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Fosse Way School

URN
137493
Phase
Not applicable
Status
Open

School overview

School name
Fosse Way School
URN
137493
Phase
Not applicable
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3-19
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Limited Data

49 / 100

Limited Data

Based on official data for academic year 2024/25.

Academic Outcomes

10

Inspection

78

Admissions Value

—

Destinations

73

Stability & Context

90

School Compass rankings

School rankings are not currently available.

School Compass recommendation

Insufficient Data

Not enough information is available to generate a recommendation.

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Based on School Compass analysis of official performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

Admissions strategy

  • Application category: Not recommended
  • Admissions pressure: Competition not available
  • Admissions risk: Moderate risk

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Crime & Safety

  • Safety score: Average
  • National comparison: Similar to national average
  • Crime trend: Stable trend
  • Confidence: High confidence

Higher share of violent and serious offences than typical

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Available in the full Parent Report:

  • Crime categories in the surrounding area
  • Local authority and nearby-school comparisons
  • Safety trends over the past year
  • Area context and confidence notes

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Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.

  • Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.
  • This section reflects police-recorded crime in the surrounding area, not incidents on school premises.
  • Figures are anonymised by the police and aggregated within approximately one mile of the school site.

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Ofsted inspections

Report card (from November 2025)

From November 2025, Ofsted no longer gives a single overall grade. Schools receive grades across several areas on a report card.

Latest publication date
28 May 2026
Inspection date
20 January 2026
Inspection type
S5 Inspection
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingMet

Inspection outcomes

  • Safeguarding

    Met

    Graded 20 January 2026

  • Inclusion

    Strong standard

    Graded 20 January 2026

  • Curriculum and teaching

Admissions

Admissions information is not currently available for this school.

Where to apply

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Local authority
Bath and North East Somerset
Admissions portal
GOV.UK — apply for a primary school place (Bath and North East Somerset)
School website
http://www.fossewayschool.co.uk/

If the portal link opens GOV.UK, select Bath and North East Somerset to reach your council's application system.

Performance & outcomes

Official Department for Education attainment and outcomes data. Suppressed or unpublished figures are shown as “Not published”.

Key stage 2 (primary)

Key stage 2 (primary) data for academic year 2024/25

Official Department for Education key stage 2 attainment for academic year 2024/25.

Reading expected standard

Reading expected %

17.0%

Writing expected standard

Writing expected %

0.0%

Maths expected standard

Maths expected %

0.0%

Reading, writing and maths expected

RWM expected %

0.0%

Reading progress

Reading progress

Not published

Writing progress

Location

BA3 3AL - Longfellow Road, Radstock, Bath, Somerset

Contact details

Address
Longfellow Road, Radstock, Bath, Somerset
Postcode
BA3 3AL
Phone
1761412198
Website
http://www.fossewayschool.co.uk/
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Administrative details

Local authority name
Bath and North East Somerset
Local authority code
800

School insights

Local authority context

This school is one of 210 schools in Bath and North East Somerset.

Authority statistics

Total schools

210

Open schools

94

Closed schools

116

Primary schools

141

Data quality

Last updated
14 June 2026
Last imported
14 June 2026

Dates reflect the latest GIAS import and any recorded closure date for this school.

The School Compass Score combines academic outcomes, inspection findings, admissions value, destinations, and school stability to help parents compare schools consistently.

  • Not all crime is reported to the police. Small areas can vary significantly year to year.
  • Source: data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence; population from ONS.
  • Expected standard

    Graded 20 January 2026

  • Achievement

    Expected standard

    Graded 20 January 2026

  • Attendance and behaviour

    Strong standard

    Graded 20 January 2026

  • Personal development and wellbeing

    Strong standard

    Graded 20 January 2026

  • Leadership and governance

    Expected standard

    Graded 20 January 2026

  • Early years

    Needs attention
  • Post-16

    Strong standard
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    Inspection history

    Showing the last 2 inspections on record, including monitoring visits.

    PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
    28 May 202620 January 2026S5 InspectionReport cardView report for inspection published 28 May 2026
    15 November 202122 September 2021S5 InspectionGoodView report for inspection published 15 November 2021
    • Report card

      Published
      28 May 2026
      Inspected
      20 January 2026
      Type
      S5 Inspection
      Report
      View report
    • Good

      Published
      15 November 2021
      Inspected
      22 September 2021
      Type
      S5 Inspection
      Report
      View report

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Ofsted management information via GOV.UK.

    Writing progress

    Not published

    Maths progress

    Maths progress

    Not published

    Key stage 4 (secondary)

    Key stage 4 (secondary) data for academic year 2024/25

    Official Department for Education key stage 4 performance for academic year 2024/25. Progress 8 is not published for this academic year.

    Attainment 8

    Attainment 8

    4.2

    Progress 8

    Progress 8

    Not published

    English and maths grade 5 or above

    English & maths 5+

    0.0%

    English and maths grade 4 or above

    English & maths 4+

    0.0%

    EBacc entry

    EBacc entry

    0.0%

    EBacc achievement

    EBacc achievement

    0.0%

    Key stage 4 destinations

    Key stage 4 destinations data for leaver academic year 2022/23

    Sustained destination measures for pupils who completed key stage 4 in 2022/23 (destinations in 2023/24).

    Education destination

    Education %

    100.0%

    Employment destination

    Employment %

    0.0%

    Apprenticeship destination

    Apprenticeships %

    0.0%

    Not in education, employment or training

    NEET %

    0.0%

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education performance and outcomes statistics (England).

    Secondary schools

    29

    Special schools

    0

    Phase distribution

    • Primary141 (67.1%)
    • Secondary29 (13.8%)
    • Special0 (0.0%)
    • Other40 (19.0%)

    Nearby schools

    School nameDistancePhaseStatus
    Fosse Way School0 mNot applicableClosed
    Finding Futures7 mNot applicableOpen
    Westfield Primary School97 mPrimaryClosed
    Westfield Primary School97 mPrimaryOpen
    Norton Hill Academy682 mSecondaryOpen
    Norton Hill School682 mSecondaryClosed
    St Benedict's Catholic Primary School704 mPrimaryOpen
    St Benedict's Catholic Primary School704 mPrimaryClosed
    Midsomer Norton Primary School794 mPrimaryOpen
    Midsomer Norton Primary School794 mPrimaryClosed
    • Fosse Way School
      Distance
      0 m
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Status
      Closed
    • Finding Futures
      Distance
      7 m
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Status
      Open
    • Westfield Primary School
      Distance
      97 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • Westfield Primary School
      Distance
      97 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open

    Similar schools

    Same phase (Not applicable) and local authority (Bath and North East Somerset)

    School namePhasePostcodeStatus
    Bath AcademyNot applicableBA1 2HXOpen
    Bath High SchoolNot applicableBA1 5ESClosed
    Bath Spa UniversityNot applicableBA2 9BNOpen
    Bell Language SchoolNot applicable-Closed
    Finding FuturesNot applicableBA3 3ALOpen
    • Bath Academy
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Postcode
      BA1 2HX
      Status
      Open
    • Bath High School
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Postcode
      BA1 5ES
      Status
      Closed
    • Bath Spa University
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Postcode
      BA2 9BN
      Status
      Open
    • Bell Language School
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Postcode
      -
      Status
      Closed
    • Finding Futures
    Norton Hill Academy
    Distance
    682 m
    Phase
    Secondary
    Status
    Open
  • Norton Hill School
    Distance
    682 m
    Phase
    Secondary
    Status
    Closed
  • St Benedict's Catholic Primary School
    Distance
    704 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • St Benedict's Catholic Primary School
    Distance
    704 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Midsomer Norton Primary School
    Distance
    794 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Midsomer Norton Primary School
    Distance
    794 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Phase
    Not applicable
    Postcode
    BA3 3AL
    Status
    Open