Bathwick St Mary Church SchoolSt Stephens Church School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Bath.

Summary of the comparison

Bathwick St Mary Church School and St Stephens Church School are primary schools in Bath.

  • Bathwick St Mary Church School scores 62 out of 100 (grade C, average) and St Stephens Church School scores 61 out of 100 (grade C, average). Bathwick St Mary Church School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Bathwick St Mary Church School was judged Good and St Stephens Church School was judged Good.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 65.0% for Bathwick St Mary Church School and 71.0% for St Stephens Church School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has held broadly level at Bathwick St Mary Church School (65.0% in 2022-23, 65.0% in 2024-25) and has fallen at St Stephens Church School (78.0% in 2022-23, 71.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Bathwick St Mary Church School versus St Stephens Church School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure BathBathwick St Mary Church SchoolBathSt Stephens Church SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC62/100Stronger figureC61/100
Local ranking26th of 61 in Bath and North East Somerset Stronger figure29th of 61 in Bath and North East Somerset
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeAcademy converter Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll217 355
Capacity226 420
LocationBath, BA2 6NN Bath, BA1 5PZ
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard65.0% 71.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard12.0% 20.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score108.0 Stronger figure107.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score107.0 107.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census217 355
Free school meals (ever 6)6.5% 6.5%
English as an additional language37.8% 14.4%
SEN support17.5% 11.3%
SEN with an EHC plan5.1% 2.3%
Attendance
Overall absence3.0% Stronger figure4.6% 6.2%
Persistent absence3.0% Stronger figure10.4% 15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Bathwick St Mary Church School

St Stephens Church School

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