St Martin's Garden Primary School
Lympsham Green, Odd Down, Bath, BA2 2UN
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- PALLADIAN ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Nathan Jenkins
- Sponsor
- Palladian Academy Trust
- SEN provision
- VI - Visual Impairment, SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health, PD - Physical Disability, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Bath
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 315
- Pupils on roll
- 201
- URN
- 143108
- Local authority
- Bath and North East Somerset
- Telephone
- 01225832112
About this school
St Martin's Garden Primary School is a primary academy in Bath. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 201 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected St Martin's Garden 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit 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
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour
- Needs attention
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Needs attention
- Early years
- Expected 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 | 31 | 35 | 32 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 29% | 46% | 25% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 48% | 54% | 34% |
| Expected standard in maths | 55% | 54% | 31% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 55% | 60% | 41% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 100.0 | 97.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100.0 | 99.0 | 99.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.00 | - | - |
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 St Martin's Garden 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 | 29% | 57.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 46% | 58.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 25% | 59.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 201 |
| 2023/24 | 203 |
| 2024/25 | 204 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Martin's Garden Primary School compares
St Martin's Garden Primary School ranked 52nd of 53 primary schools in Bath and North East Somerset for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 6% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 17% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 25% | 8% | 47.6% | 201 | — |
| St Philip's CofE Primary School | 78% | 5.1% | 15.2% | 277 | 0.4 miles |
| Moorlands Junior School | 55% | 4.9% | 15.6% | 236 | 0.8 miles |
| Moorlands Infant School | — | 3.3% | 7.3% | 177 | 0.9 miles |
| Mulberry Park Educate Together Primary Academy | 52% | 5.8% | 23.1% | 172 | 1.0 miles |
| St John's Catholic Primary School | — | — | — | 325 | 1.2 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
-
Graded inspection report13 January 2026
- 18 July 2023
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 47.55%
- English as an additional language
- 18.1%
- Overall absence
- 7.95%
- Persistent absence
- 23.16%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Philip's CofE Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Bath
-
Moorlands Junior School0.8 miles
Primary · Bath
-
Moorlands Infant School0.9 miles
Primary · Bath
-
Mulberry Park Educate Together Primary Academy1.0 miles
Primary · Bath
-
St John's Catholic Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Bath
Other schools in Bath
St Martin's Garden Primary School ranks 26th 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
- Newbridge Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does St Martin's Garden Primary School teach?
- St Martin's Garden Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Bath.
- Who is the headteacher of St Martin's Garden Primary School?
- The headteacher of St Martin's Garden Primary School is Mr Nathan Jenkins, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has St Martin's Garden Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Martin's Garden 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 St Martin's Garden Primary School?
- St Martin's Garden Primary School has 201 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is St Martin's Garden Primary School full?
- St Martin's Garden Primary School has capacity for 315 pupils and 201 on roll (64%), so it has space against 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 St Martin's Garden Primary School a faith school?
- No. St Martin's Garden Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does St Martin's Garden Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records St Martin's Garden Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Is St Martin's Garden Primary School part of an academy trust?
- St Martin's Garden Primary School is part of PALLADIAN ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does St Martin's Garden Primary School have?
- The schools register lists St Martin's Garden Primary School's special educational needs provision as: VI - Visual Impairment; SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health; PD - Physical Disability; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have St Martin's Garden Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 29% in 2022/23 and 25% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does St Martin's Garden Primary School compare with other schools in Bath and North East Somerset?
- St Martin's Garden Primary School ranked 52nd of 53 primary schools in Bath and North East Somerset for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 6% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 17% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is St Martin's Garden Primary School's absence rate?
- St Martin's Garden Primary School's overall absence rate is 8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Martin's Garden Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Martin's Garden 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 2 July 2026.