Shoscombe Church SchoolPeasedown St John Primary School

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

Summary of the comparison

Shoscombe Church School and Peasedown St John Primary School are primary schools in Bath.

  • Shoscombe Church School scores 60 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Peasedown St John Primary School scores 51 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Shoscombe Church School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Shoscombe Church School was judged Good and Peasedown St John Primary 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 89.0% for Shoscombe Church School and 62.0% for Peasedown St John Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Shoscombe Church School (64.0% in 2022-23, 89.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Peasedown St John Primary School (52.0% in 2022-23, 62.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Shoscombe Church School versus Peasedown St John Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure BathShoscombe Church SchoolBathPeasedown St John Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC60/100Stronger figureD51/100
Local ranking31st of 61 in Bath and North East Somerset Stronger figure38th of 61 in Bath and North East Somerset
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeAcademy converter Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-11 2-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll117 414
Capacity118 525
LocationBath, BA2 8NB Bath, BA2 8DH
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard89.0% Stronger figure62.0% 62.0%
At higher standard0.0% 11.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score106.0 Stronger figure104.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score106.0 Stronger figure104.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census117 414
Free school meals (ever 6)7.7% 22.9%
English as an additional language3.4% 7.7%
SEN support11.1% 20.8%
SEN with an EHC plan3.4% 4.1%
Attendance
Overall absence2.7% Stronger figure4.5% 6.2%
Persistent absence2.3% Stronger figure8.1% 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.

Shoscombe Church School

Peasedown St John Primary School

Full profiles: Shoscombe Church School · Peasedown St John Primary School