Oldfield School
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Bath and North East Somerset
Kelston Road, Bath, BA1 9AB
66
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 21/01/2020
Application demand
95%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
90.1%
28.6% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,287
Capacity used
Nearly full98%
1,320 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
95%
1st preference success rate
166 of 174 families who put it first got an offer
197
Places offered
640
Total applications
3.2
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 174 | 166 | ● 95% |
| 2nd preference | 256 | 28 | ● 11% |
| 3rd preference | 165 | 3 | ● 2% |
| Later preferences (4th–5th) | 45 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 640 | 197 | 31% |
1st preference success by year
Bath and North East Somerset lets families list 5 preferences. 280 applications came from outside the council area (91 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Andy Greenhough
- Address
- Kelston Road, Bath, BA1 9AB
- Phone
- 01225423583
- Local authority
- Bath and North East Somerset
- Ward / constituency
- Newbridge · Bath
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 136483
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 21% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 10% | — | — |
| SEN support | 16% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: OLDFIELD SCHOOL
1,287 pupils · 1,320 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 25
22 January 2025
Ungraded inspection
Standards maintained - 20
21 January 2020
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessSixth form Good Personal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,138 pupils
Attendance
90.1%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
9.9%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
28.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
5.3%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
3.2%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 46.4 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.06 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 46% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 68% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.10 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 32.67 | — | — |
Average grade: C+ (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 47.3 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 47.9% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 67.1% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 54.8% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.44 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 219 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 31.05 | 35 |
| Average grade | C | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 15.4% | 17% |
| A-level students | 84 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 215 | 25% | 58% | 76% | |
| English Language | 215 | 22% | 53% | 66% | |
| English Literature | 206 | 19% | 53% | 73% | |
| Geography | 160 | 21% | 53% | 66% | |
| Combined Science | 155 | 14% | 45% | 66% | |
| History | 107 | 20% | 43% | 56% | |
| Business | 71 | 10% | 46% | 65% | |
| Spanish | 64 | 28% | 55% | 75% | |
| French | 58 | 24% | 55% | 66% | |
| Design & Technology | 57 | 19% | 44% | 60% | |
| Physics | 55 | 62% | 98% | 98% | |
| Biology | 54 | 50% | 98% | 100% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 37 | 0% | 0% | 11% | |
| Biology | 24 | 4% | 17% | 25% | |
| Mathematics | 21 | 14% | 38% | 52% | |
| English Literature | 18 | 6% | 39% | 89% | |
| Sociology | 17 | 0% | 12% | 41% | |
| Geography | 13 | 0% | 8% | 23% | |
| Chemistry | 12 | 25% | 42% | 58% | |
| History | 10 | 0% | 20% | 60% | |
| Physics | 10 | 10% | 20% | 50% | |
| English Language | 10 | 0% | 10% | 20% | |
| Economics | 8 | 0% | 0% | 38% | |
| Business Studies | 8 | 0% | 13% | 38% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
No Cambridge offers this year
UCAS apply centre 14271: Oldfield School
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2024 |
|---|---|
| Applications | ≤5 |
| Offers | 0 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | 0 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 60% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 8% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 63% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Bath and North East Somerset council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.