Bath Academy
27 Queen Square, Bath, BA1 2HX
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 14 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Principal
- Mr Tim Naylor
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Boarding
- Boarding school
- Constituency
- Bath
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 120
- Pupils on roll
- 114
- URN
- 138147
- Local authority
- Bath and North East Somerset
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01225334577
About this school
Bath Academy is an independent school in Bath. It teaches children aged 14 to 19 and has 114 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Bath Academy under its current framework. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Bath Academy has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in May 2012, 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 | 70 | 44 | 49 |
| Attainment 8 score | 5.0 | 4.6 | 6.8 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 6.8% | 12.2% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 7% | 15.9% | 16.3% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.5 |
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 Bath Academy 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 | 5 | 36.1 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 4.6 | 37.7 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 6.8 | 34.7 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 119 |
| 2023/24 | 105 |
| 2024/25 | 80 |
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
- 20
- Pupils on SEN support
- 26
Location
Nearby schools
-
King Edward's School0.9 miles
Independent schools
-
Kingswood Preparatory School0.9 miles
Independent schools · Bath
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Royal High School GDST0.9 miles
Independent schools
-
The Paragon School, Junior School of Prior Park College1.0 miles
Independent schools · Bath
-
Kingswood School1.1 miles
Independent schools · Bath
Other schools in Bath
- Kingswood Preparatory School Independent schools
- Kingswood School Independent schools
- Monkton Combe School Independent schools
- The Paragon School, Junior School of Prior Park College Independent schools
- 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
Common questions
- What year groups does Bath Academy teach?
- Bath Academy teaches children aged 14 to 19. It is an independent school in Bath.
- Who is the principal of Bath Academy?
- The principal of Bath Academy is Mr Tim Naylor, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Bath Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Bath Academy 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 Bath Academy?
- Bath Academy has 114 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 14 to 19.
- Is Bath Academy full?
- Bath Academy has capacity for 120 pupils and 114 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 Bath Academy a faith school?
- No. Bath Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Bath Academy a selective school?
- No. Bath Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- How have Bath Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 5 in 2022/23 and 6.8 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Bath Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Bath Academy'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.