offers went to first-choice families and 6 first-choice families (23%) were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 96% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 35% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
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
- High Street, Freshford, Bath, BA2 7WE
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Bath and North East Somerset
- Pupils on roll
- 159 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 0.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 26.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 30 June 2022
Strengths
- “Freshford pupils leave the school as polite, confident individuals.”
- “Staff provide a curriculum that is challenging, exciting and varied.”
- “Pupils produce high-quality work across different subjects.”
To improve
- “A few are concerned about the school’s provision for special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).”
- “Leaders have rightly recognised that there are aspects of the curriculum that need further strengthening.”
- “However, there are now some inconsistencies.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 21 September 2022 (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) | 96% | 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: 26 first-preference applications, 20 offers in total, 20 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.
- Combe Down CofE Primary School 2.2 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Mulberry Park Educate Together Primary Academy 2.6 mi Good Last distance published
- St Julian's Church School 3.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Martin's Garden Primary School 3.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Widcombe CofE Junior School 3.4 mi Not judged
- Widcombe Infant School 3.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Philip's CofE Primary School 3.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Moorlands Junior School 3.7 mi Good