Fosse Way School
Longfellow Road, Radstock, Bath, BA3 3AL
- Phase
- Academies
- School type
- Academy special converter
- Ages
- 3 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE PARTNERSHIP TRUST
- Executive Principal
- Mrs Fiona Skinner
- Religious ethos
- None
- Boarding
- Boarding school
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- The Partnership Trust
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Frome and East Somerset
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 220
- Pupils on roll
- 232
- URN
- 137493
- Local authority
- Bath and North East Somerset
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01761412198
About this school
Fosse Way School is a special academy in Bath. It teaches children aged 3 to 19 and has 232 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Needs attention
- Post-16 provision
- Strong standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 16 | 19 | 12 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 13% | 5% | 17% |
| Expected standard in maths | 13% | 5% | 0% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 13% | 5% | 0% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 98.0 | 93.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 99.0 | 96.0 | 97.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -6.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -5.70 | - | - |
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.
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
| Attainment 8 score | 4.7 | 6.1 | 4.2 |
| Progress 8 score | -1.30 -1.98 to -0.63 | -1.47 -2.15 to -0.80 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 5% | 4.5% | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 9% | 4.5% | 0% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.2 |
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 Fosse Way 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 | 0% | 57.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 0% | 58.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 0% | 59.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | Bath and North East Somerset average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.7 | 36.1 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 6.1 | 37.7 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 4.2 | 34.7 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 10.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 11.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 220 |
| 2023/24 | 226 |
| 2024/25 | 224 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
Inspection history
-
Graded inspection report20 January 2026
- 22 September 2021
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 51.85%
- English as an additional language
- 3.6%
- Overall absence
- 11.09%
- Persistent absence
- 35.45%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Finding Futures0.0 miles
Other types · Radstock
-
The Universal Farm0.7 miles
Special schools · Midsomer Norton
-
Downside School2.3 miles
Independent schools · Radstock
-
Newbury Manor School2.7 miles
Special schools · Frome
-
All Hallows School6.3 miles
Independent schools · Shepton Mallet
Other schools in Bath
- Hambling View Independent School Special schools
- North Star 180° Academies
- Three Ways School Academies
- 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
Common questions
- What year groups does Fosse Way School teach?
- Fosse Way School teaches children aged 3 to 19. It is a special school in Bath.
- Who is the executive principal of Fosse Way School?
- The executive principal of Fosse Way School is Mrs Fiona Skinner, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Fosse Way School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Fosse Way 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 big is Fosse Way School?
- Fosse Way School has 232 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 19.
- Is Fosse Way School full?
- Fosse Way School has capacity for 220 pupils and 232 on roll (105%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Fosse Way School a faith school?
- No. Fosse Way School has no designated religious character.
- Who runs Fosse Way School?
- Fosse Way School is part of THE PARTNERSHIP TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Fosse Way School have?
- The schools register lists Fosse Way School's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Fosse Way School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 0% in 2022/23 and 0% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is Fosse Way School's absence rate?
- Fosse Way School's overall absence rate is 11.1% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Fosse Way School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Fosse Way 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 1 July 2026.