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Marksbury CofE Primary School

URN
144282
Phase
Primary
Status
Open

School overview

School name
Marksbury CofE Primary School
URN
144282
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Age range
4-11
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Limited Data

45 / 100

Limited Data

Based on official data for academic year 2024/25.

Academic Outcomes

10

Inspection

83

Admissions Value

29

Destinations

—

Stability & Context

100

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: High competition
  • Admissions risk: High risk

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Crime & Safety

Safety information unavailable.

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.
  • 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.

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Ofsted inspections

Previous inspection framework
Latest publication date
21 July 2024
Inspection date
2 July 2024
Inspection type
S5 Inspection
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingNot available

Inspection outcomes

  • Overall effectiveness

    Good

    Graded 21 July 2024

  • Quality of education

    Good

    Graded 21 July 2024

  • Behaviour and attitudes

Admissions

High pressure

Official Department for Education applications and offers data for Reception in academic year 2025/26.

Academic year

Academic year

2025/26

Published admission number (PAN)

Published admission number (PAN)

15

Places offered by the school

Applications received

Applications received

28

Times listed as any preference

Offers made

Offers made

15

Preferred offers from this school

Oversubscription ratio

Oversubscription ratio

1.87×

Applications per place

Offer rate

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)
Application deadline
15 January 2027 (on-time deadline for primary entry, September 2027)
School website
www.marksburyschool.org.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 %

72.0%

Writing expected standard

Writing expected %

33.0%

Maths expected standard

Maths expected %

67.0%

Reading, writing and maths expected

RWM expected %

28.0%

Reading progress

Reading progress

Not published

Writing progress

Location

BA2 9HS - Marksbury, Bath, Somerset

Contact details

Address
Marksbury, Bath, Somerset
Postcode
BA2 9HS
Phone
1761470628
Website
www.marksburyschool.org.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.

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Good

Graded 21 July 2024

  • Personal development

    Good

    Graded 21 July 2024

  • Leadership and management

    Good

    Graded 21 July 2024

  • Early years

    Good

    Graded 21 July 2024

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    Inspection history

    Showing the last 1 inspection on record, including monitoring visits.

    PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
    21 July 20242 July 2024S5 InspectionGoodView report for inspection published 21 July 2024
    • Good

      Published
      21 July 2024
      Inspected
      2 July 2024
      Type
      S5 Inspection
      Report
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    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Ofsted management information via GOV.UK.

    Offer rate

    53.6%

    Offers as a share of applications

    First preference offers: 13

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education school applications and offers statistics.

    Writing progress

    Not published

    Maths progress

    Maths progress

    Not published

    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
    Marksbury CofE Primary School0 mPrimaryClosed
    Farmborough Church Primary School2.2 kmPrimaryOpen
    Farmborough Church of England VC Primary School2.2 kmPrimaryClosed
    Bath Spa University3.5 kmNot applicableOpen
    Derwent House School3.6 kmNot applicableClosed
    St Mary's CofE Primary School3.6 kmPrimaryClosed
    St Mary's CofE Primary School3.7 kmPrimaryOpen
    Saltford CofE Primary School4.5 kmPrimaryOpen
    Saltford CofE Primary School4.5 kmPrimaryClosed
    High Littleton CofE VC Primary School5.1 kmPrimaryOpen
    • Marksbury CofE Primary School
      Distance
      0 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • Farmborough Church Primary School
      Distance
      2.2 km
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open
    • Farmborough Church of England VC Primary School
      Distance
      2.2 km
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • Bath Spa University
      Distance
      3.5 km
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Status
      Open

    Similar schools

    Same phase (Primary) and local authority (Bath and North East Somerset)

    School namePhasePostcodeStatus
    Abbot Alphege AcademyPrimaryBA1 9AUClosed
    Bathampton Primary SchoolPrimaryBA2 6TQOpen
    Bathampton Primary SchoolPrimaryBA2 6TQClosed
    Batheaston Church SchoolPrimaryBA1 7EPOpen
    Batheaston CofE Primary SchoolPrimaryBA1 7EPClosed
    • Abbot Alphege Academy
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      BA1 9AU
      Status
      Closed
    • Bathampton Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      BA2 6TQ
      Status
      Open
    • Bathampton Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      BA2 6TQ
      Status
      Closed
    • Batheaston Church School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      BA1 7EP
      Status
      Open
    • Batheaston CofE Primary School
    Derwent House School
    Distance
    3.6 km
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Closed
  • St Mary's CofE Primary School
    Distance
    3.6 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • St Mary's CofE Primary School
    Distance
    3.7 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Saltford CofE Primary School
    Distance
    4.5 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Saltford CofE Primary School
    Distance
    4.5 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • High Littleton CofE VC Primary School
    Distance
    5.1 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Phase
    Primary
    Postcode
    BA1 7EP
    Status
    Closed