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Farmborough Church Primary School

URN
145070
Phase
Primary
Status
Open

School overview

School name
Farmborough Church Primary School
URN
145070
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Age range
4-11
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Developing

52 / 100

Developing

Based on official data for academic year 2024/25.

Academic Outcomes

39

Inspection

—

Admissions Value

51

Destinations

—

Stability & Context

100

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

School Compass rankings

Below top 50% of primary schools in England

Below top 50% nationally

#49 of 52 schools in Bath and North East Somerset

Based on School Compass rankings calculated from performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

School Compass recommendation

Proceed With Caution

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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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  • Alternative schools
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Crime & Safety

  • Safety score: Very Safe
  • National comparison: Lower crime than average
  • Crime trend: Stable trend
  • Confidence: Moderate 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.
  • 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.

Question 1: Is it a good school?

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Your decision briefing for Farmborough Church Primary School

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Question 2

Can we realistically get in?

  • Data confidence: Moderate confidence
  • Admissions pressure: Competitive
  • Personalised application strategy available
  • 8 alternative schools identified

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  • Competitiveness on published admissions data
  • Demand trends over recent admission cycles
  • Application portfolio balance across your shortlist
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  • Last admitted distance
  • Catchment boundaries
  • Postcode-specific likelihood
  • Offer probability
  • Waiting list position
  • Priority rules
  • Grammar / selective cut-offs

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Can we realistically get in?

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Admissions strategy for Farmborough Church Primary School

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Ofsted inspections

Previous inspection framework
Latest publication date
12 January 2025
Inspection date
19 November 2024
Inspection type
S5 Inspection
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingNot available

Inspection outcomes

  • Quality of education

    Good

    Graded 12 January 2025

  • Behaviour and attitudes

    Good

    Graded 12 January 2025

  • Personal development

    Outstanding

    Graded 12 January 2025

  • Leadership and management

    Good

    Graded 12 January 2025

  • Early years

    Good

    Graded 12 January 2025

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Inspection history

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

PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
12 January 202519 November 2024S5 InspectionInspectionView report for inspection published 12 January 2025
  • Inspection

    Published
    12 January 2025
    Inspected
    19 November 2024
    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.

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)

25

Places offered by the school

Applications received

Applications received

44

Times listed as any preference

Offers made

Offers made

25

Preferred offers from this school

Oversubscription ratio

Oversubscription ratio

1.76×

Applications per place

Offer rate

Offer rate

56.8%

Offers as a share of applications

First preference offers: 23

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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
farmboroughchurchprimary.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 %

79.0%

Writing expected standard

Writing expected %

79.0%

Maths expected standard

Maths expected %

64.0%

Reading, writing and maths expected

RWM expected %

57.0%

Reading progress

Reading progress

Not published

Writing progress

Writing progress

Not published

Maths progress

Maths progress

Not published

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Location

BA2 0FY - The Street, Farmborough, Bath, Somerset

Contact details

Address
The Street, Farmborough, Bath, Somerset
Postcode
BA2 0FY
Phone
1761470714
Website
farmboroughchurchprimary.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

Secondary schools

29

Special schools

0

Phase distribution

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

Nearby schools

School nameDistancePhaseStatus
Farmborough Church of England VC Primary School0 mPrimaryClosed
St Mary's CofE Primary School2.1 kmPrimaryClosed
St Mary's CofE Primary School2.1 kmPrimaryOpen
Marksbury CofE Primary School2.2 kmPrimaryOpen
Marksbury CofE Primary School2.2 kmPrimaryClosed
Derwent House School2.3 kmNot applicableClosed
High Littleton CofE VC Primary School2.9 kmPrimaryOpen
High Littleton CofE VC Primary School2.9 kmPrimaryClosed
Clutton Primary School3.7 kmPrimaryClosed
Clutton Primary School3.7 kmPrimaryOpen
  • Farmborough Church of England VC Primary School
    Distance
    0 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • St Mary's CofE Primary School
    Distance
    2.1 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • St Mary's CofE Primary School
    Distance
    2.1 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Marksbury CofE Primary School
    Distance
    2.2 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Marksbury CofE Primary School
    Distance
    2.2 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Derwent House School
    Distance
    2.3 km
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Closed
  • High Littleton CofE VC Primary School
    Distance
    2.9 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • High Littleton CofE VC Primary School
    Distance
    2.9 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Clutton Primary School
    Distance
    3.7 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Clutton Primary School
    Distance
    3.7 km
    Phase
    Primary
    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
    Phase
    Primary
    Postcode
    BA1 7EP
    Status
    Closed

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.