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Swainswick Church School

URN
147555
Phase
Primary
Status
Open

School overview

School name
Swainswick Church School
URN
147555
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Age range
4-11
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Strong

71 / 100

Strong

Based on official data for academic year 2024/25.

Academic Outcomes

58

Inspection

100

Admissions Value

44

Destinations

—

Stability & Context

100

School Compass rankings

Top 50% of primary schools in England

Top 50% nationally

#27 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

Consider

This school has a mixed profile and may warrant further investigation.

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

Admissions strategy

  • Application category: Target school
  • Admissions pressure: Very high competition
  • Admissions risk: Very high risk

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Crime & Safety

  • Safety score: 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.

Question 1: Is it a good school?

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Your decision briefing for Swainswick Church 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
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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 Swainswick Church School

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Ofsted inspections

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

Inspection outcomes

  • Overall effectiveness

    Outstanding

    Graded 21 July 2024

  • Quality of education

    Outstanding

    Graded 21 July 2024

  • Behaviour and attitudes

Admissions

Very 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)

7

Places offered by the school

Applications received

Applications received

30

Times listed as any preference

Offers made

Offers made

7

Preferred offers from this school

Oversubscription ratio

Oversubscription ratio

4.29×

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.swainswickschool.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 %

100.0%

Writing expected standard

Writing expected %

67.0%

Maths expected standard

Maths expected %

89.0%

Reading, writing and maths expected

RWM expected %

67.0%

Reading progress

Reading progress

Not published

Writing progress

Location

BA1 8DB - Innox Lane, Upper Swainswick, Bath, Somerset

Contact details

Address
Innox Lane, Upper Swainswick, Bath, Somerset
Postcode
BA1 8DB
Phone
1225859279
Website
www.swainswickschool.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.
  • Outstanding

    Graded 21 July 2024

  • Personal development

    Outstanding

    Graded 21 July 2024

  • Leadership and management

    Outstanding

    Graded 21 July 2024

  • Early years

    Outstanding

    Graded 21 July 2024

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    Inspection history

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

    PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
    21 July 202418 June 2024S5 InspectionOutstandingView report for inspection published 21 July 2024
    15 June 20234 May 2023-School remains Good (Improving) - S5 NextView report for inspection published 15 June 2023
    • Outstanding

      Published
      21 July 2024
      Inspected
      18 June 2024
      Type
      S5 Inspection
      Report
      View report
    • School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next

      Published
      15 June 2023
      Inspected
      4 May 2023
      Type
      -
      Report
      View report

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

    Offer rate

    23.3%

    Offers as a share of applications

    First preference offers: 7

    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
    Swainswick CofE Primary School0 mPrimaryClosed
    St Mark's CofE School1.6 kmSecondaryOpen
    St Mark's CofE School1.6 kmSecondaryClosed
    St Saviours Infant Church School1.7 kmPrimaryOpen
    St Saviour's CofE Infant School1.7 kmPrimaryClosed
    St Saviours Junior Church School1.7 kmPrimaryOpen
    St Saviour's CofE Junior School1.7 kmPrimaryClosed
    The New Small School1.8 kmNot applicableClosed
    Abbot Alphege Academy1.8 kmPrimaryClosed
    Royal High School GDST2.1 kmNot applicableOpen
    • Swainswick CofE Primary School
      Distance
      0 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • St Mark's CofE School
      Distance
      1.6 km
      Phase
      Secondary
      Status
      Open
    • St Mark's CofE School
      Distance
      1.6 km
      Phase
      Secondary
      Status
      Closed
    • St Saviours Infant Church School
      Distance
      1.7 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
    St Saviour's CofE Infant School
    Distance
    1.7 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • St Saviours Junior Church School
    Distance
    1.7 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • St Saviour's CofE Junior School
    Distance
    1.7 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • The New Small School
    Distance
    1.8 km
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Closed
  • Abbot Alphege Academy
    Distance
    1.8 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Royal High School GDST
    Distance
    2.1 km
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Open
  • Phase
    Primary
    Postcode
    BA1 7EP
    Status
    Closed