Newbridge Primary School
Charmouth Road, Bath, BA1 3LL
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Head Teacher
- Ms Gillian Kennaugh
- Constituency
- Bath
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 405
- URN
- 131019
- Local authority
- Bath and North East Somerset
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01225421675
About this school
Newbridge Primary School is a community primary school in Bath. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 405 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Newbridge Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
A short monitoring inspection followed on : inspectors found that standards have been maintained.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 58 | 56 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 57% | 64% | 72% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 14% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 74% | 88% | 87% |
| Expected standard in maths | 76% | 91% | 88% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 78% | 79% | 80% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 107.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 109.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.50 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Newbridge Primary 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 | 57% | 57.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 64% | 58.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 72% | 59.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 405 |
| 2023/24 | 411 |
| 2024/25 | 402 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Newbridge Primary School compares
Newbridge Primary School ranked 18th of 53 primary schools in Bath and North East Somerset for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 71% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 83% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 72% | 4% | 8.7% | 405 | — |
| St Michaels Junior Church School | 13% | 8.2% | 71% | 144 | 0.5 miles |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School | — | — | — | 184 | 0.6 miles |
| Twerton Infant School | — | 9.7% | 55.9% | 150 | 0.6 miles |
| Oldfield Park Infant School | — | 5.1% | 12.2% | 178 | 0.8 miles |
| Weston All Saints CofE Primary School | 46% | 5.4% | 17.7% | 418 | 0.9 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
-
Ungraded inspection report18 December 2024
- 21 January 2020
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 8.71%
- English as an additional language
- 7%
- Overall absence
- 4.03%
- Persistent absence
- 7.01%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Michaels Junior Church School0.5 miles
Primary · Bath
-
St Mary's Catholic Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Bath
-
Twerton Infant School0.6 miles
Primary · Bath
-
Oldfield Park Infant School0.8 miles
Primary · Bath
-
Weston All Saints CofE Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Bath
Other schools in Bath
Newbridge Primary School ranks 9th of the 27 ranked primary schools in Bath.
- Bathampton Primary School Primary
- Batheaston Church School Primary
- Bathford Church School Primary
- Bathwick St Mary Church School Primary
- Combe Down CofE Primary School Primary
- Farmborough Church Primary School Primary
- Freshford Church School Primary
- Marksbury CofE Primary School Primary
- Moorlands Infant School Primary
- Moorlands Junior School Primary
- Mulberry Park Educate Together Primary Academy Primary
- Norton St Philip Church of England First School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Newbridge Primary School teach?
- Newbridge Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Bath.
- Who is the head teacher of Newbridge Primary School?
- The head teacher of Newbridge Primary School is Ms Gillian Kennaugh, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Newbridge Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Newbridge Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Newbridge Primary School?
- Newbridge Primary School has 405 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Newbridge Primary School full?
- Newbridge Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 405 on roll (96%), 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 Newbridge Primary School a faith school?
- No. Newbridge Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Newbridge Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Newbridge Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Newbridge Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 57% in 2022/23 and 72% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Newbridge Primary School compare with other schools in Bath and North East Somerset?
- Newbridge Primary School ranked 18th of 53 primary schools in Bath and North East Somerset for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 71% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 83% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Newbridge Primary School's absence rate?
- Newbridge Primary School's overall absence rate is 4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Newbridge Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Newbridge Primary 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 30 June 2026.