SCHOOL PROFILE

Swainswick Church School

Primary Academy converter URN 147555
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 84 Published school capacity
Capacity used 85.7% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 4 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

18 June 2024
Latest published outcome Outstanding
OEIF
Quality of education Outstanding
Behaviour & attitudes Outstanding
Personal development Outstanding
Leadership & management Outstanding
INSPECTION HISTORY

Previous Ofsted activity

4 May 2023
Ungraded inspection School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
Published 15 June 2023
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Church of England
Local authority Bath and North East Somerset
Trust THE BATH AND WELLS DIOCESAN ACADEMIES TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 72 72 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 30 41.7% of pupils
Male pupils 42 58.3% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

5.6%
19.2 pts below England
School 5.6%
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.

2.8%
17.5 pts below England
School 2.8%
Bath and North East Somerset 7.0%
South West 10.7%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Bath and North East Somerset 1.5%
South West 1.5%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
91.7%
66
Any other White background
2.8%
2
White and Asian
2.8%
2
Irish
1.4%
1
Unclassified
1.4%
1
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 23.6% 17 of 72 pupils
2.8 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 23.6%
Bath and North East Somerset 21.9%
South West 21.7%
England 20.8%
SEN support 23.6% 17 pupils
England 14.8% 8.8 pts above
EHC plans 0.0% 0 pupils
England 6.0% 6.0 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Social, emotional & mental health 6
No specialist assessment yet 3
Specific learning difficulty 3
Autistic spectrum disorder 1
Moderate learning difficulty 1
Other difficulty or disability 1

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

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

67.0% 6.6 pts above England
School 67.0%
Bath and North East Somerset 59.7%
South West 58.4%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

100.0%

26.2 pts above England

School 100.0%
Bath and North East Somerset 75.5%
South West 73.1%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

67.0%

3.3 pts below England

School 67.0%
Bath and North East Somerset 69.8%
South West 69.4%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

89.0%

17.0 pts above England

School 89.0%
Bath and North East Somerset 72.1%
South West 70.5%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

5.84%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.38 pts lower than England
School 5.84%
Bath and North East Somerset 6.15%
South West 6.20%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

19.72%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

3.90 pts higher than England
School 19.72%
Bath and North East Somerset 14.31%
South West 15.08%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

1.41%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.40 pts lower than England
School 1.41%
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 primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

85.7% 2.5 pts below England
Swainswick Church School
85.7%
Bath and North East Somerset
83.0%
South West
84.2%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information