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St Mary's CofE Primary School

Primary · Bath · BA2 0JR

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Outstanding

SchoolFacts estimate: Ofsted awarded no overall grade at this inspection

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Quality of education: OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes: OutstandingPersonal development: OutstandingLeadership & management: OutstandingSafeguarding effective: Yes

Inspected 15 October 2024

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At a glance

182 pupils · 87% of 210 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Academy sponsor led
Age range
2–11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Free school meals
27.7% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
3.9% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
14.8% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
2.6% of pupils (2024/2025)
Nursery
Yes
Website
http://stmarystimsbury.co.uk/
URN
147890

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 30 families named it first for 30 Reception places, 1.00 first choices per place. At its inspection on 15 October 2024 Ofsted awarded no overall grade; the lowest of the four areas it judged was Outstanding. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 4.5% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

1.00 first-choice applications per place

30 places offered · 30 first-choice applications · roughly balanced

First-choice applications per place, by entry year

21/22
22/23
23/24
24/25
25/26
26/27

Source: DfE applications and offers on national offer day · how demand is measured

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

15 pupils at the end of key stage 2 in 2024/2025

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
80%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
13%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
105
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
104
England 105

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means

Schools with a similar intake

Meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 2024/2025

This school80%
Median of its 12 closest peers63%
Bath and North East Somerset average63%
England62%

On meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, this school is ahead of the schools that teach a comparable intake.

They are matched on intake, not location, so most are not local: see nearby schools for those you could apply to.

SchoolOfstedResult
Witton Gilbert Primary SchoolDurham · 243 miles awayGood53%
Ringway Primary SchoolChoppington · 268 miles awayGood67%
Wheatcroft Community Primary SchoolScarborough · 221 miles awayGood36%
Dersingham Primary SchoolKing's Lynn · 165 miles awayGood59%
St John Vianney Catholic Primary SchoolSt Helens · 145 miles awayExpected standard80%
Layfield Primary SchoolYarm · 224 miles awayGood69%
Belmont Cheveley Park Primary SchoolDurham · 242 miles awayGood72%
Kirkham St Michael's Church of England Primary SchoolPreston · 170 miles awayGood70%
Southam St James CofE AcademySoutham · 79 miles awayRequires improvement59%
Wellfield Methodist and Anglican Church SchoolBurnley · 171 miles awayGood70%
Rossmore SchoolEllesmere Port · 137 miles awayNeeds attention53%
Midhurst CofE Primary SchoolMidhurst · 79 miles awayRequires improvement47%

It is not a ranking. Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · how the matching works

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 91% (Bath and North East Somerset 80%, England 60%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 2% (Bath and North East Somerset 2%, England 2%) · Asian Indian 2% (Bath and North East Somerset 1%, England 4%) · Black African 2% (Bath and North East Somerset 1%, England 5%) · Mixed White and Asian 1% (Bath and North East Somerset 2%, England 2%) · Not recorded 1% (Bath and North East Somerset 2%, England 1%) · other groups together 2%

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
4.5%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
8.3%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

0.65 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · England, primary schools: 2.47 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Bath and North East Somerset: 3.51 suspensions and 0.01 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

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Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
18.5
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

100% of teachers stayed at the school the following year

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, primary academies: 0.3% vacant, 0.32% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

50% of teachers took sickness absence, 4.9 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £47,487; 20% on the leadership pay range · England, primary schools: £50,856, 17.3%

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Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2024-25)

This school£6,931
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2024-25)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 82% (77%) · premises 4% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 6% (8%) · supplies and services 7% (9%) · educational supplies 2% (4%) · bought-in professional services 2% (2%) · catering 3% (5%)

Reserves (2024-25)

Revenue reserve -£308,000; in-year balance -£29,000

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: academy finance return, 2024-25, DfE · how spending is compared

Inspection history since 2015

Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
9/10among the least deprived fifth of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
9/10among the least deprived fifth of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher39.5%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications14.9%18.1%
In managerial or professional work43.9%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways10.8%18.1%
Residents in very good health47.4%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier89.2%62.3%
Social housing2%17.1%
Privately rented8.8%20.5%
Detached houses36.3%22.9%
Flats1.8%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms30.6%21.1%
Households with no car or van5.2%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01014460 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£325,00096 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£289,000–£385,500the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (24)£437,000
Semi-detached (32)£327,500
Terraced (34)£297,500
Flat (6)£287,500

Homes around this school are dearer than most school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
0a rural school averages 0.3
Collisions at school-run times
0a rural school averages 0.7
All reported collisions
3a rural school averages 3.4
Of those, serious or fatal
0a rural school averages 0.9

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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