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Bath Academy

Independent · ages 14-19MixedIndependent114 pupilsSixth formBathBath and North East Somerset
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredWe don't score this type of school.
Strong pass in English and maths12%England 46%
Places6 spare114 pupils, 120 places
Average A level gradeC2024/25
Pupils on roll114Census January 2024

Bath Academy is an independent school in Bath for boys and girls aged 14 to 19. It has 114 pupils and room for 120.

27 Queen Square, Bath, BA1 2HX01225 334577bathacademy.co.ukMr Tim Naylor principalAll details

Inspection

This private school is inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate, not Ofsted. Its reports are at isi.net.

Results

GCSE results, summer 2025

49 pupils sat their GCSEs. Here is how they did against every state secondary in England.

Average GCSE score6.8
England 46.8
Official name: Attainment 8
Strong pass in English and maths12%
England 46%
Official name: Grade 5+ in English and maths
Standard pass in English and maths16%
England 66%
Official name: Grade 4+ in English and maths
Trend
Average GCSE score
2019 to 2025
2019: 20.620.620192022: 1.91.920222023: 5.05.020232024: 4.64.620242025: 6.86.82025
Since 2019: -13.8
All GCSE measures, year by year
Measure202520242023202220192018Bath and North East SomersetEngland
Pupils at the end of Year 114944706274
Average GCSE scoreAttainment 86.84.65.01.920.645.846.8
Strong pass in English and mathsGrade 5+ in English and maths12%7%0%0%0%44%46%
Standard pass in English and mathsGrade 4+ in English and maths16%16%7%0%29%64%66%
Core subjects scoreEBacc average point score0.460.250.350.081.744.054.15
Taking the core subjectsEBacc entry0%0%0%0%14%38%41%

Subjects

Results came out for 3 GCSE subjects in 2025. Each figure is the share of pupils who got a grade 5 or better, next to the average for state secondaries in England.

What is taught here
HumanitiesSocial Studies7

The small number is how many pupils sat each subject. Subjects with fewer than six pupils aren't published.

Every subject against England, 2025
Mathematics12 entries
58%England 53%
SubjectEntriesGrades 9 to 7Grades 9 to 5Grades 9 to 4England 9 to 5Rank in England
Mathematics1233%58%83%53%
English Language922%89%89%54%
Social Studies70%0%0%54%

In combined science each pupil gets two grades and we count the lower one. Rankings only include state secondaries where 20 or more pupils sat the subject.

A level and sixth-form results, 2025

47 students finished sixth-form courses.

Average A level gradeC29.6 points per entry
A level progress-0.22Against students elsewhere with the same GCSE grades. 0 is average.
AAB or better25%with two subjects universities favour
All sixth-form measures, year by year
Measure202520242023202220192018
Students474339256666
Average A level points per entryA level APS per entry29.6134.6735.8040.0033.3736.88
Average A level gradeCC+B-BC+B-
Best three A levelsBest 3 A levels APS31.2531.8832.6740.0033.0038.15
AAB or better in subjects universities likeAAB+ in two facilitating subjects25%13%10%15%20%28%
A level progressA level value added-0.22-0.18+0.03+0.17

A level subjects

6 A level subjects had results in 2025. Each figure is the share of students who got an A* to B, next to the average for state sixth forms in England. When only a handful of students take a subject, its figures jump around from year to year.

A levels taught hereThe small number is how many students sat each one in 2025.
SubjectsMathematics19Biology18Chemistry15Physics9Psychology8Mathematics (Further)5
Every A level subject against England, 2025
Mathematics19 entries · 32% A* or A · 90% passed
37%England 60%
Biology18 entries · 11% A* or A · 89% passed
11%England 49%
Chemistry15 entries · 20% A* or A · 87% passed
27%England 53%
Physics9 entries · 44% A* or A · 100% passed
44%England 51%
Psychology8 entries · 13% A* or A · 100% passed
38%England 46%
Mathematics (Further)5 entries · 0% A* or A · 0% passed
0%England 76%

A levels only. BTECs, T levels and other courses are in the table above. Subjects with fewer than five students aren't published.

