Swainswick 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 🔒
Swainswick Church School is a primary school in Bath, Bath and North East Somerset for ages 4–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Outstanding, from the inspection on 18 June 2024. Bath and North East Somerset has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2018 to 2026 entry.
Swainswick 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 was offered a Reception place in 2026, though a last distance was published in 2 of the 5 earlier years.
- For Reception in 2026 there were 6 first-choice applications for 6 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place.
- The school has 11.6 pupils per teacher; the middle figure across the 8 nearest primary schools in Bath and North East Somerset is 23.4.
- In 2024/25, 22% reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths (England 8%), and 67% met the expected standard (England 62%).
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
- Innox Lane, Upper Swainswick, Bath, BA1 8DB
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Bath and North East Somerset
- Pupils on roll
- 72 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 5.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 11.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Outstanding Inspected 18 June 2024
Strengths
- “Swainswick Church School is an inspiring place to learn.”
- “Pupils are rightly proud of their school.”
- “They attend well and they thrive.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 22 July 2024 (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) | 67% | 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: 6 first-preference applications, 6 offers in total, 6 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 Infant Church School 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
- St Saviours Junior Church School 1.1 mi School remains Good
- St Stephens Church School 1.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Batheaston Church School 1.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Bathwick St Mary Church School 1.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Bathampton Primary School 1.7 mi Good Last distance published
- St Andrew's Church School 1.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Weston All Saints CofE Primary School 2.2 mi Good Last distance published