Fosse Way School

State-Funded School

fosse-way-school-bath-and-north-east-somerset-south-west

South WestRegion

Bath and North East SomersetLocal Authority

Frome and East SomersetConstituency

BA3 3ALPostcode

0.8

Academic Performance

Previous Ofsted

About the School

Fosse Way School is a state-funded special for pupils aged 3–19, located in Bath and North East Somerset, South West.

Ofsted's most recent inspection is published as a report card rather than a single overall grade. It currently serves 232 pupils. Fosse Way School is part of THE PARTNERSHIP TRUST.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 20 Jan 2026 · published 28 May 2026

Current inspection

Safeguarding standards

Met

Evaluation areas

Inclusion
Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour
Strong standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Strong standard
Early years
Needs attention
Post-16 provision
Strong standard
Leadership and governance
Expected standard

Previous Ofsted Rating

Subject Areas (previous framework)

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 4.2
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 0%
EBacc average point score: 0.2

Ethnicity

White

81%

Asian

Black

<1%

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

232

Total Pupils

74%Boys

26%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

50%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Special
Age range: 3 – 19
Deprivation band: Less deprived
Total pupils: 232
IDACI quintile: 2 (More deprived)
MAT name: THE PARTNERSHIP TRUST

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
15 Nov 2021	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
9 Sept 2014	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Outstanding

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.