Does every child do well here?

A good school does well by every child, not just on average. Each row compares two groups of pupils here. The grey marks show the same two groups across England. Every gap at this school is smaller than the gap across England. When a group has fewer than about ten pupils, its figures jump around a lot from year to year.

At GCSE, 2025

Average GCSE scoreBoys vs girls
5.77.9
Gap 2.2England 3.0
First groupSecond groupEngland, each group

Low-income means the child has had free school meals at some point in the last six years. A group's figure isn't published when it has fewer than six pupils.

Getting a place

Open to all. There is no entrance test.

Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Bath and North East Somerset council's admissions booklet, send it to us.

Who goes here

Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.

Pupils on roll114Census January 2024
Places12095% full
Pupils from low-income familiesGet free school meals
Pupils getting extra support23%26 pupils with SEN support
Pupils with an EHC plan18%20 pupils with a plan
Boys and girls56 / 58
How the mix of pupils has changed
Census202620252024202320222021
Pupils on roll114801051198380
Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals0%0%
Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language0%0%
Pupils getting extra supportSEN support45%17%13%27%25%
Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans18%12%8%8%4%

What pupils do next

After sixth form

Where the 18 pupils who left in 2022/23 were a year later.

Still in education, work or training78%and stayed there for at least six months
Earlier years
Destination2022/23 leavers2021/22 leavers2020/21 leavers
Still in education, work or training78%60%53%
Education61%53%29%
Apprenticeship6%0%0%
Work11%7%24%
Not in education, work or training6%20%12%

The area around the school

Crimes within 500 m2,74312 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate205 per 1,000 people125% higher than the England average
Typical house price£400,000Bath and North East Somerset
Nearest bus stop20 mQueen Square, 36 stops within 500 m

Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.

Nearby schools

The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored
SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
Bath CollegeFurther education480 mNot inspectedCompare
St Andrew's Church SchoolAcademy540 m231Good 202247Compare
Widcombe Infant SchoolAcademy980 m182Report card 202665Compare
Widcombe CofE Junior SchoolAcademy0.6 miles243No overall grade 202596Compare
Hayesfield Girls SchoolAcademy0.6 miles1,497Good 202282Compare
Oldfield Park Infant SchoolAcademy0.6 miles178Not inspectedCompare
St Stephens Church SchoolAcademy0.8 miles360Good 202276Compare
Beechen Cliff SchoolAcademy0.8 miles1,232Good 202378Compare

Questions parents ask

Is Bath Academy a good school?

We don't have enough published data to score Bath Academy yet.

How good are Bath Academy's GCSE results?

In summer 2025, 12% of pupils got a grade 5 or better in both English and maths. Across England it was 46%. Its Attainment 8 score, which is the average grade across a pupil's best eight subjects times ten, was 6.8, against 46.8 for England.

How many pupils does Bath Academy have?

114 pupils aged 14 to 19 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 120 places, so it is 95% full.

Does Bath Academy have a sixth form?

Yes. The average A level grade in 2025 was C. 6 A level subjects had results in 2025; the full list is in the results section.

These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.

Contact and details

Address
27 Queen Square, Bath, BA1 2HX
Telephone
01225 334577
Website
www.bathacademy.co.uk
Principal
Mr Tim Naylor
Type of school
Independent school (Other independent school, independent schools)
Phase
Independent school, ages 14-19, with sixth form
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None
Local authority
Bath and North East Somerset
Ward
Kingsmead
Constituency
Bath
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Opened
17 May 2012 (new provision)
URN
138147 · LAESTAB 8006015 · UKPRN 10010438

Recent changes

  • New KS4 results for 2024/25

Where these figures come from