Academy converter · Bath and North East Somerset

Combe Down CofE Primary School

4–11Ages
422Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
142943URN

Church Road, Combe Down, Bath, BA2 5JQ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodSep 2013

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Nov 2024

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.7per place

0.3 below Bath and North East Somerset median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Bath and North East Somerset

104 applications for 60 places · 33rd of 51 in Bath and North East Somerset

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

63%met the expected standard

Bath and North East Somerset 64% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodSep 2013

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Nov 2024

Inspection history

20 November 2024
Ungraded inspection: Standards maintained
19 September 2013
Graded inspection: Good · as Combe Down CofE Primary School, URN 109230

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

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 entry

1.7applications per place, Reception

0.3 below Bath and North East Somerset median (2.0) 0.5 below England median (2.2)

104 applications · 60 places offered · 56 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.7; Bath and North East Somerset median median 2.0
2025 2.0; Bath and North East Somerset median median 1.9
2024 2.1; Bath and North East Somerset median median 2.0
2023 2.3; Bath and North East Somerset median median 2.1
2022 2.2; Bath and North East Somerset median median 2.1
2021 2.1; Bath and North East Somerset median median 2.1
2020 2.3; Bath and North East Somerset median median 2.1
2019 2.1; Bath and North East Somerset median median 2.1
2018 1.9; Bath and North East Somerset median median 2.0
2017 1.7; Bath and North East Somerset median median 2.0
2016 1.7; Bath and North East Somerset median median 1.7; as the previous school
2015 1.8; Bath and North East Somerset median median 1.8; as the previous school
2014 1.9; Bath and North East Somerset median median 1.4; as the previous school

This school
Bath and North East Somerset median

Dashed bars: as Combe Down CofE Primary School (URN 109230), the previous school.

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, 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	60	104	1.7	56	0.93
Sep 2025	59	115	2.0	55	0.93
Sep 2024	60	124	2.1	70	1.17
Sep 2023	60	136	2.3	74	1.23
Sep 2022	56	122	2.2	53	0.95
Sep 2021	58	123	2.1	52	0.90
Sep 2020	55	126	2.3	46	0.84
Sep 2019	59	126	2.1	57	0.97
Sep 2018	59	114	1.9	62	1.05
Sep 2017	56	95	1.7	47	0.84
Sep 2016 *	58	98	1.7	52	0.90
Sep 2015 *	59	108	1.8	57	0.97
Sep 2014 *	60	114	1.9	58	0.97

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 74% · Writing 74% · Maths 84% → all three 63% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard63%29th of 53 in Bath and North East Somerset

Bath and North East Somerset 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard74%

Bath and North East Somerset 82% England 78%

Higher standard42%

Bath and North East Somerset 37% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard74%

Bath and North East Somerset 78% England 75%

Greater depth9%

Bath and North East Somerset 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard84%

Bath and North East Somerset 78% England 77%

Higher standard23%

Bath and North East Somerset 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Bath and North East Somerset median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	63%	7%	106	105
2023/24	56%	9%	105	103
2022/23	65%	12%	109	106

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Combe Down CofE Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Standards maintained2024

1.7applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Mulberry Park Educate Together Primary Academy
0.7 km · Bath and North East Somerset

Good2022

2.1applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
St Martin's Garden Primary School
2.0 km · Bath and North East Somerset

2026

1.4applications per place 25%met the SATs standard
Widcombe Infant School
2.2 km · Bath and North East Somerset

2026

2.9applications per place
Widcombe CofE Junior School
2.2 km · Bath and North East Somerset

Graded · no overall grade2025

79%met the SATs standard
Moorlands Junior School
2.4 km · Bath and North East Somerset

Good2023

55%met the SATs standard
St Philip's CofE Primary School
2.4 km · Bath and North East Somerset

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.8applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
Moorlands Infant School
2.4 km · Bath and North East Somerset

Good2023

2.4applications per place
St John's Catholic Primary School
2.7 km · Bath and North East Somerset

Good2023

2.0applications per place

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

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School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 142943 · 800/3128
Trust: Palladian Academy Trust
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 420 pupils · 422 on roll
Free school meals: 12.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 July 2016
Replaced: Combe Down CofE Primary School (URN 109230)
Address: Church Road, Combe Down, Bath, BA2 5JQ
Local authority: Bath and North East Somerset

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources