Combe Down CofE Primary School

Bath and North East Somerset · BA2 5JQ

General information Primary School · 4-11 years Who goes here 422 pupils, 12.8% FSM

Educational attainment Ofsted and results

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Combe Down CofE Primary School

General Information

Address: Church Road, Combe Down, Bath, BA2 5JQ – View on map
Phone: 01225840324
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mrs Joanne Bird
Age range: 4-11 years
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Church of England
Nursery provision: No

Who goes here

422 pupils out of 420 places At or near capacity

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 54
% eligible for free school meals: 12.8%
Pupil mix: 3 in 10 (similar to the Bath and North East Somerset average)
English as an additional language: 6% (England 22%)

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Teacher turnover: 7.2% a year (Bath and North East Somerset 16.2%, typical in England 13.9%) Low turnover
Where they went: about 3% moved to another school, 97% left state schools altogether (retirement, other careers, independent schools, abroad)
Data years: 2022/23 to 2024/25 (average of 3 years, DfE school workforce census)

Teachers who moved school or left state schools in the year after each November, as a share of all the school's teachers. Some turnover is healthy – retirements, promotions, moving house. "Low turnover" means it's among the quarter of similar schools in England where teachers are most likely to stay.

Behaviour

Awaiting Data

About this Behaviour status

We've asked this school for real behaviour figures under Freedom of Information and haven't had a response yet.

Across Bath and North East Somerset: suspensions by reason

Suspensions for sexual misconduct: 3 (0.2 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Permanent exclusions for sexual misconduct: 0
Suspensions for bullying: 0 (0.0 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Suspensions for abuse against sexual orientation or gender identity: 2 (0.1 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.0)
Data year: 2024/25 (DfE suspensions and exclusions statistics)

These are figures for all state primary schools in Bath and North East Somerset, not this school's own – the government doesn't publish them school by school. A suspension can have up to three reasons. Most sexual harassment between pupils never leads to a suspension, so these figures show only part of the picture.

Attendance

Overall absence: 4.2%
Persistently absent pupils: 8.2%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

Pupils on SEN Support: 11.8%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 3.3%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Specific learning difficulty: 18 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 11 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 10 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 3 pupils
SEN support but no specialist assessment of type of need: 3 pupils

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Speech, language and communications needs: 7 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 2 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 2 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 1 pupil
Specific learning difficulty: 1 pupil

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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Educational Attainment

No overall grade given 2024 report

About this Ofsted rating

Ofsted stopped giving single overall grades for a period between September 2024 and November 2025 - this school's most recent inspection falls in that window, so there's no single rating to show, even though it was inspected. The full report (linked below) still has the detail.

Year 6 SATs results

Met the expected standard in reading, writing & maths: 63% (England 62%)
Reached the higher standard: 7% (England 8%)
Compared with the area: in line with the Bath and North East Somerset average (63%)
Compared with schools with similar pupils: As expected (3-year average 61% against an expected 63%)
3-year average (expected standard): 61%
Expected standard by subject: Reading 74% · Writing 74% · Maths 84% · Grammar, punctuation & spelling 72%
Average test scores: reading 106, maths 105
Based on: 57 Year 6 pupils, 2024/25

View the School Context Comparator – how this school's SATs results compare with schools teaching similar pupils.

SATs results over time

This schoolBath and North East Somerset averageEngland→ Broadly steady No clear rise or fall since 2022/23 (changes this small are normal from one year group to the next). In 2024/25 this school was in line with the Bath and North East Somerset average (63%).

Year 6 SATs: joint 29th of 53 junior and primary schools in the area

=27Chew Stoke Church School64%
=29Chandag Primary School63%
=29Combe Down CofE Primary School63%
=29Oldfield Park Junior School63%
#32Peasedown St John Primary School62%

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Year 6 SATs ranking

Junior and primary schools in this area, ranked by the % of Year 6 pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (official DfE results, 2024/25). Schools with the same result share a place (shown as =). In small schools one or two children can move a school several places, so treat close positions as roughly equal.

