Combe Down CofE Primary School

General Information

Address: Church Road, Combe Down, Bath, BA2 5JQ
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
Number of pupils: 422
School capacity: 420
Pupils eligible for free school meals: 54
% eligible for free school meals: 12.8%
Nursery provision: No

Behaviour

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About this Behaviour status

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

Behaviour information for this school has not been added yet.

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.

SEN provision information for this school has not been added yet.

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.

Educational attainment data for this school has not been added yet.

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Financials

Financial summary information for this school has not been added yet.

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.

Ranked #49 of 51 Spending Per Pupil schools of this type in the area

#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.

#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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