1
Swainswick Church School
Bath • Somerset • BA1 8DB
1
21 Jul 2024
Top 10 Primary schools in Bath and North East Somerset
Updated for the latest inspections (median graded year: 2022)
This Top 10 showcases primary schools in the district of Bath and North East Somerset. It’s built from the latest graded Ofsted inspections. We rank Outstanding (grade 1) above Good (grade 2), then prioritise newer inspections. As tie-breakers, we consider the “Quality of education” sub-judgement (where available), then %FSM and school size.
Total primary schools
64
Outstanding
8
Good
46
Median inspection year
2022
Ofsted grade mix (graded schools)
O: 14% · G: 81% · RI: 4% · I: 2%
2
Norton Hill Primary School
Midsomer Norton • Somerset • BA3 2UD
1
18 Sep 2023
3
Two Rivers Church of England Primary
Bristol • BS31 1GE
1
30 Jul 2023
4
Saltford CofE Primary School
Bristol • BS31 3DW
1
16 May 2023
5
Bathford Church School
Bath • Somerset • BA1 7UB
1
4 Jun 2015
6
Paulton Junior School
Paulton • Bristol • BS39 7QY
1
2 Mar 2015
7
Widcombe CofE Junior School
Bath • Somerset • BA2 4JG
1
27 Nov 2014
8
High Littleton CofE VC Primary School
Bristol • BS39 6HF
1
25 Feb 2014
9
St John's Church of England Primary School
Bristol • BS31 2NB
2
9 Sep 2024
10
Bishop Sutton Primary School
Bristol • BS39 5XD
2
8 Sep 2024
How we rank these schools
- Headline Ofsted grade: Outstanding (1) outranks Good (2), then RI (3), then Inadequate (4).
- More recent graded inspection dates rank higher.
- Where available, we use the Quality of education sub-judgement as a tie-breaker.
- Lower free school meals (%) may break remaining ties.
- Larger roll (pupil count) is a final tie-breaker.
Only the ten highest-ranked schools are shown; we also list “near misses” just below.
About Ofsted grades
- Outstanding (1): Highest judgement across key areas.
- Good (2): Strong effectiveness; meets standards consistently.
- Requires improvement (3): Not yet good; clear areas to improve.
- Inadequate (4): Significant weaknesses found.
Ungraded Section 8 visits check whether the previous graded judgement still stands, but they don’t replace it.
Data freshness & coverage
We refresh inspections and school snapshots regularly. If a school was inspected very recently, its report may not yet appear here.
Top-10 pages only appear for areas with at least 10 primary schools that have a graded Ofsted inspection.
Map of the Top 10
Also highly rated nearby
- Marksbury CofE Primary School 2 • Jul 2024
- Castle Primary School 2 • Nov 2023
- Peasedown St John Primary School 2 • Nov 2023
- Weston All Saints CofE Primary School 2 • Nov 2023
- Chew Magna Primary School 2 • Oct 2023
- Paulton Infant School 2 • Sep 2023
- Ubley Church of England Primary School 2 • Sep 2023
- Moorlands Infant School 2 • Jul 2023
- Twerton Infant School 2 • May 2023
- Moorlands Junior School 2 • May 2023