OFSTED
22 January 2025
Latest ungraded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
21 January 2020
Graded inspection
Good
Published
9 February 2020
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Bath and North East Somerset
Trust
OLDFIELD SCHOOL
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,287
1,287 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
604
46.9% of pupils
Male pupils
683
53.1% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
5.4 pts
below England
School
19.4%
Bath and North East Somerset
15.1%
South West
20.1%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
10.4 pts
below England
School
9.9%
Bath and North East Somerset
7.0%
South West
10.7%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
2.0 pts
above England
School
3.0%
Bath and North East Somerset
1.5%
South West
1.5%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
76.8%
989
Any other White background
5.7%
73
Any other Asian background
2.7%
35
White and Black Caribbean
2.6%
33
African
2.2%
28
Indian
2.1%
27
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
27.6%
355 of
1,287 pupils
6.8 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
7.1 pts
above
England
6.0%
0.4 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
47.3
8.1 pts
above England
Latest published: -0.06 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
9.87%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
3.65 pts
higher than
England
School
9.87%
Bath and North East Somerset
6.15%
South West
6.20%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
28.56%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
12.74 pts
higher than
England
School
28.56%
Bath and North East Somerset
14.31%
South West
15.08%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
5.27%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
3.47 pts
higher than
England
School
5.27%
Bath and North East Somerset
1.85%
South West
1.90%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
97.5%
5.2 pts
above England
Oldfield School
97.5%
Bath and North East Somerset
82.3%
South West
88.7%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.