Rank School Score

#1Freshford Church School96%
#2Pensford Primary School93%
#3Shoscombe Church School89%
#4Westfield Primary School88%
#5St John's Church of England Primary School87%
#6Saltford CofE Primary School86%
=7Longvernal Primary School81%
=7St Julian's Church School81%
#9St Mary's CofE Primary School80%
=10Bishop Sutton Primary School79%
=10Widcombe CofE Junior School79%
=12Midsomer Norton Primary School78%
=12St Philip's CofE Primary School78%
#14Clutton Primary School77%
#15Trinity Church School74%
#16St John's CofE Primary School73%
=17Bathford Church School72%
=17Newbridge Primary School72%
=19East Harptree Church of England Primary School71%
=19St Stephens Church School71%
#21High Littleton CofE VC Primary School70%
#22Chew Magna Primary School69%
=23Somerdale Educate Together Primary Academy67%
=23Swainswick Church School67%
=25Bathwick St Mary Church School65%
=25Whitchurch Primary School65%
=27Batheaston Church School64%
=27Chew Stoke Church School64%
=29Chandag Primary School63%
=29Combe Down CofE Primary School63%
=29Oldfield Park Junior School63%
#32Peasedown St John Primary School62%
#33Farrington Gurney Church of England Primary School60%
#34St Keyna Primary School59%
#35Paulton Junior School58%
#36Farmborough Church Primary School57%
#37St Andrew's Church School56%
=38Moorlands Junior School55%
=38St Saviours Junior Church School55%
#40Castle Primary School53%
=41Mulberry Park Educate Together Primary Academy52%
=41Welton Primary School52%
#43Bathampton Primary School50%
#44Weston All Saints CofE Primary School46%
=45Stanton Drew Primary School45%
=45Ubley Church of England Primary School45%
#47St Mary's Church of England Primary School42%
#48Cameley CEVC Primary School38%
#49St Nicholas Church School37%
=50Marksbury CofE Primary School28%
=50Roundhill Primary School28%
#52St Martin's Garden Primary School25%
#53St Michaels Junior Church School13%

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Financials

Spending per pupil: £5,262 (2024-25)

About this spending figure

A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

49th of 51 primary schools in Bath and North East Somerset for spending per pupil

#47Norton Hill Primary School£5,380
#48Chandag Primary School£5,314
#49Combe Down CofE Primary School£5,262
#50St John's Catholic Primary School£1,686
#51St Mary's Catholic Primary School£1,562

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

Rank School Score

#1St Martin's Garden Primary School£10,265
#2St Nicholas Church School£9,337
#3Stanton Drew Primary School£9,316
#4Roundhill Primary School£8,521
#5Mulberry Park Educate Together Primary Academy£7,945
#6Swainswick Church School£7,919
#7Ubley Church of England Primary School£7,919
#8Farrington Gurney Church of England Primary School£7,667
#9Chew Magna Primary School£7,526
#10Cameley CEVC Primary School£7,313
#11Bathford Church School£7,266
#12Shoscombe Church School£7,248
#13Trinity Church School£7,196
#14East Harptree Church of England Primary School£7,181
#15St Andrew's Church School£7,174
#16St Keyna Primary School£7,170
#17Marksbury CofE Primary School£7,163
#18St Julian's Church School£7,063
#19Peasedown St John Primary School£6,971
#20St Mary's CofE Primary School£6,931
#21St Mary's Church of England Primary School£6,898
#22Farmborough Church Primary School£6,893
#23Pensford Primary School£6,683
#24Clutton Primary School£6,672
#25Longvernal Primary School£6,598
#26Midsomer Norton Primary School£6,507
#27High Littleton CofE VC Primary School£6,384
#28Newbridge Primary School£6,375
#29Chew Stoke Church School£6,354
#30St John's Church of England Primary School£6,353
#31Weston All Saints CofE Primary School£6,349
#32Somerdale Educate Together Primary Academy£6,321
#33Bishop Sutton Primary School£6,304
#34Batheaston Church School£6,294
#35Bathwick St Mary Church School£6,263
#36Whitchurch Primary School£6,250
#37Welton Primary School£6,164
#38Castle Primary School£6,141
#39Westfield Primary School£6,048
#40Two Rivers Church of England Primary£6,006
#41Bathampton Primary School£6,000
#42Saltford CofE Primary School£5,738
#43St Philip's CofE Primary School£5,729
#44St John's CofE Primary School£5,679
#45St Stephens Church School£5,611
#46Freshford Church School£5,400
#47Norton Hill Primary School£5,380
#48Chandag Primary School£5,314
#49Combe Down CofE Primary School£5,262
#50St John's Catholic Primary School£1,686
#51St Mary's Catholic Primary School£1,562

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