King Edward's School
North Road, Bath, BA2 6HU
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 3 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mr Martin J Boden
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Bath
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,210
- Pupils on roll
- 1,151
- URN
- 109374
- Local authority
- Bath and North East Somerset
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01225464313
About this school
King Edward's School is an independent school in Bath and North East Somerset. It teaches children aged 3 to 19 and has 1,151 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected King Edward's School under its current framework. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
King Edward's School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in September 1980, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 126 | 125 | 111 |
| Attainment 8 score | 27.4 | 28.5 | 23.0 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 1.2 | 1.1 | 0.7 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How King Edward's School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Bath and North East Somerset average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 27.4 | 36.1 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 28.5 | 37.7 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 23 | 34.7 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,175 |
| 2023/24 | 1,185 |
| 2024/25 | 1,193 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 6
- Pupils on SEN support
- 142
Location
Nearby schools
-
University of Bath0.7 miles
Universities · Bath
-
Bath Academy0.9 miles
Independent schools · Bath
-
Royal High School GDST1.2 miles
Independent schools
-
The Paragon School, Junior School of Prior Park College1.3 miles
Independent schools · Bath
-
Kingswood Preparatory School1.4 miles
Independent schools · Bath
Common questions
- What year groups does King Edward's School teach?
- King Edward's School teaches children aged 3 to 19. It is an independent school in Bath and North East Somerset.
- Who is the headteacher of King Edward's School?
- The headteacher of King Edward's School is Mr Martin J Boden, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has King Edward's School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected King Edward's School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is King Edward's School?
- King Edward's School has 1,151 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 19.
- Is King Edward's School full?
- King Edward's School has capacity for 1,210 pupils and 1,151 on roll (95%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is King Edward's School a faith school?
- No. King Edward's School has no designated religious character.
- How have King Edward's School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 27.4 in 2022/23 and 23 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are King Edward's School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, King Edward's School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 24 July 2026.