Three Ways School
180 Frome Road, Odd Down, Bath, BA2 5RF
- Phase
- Academies
- School type
- Academy special converter
- Ages
- 4 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THREE WAYS SCHOOL
- Acting Head Teacher
- Mrs Josephine Stoaling
- Religious ethos
- None
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty, VI - Visual Impairment, OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability, HI - Hearing Impairment, SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment, PD - Physical Disability, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty, PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Bath
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 240
- Pupils on roll
- 258
- URN
- 140079
- Local authority
- Bath and North East Somerset
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01225838070
About this school
Three Ways School is a special academy in Bath. It teaches children aged 4 to 19 and has 258 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
- Exceptional
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Strong standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Strong standard
- Early years
- Strong standard
- 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 | 21 | 19 | 17 |
| 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 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Average scaled score in reading | - | - | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | - | - | - |
| Reading progress | -6.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -6.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -5.10 | - | - |
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 | 19 | 11 | 27 |
| Attainment 8 score | 1.2 | - | 0.5 |
| Progress 8 score | -1.46 -2.13 to -0.79 | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | - | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% | - | 0% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | - | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 0.1 | - | 0.0 |
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 Three Ways 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 | 1.2 | 36.1 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | — | 37.7 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 0.5 | 34.7 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 11.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 11% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 11.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 230 |
| 2023/24 | 236 |
| 2024/25 | 250 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 47.19%
- English as an additional language
- 2%
- Overall absence
- 11.86%
- Persistent absence
- 35.81%
Location
Nearby schools
-
North Star 180°0.0 miles
Academies · Bath
-
Prior Park Paragon1.2 miles
Independent schools · Bath
-
Prior Park College1.3 miles
Independent schools
-
Monkton Combe School1.9 miles
Independent schools · Bath
-
Bath Academy2.0 miles
Independent schools · Bath
Other schools in Bath
- Fosse Way School Academies
- Hambling View Independent School Special schools
- North Star 180° 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 Three Ways School teach?
- Three Ways School teaches children aged 4 to 19. It is a special school in Bath.
- Who is the acting head teacher of Three Ways School?
- The acting head teacher of Three Ways School is Mrs Josephine Stoaling, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Three Ways School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Three Ways 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 Three Ways School?
- Three Ways School has 258 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 19.
- Is Three Ways School full?
- Three Ways School has capacity for 240 pupils and 258 on roll (108%), 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 Three Ways School a faith school?
- No. Three Ways School has no designated religious character.
- Who runs Three Ways School?
- Three Ways School is part of THREE WAYS SCHOOL. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Three Ways School have?
- The schools register lists Three Ways School's special educational needs provision as: SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty; VI - Visual Impairment; OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability; HI - Hearing Impairment; SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment; PD - Physical Disability; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty; PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Three Ways 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 Three Ways School's absence rate?
- Three Ways School's overall absence rate is 11.9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Three Ways School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Three Ways 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 13 August 2026.