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Schools in Bath and North East Somerset

94 schools across 8 towns

94
Total Schools
63
Primary
14
Secondary
1
SEND
4
Outstanding
35
Good
1
Req. Improvement
1
Inadequate

Based on the most recent published single-word Ofsted grades. Ofsted stopped issuing overall grades (Outstanding, Good, Requires Improvement, Inadequate) in September 2024, so schools inspected more recently — under Ofsted’s report cards — may not have one. Figures cover the 41 of 94 schools here that have a published grade.

Bath and North East Somerset has 94 schools across 8 towns — 63 primary, 14 secondary, educating around 31,378 pupils. 95% of schools with a published Ofsted grade are rated Good or Outstanding (39 of 41). There are currently 15 open teaching jobs in Bath and North East Somerset. Browse schools by town, compare Ofsted ratings and exam results, and find teaching jobs across Bath and North East Somerset.

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School spending in Bath and North East Somerset

Gross expenditure per pupil — LA-maintained schools (2024-25).

£6,997
per pupil (all phases)
£6,491
per primary pupil
£7,768
per secondary pupil

Source: DfE “LA and school expenditure” (Consistent Financial Reporting), 2024-25, under the Open Government Licence. Covers council-maintained schools; academies report separately.

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Top-performing schools in Bath and North East Somerset

Ranked on the latest DfE results. Higher is better.

By Attainment 8 — average GCSE score

  1. 1Hayesfield Girls School57.0Attainment 8
  2. 2Beechen Cliff School55.0Attainment 8
  3. 3Ralph Allen School54.6Attainment 8
  4. 4Wellsway School50.5Attainment 8
  5. 5Norton Hill Academy50.2Attainment 8

Source: DfE performance tables, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Towns in Bath and North East Somerset

Select a town to browse its schools and Ofsted ratings