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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 6 March 2024Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 26 February 2014Graded inspection: Good
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About these grades
Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.
How hard is it to get a place?
DfE · Sept 2026 entry628 applications · 191 places offered · 202 named it first
- 2026 3.3; Bath and North East Somerset median median 2.1
- 2025 3.1; Bath and North East Somerset median median 2.0
- 2024 3.3; Bath and North East Somerset median median 1.9
- 2023 2.9; Bath and North East Somerset median median 2.0
- 2022 3.0; Bath and North East Somerset median median 2.1
- 2021 3.3; Bath and North East Somerset median median 2.2
- 2020 3.3; Bath and North East Somerset median median 2.2
- 2019 3.6; Bath and North East Somerset median median 2.3
- 2018 3.3; Bath and North East Somerset median median 2.1
- 2017 2.5; Bath and North East Somerset median median 2.1
- 2016 2.5; Bath and North East Somerset median median 2.1
- 2015 2.5; Bath and North East Somerset median median 1.9
- 2014 2.2; Bath and North East Somerset median median 1.9
- This school
- Bath and North East Somerset median
Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council
How this is measured
Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.
| Entry | Places | Applications | Per place | First preferences | First-pref. ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 191 | 628 | 3.3 | 202 | 1.06 |
| Sep 2025 | 200 | 611 | 3.1 | 260 | 1.30 |
| Sep 2024 | 200 | 662 | 3.3 | 227 | 1.14 |
| Sep 2023 | 233 | 669 | 2.9 | 276 | 1.18 |
| Sep 2022 | 230 | 695 | 3.0 | 288 | 1.25 |
| Sep 2021 | 236 | 779 | 3.3 | 298 | 1.26 |
| Sep 2020 | 206 | 689 | 3.3 | 275 | 1.33 |
| Sep 2019 | 207 | 745 | 3.6 | 262 | 1.27 |
| Sep 2018 | 206 | 689 | 3.3 | 229 | 1.11 |
| Sep 2017 | 235 | 586 | 2.5 | 241 | 1.03 |
| Sep 2016 | 236 | 591 | 2.5 | 240 | 1.02 |
| Sep 2015 | 207 | 521 | 2.5 | 205 | 0.99 |
| Sep 2014 | 181 | 399 | 2.2 | 147 | 0.81 |
How did pupils do at GCSE?
DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisionalEvery year as a table
| Year | Pupils | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths | 4+ Eng & maths | Progress 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 (prov.) | 240 | 53.8 | 66% | 78% | – |
| 2024/25 | 211 | 54.6 | 63% | 78% | – |
| 2023/24 | 208 | 53.8 | 61% | 78% | +0.34 |
| 2022/23 | 211 | 54.3 | 59% | 81% | +0.50 |
Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- Ralph Allen SchoolThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20243.3applications per place 53.8Attainment 8
- 2.4 km · Bath and North East SomersetGood20232.5applications per place 56.4Attainment 8
- 3.3 km · Bath and North East SomersetRemains Good20222.1applications per place 59.9Attainment 8
- 3.8 km · Bath and North East SomersetGood20222.6applications per place 50.3Attainment 8
- 4.2 km · Bath and North East Somerset20262.0applications per place 48.7Attainment 8
- 5.0 km · WiltshireRemains Good20221.4applications per place 48.4Attainment 8
- 6.2 km · Bath and North East SomersetStandards maintained20253.5applications per place 47.9Attainment 8
- 9.1 km · WiltshireGood20241.6applications per place 49.4Attainment 8
- 9.2 km · WiltshireRemains Good20241.6applications per place 41.9Attainment 8
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 138522 · 800/4132
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 1,300 pupils · 1,398 on roll
- Free school meals
- 18.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
- SEN provision
- Resourced provision
- Opened
- 1 August 2012
- Replaced
- Ralph Allen School (URN 109305)
- Address
- Claverton Down Road, Combe Down, Bath, BA2 7AD
- Local authority
- Bath and North East Somerset
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources