Freshford Church School

Bath and North East SomersetAcademy converter

High Street, Freshford, Bath, BA2 7WE

Headteacher: Mrs Ruth PooleSchool website ↗Pupils: 160 (capacity: 160)Part of THE BATH AND WELLS DIOCESAN ACADEMIES TRUST
Ofsted pending
No inspection on record
Oversubscribed
87% of first-choice applicants offered a place
96%
Reading, Writing & Maths
87%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed

Latest data: 2024/25

SATs Results (2024/25)

End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.

Reading, Writing & Maths combinedReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
96.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)Higher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
35.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 96%·Writing 96%·Maths 96%All three 96%
Reading
Expected96%
Exceeding65%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected96%
Exceeding35%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected96%
Exceeding58%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)

This school is oversubscribed.
Demand exceeds capacity.
How many places were offered?
20
How many families wanted this school first?
23
How many got their first choice?
20of 23 (87.0%)
How many applied in total?
44

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
8.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
4.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
8.0%
Boys and girls
50%girls·50%boys
80 girls, 80 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↓ Peaked at 100% (2017/18), currently 96%

* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.

Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.

View raw year-by-year data
YearReading, Writing & Maths (expected %)Exceeding expected (%)Reading ProgressWriting ProgressMaths Progress
2015/1683.0%13.0%+5.3+1.4+1.8
2016/1791.0%41.0%+6.5+1.1+3.8
2017/18100.0%32.0%+5.4+2.0+4.8
2018/1996.0%42.0%+6.8+2.5+4.6
2022/2388.0%33.0%+5.4+1.8+4.3
2023/24100.0%36.0%---
2024/2596.0%35.0%---
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