Safeguarding context · Local authority
Bath and North East Somerset: the safeguarding context
- 92 schools and colleges
- England
- Bath & North East Somerset Community Safety and Safeguarding Partnership
Evidence of the local risks around every school and college in Bath and North East Somerset, ready for your policy, your staff and your inspector.
What children's services, the health service and the police record across Bath and North East Somerset, the local safeguarding arrangements, and the 92 open schools and colleges in the Department for Education register for Bath and North East Somerset, England. Everything here describes the area. None of it rates a school or college.
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First finding · Harm and risk outside the home (ROTH) across Bath and North East Somerset
Across Bath and North East Somerset, children's social care recorded child criminal exploitation, child sexual exploitation, gangs, going missing and trafficking in a higher share of assessments than across England.
This describes what social workers record for the whole authority, never a school, a college or any child, and a higher share can reflect better identification as easily as more harm.
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Local safeguarding arrangements
Bath and North East Somerset is covered by Bath & North East Somerset Community Safety and Safeguarding Partnership.
- Report a concern about a childbathnes.gov.uk
- Bath and North East Somerset threshold document (continuum of need)bcssp.org.uk
- Request early help in Bath and North East Somersetbcssp.org.uk
- Allegations against staff: the Bath and North East Somerset designated officer (LADO)bcssp.org.uk
- Prevent referral route in Bath and North East Somersetbathnes.gov.uk
- Family hubs in Bath and North East Somersetbathnes.gov.uk
- The partnership's procedures, guidance and trainingbcssp.org.uk
If a child is in immediate danger, call 999. Links checked 1 November 2026.
What is recorded across Bath and North East Somerset
Published figures for the whole authority, or the police force area it sits in, beside the national figure named in each table where one is published. Counts below three are shown as fewer than 3.
What children's services record, year to 31 March 2025, the latest year published
Children in need, child protection plans and the factors social workers identified at assessment across Bath and North East Somerset. The whole authority, never a school, college or setting.
| Measure | Bath and North East Somerset | England | Compared |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children in need at 31 March | 305.7 per 10,000 children (1,119 children) | 330.3 | Similar |
| Children on child protection plans at 31 March | 30.1 per 10,000 children (110 children) | 40.6 | Lower |
| Child criminal exploitation | 7.8% of assessments | 3.2% | Higher |
| Child sexual exploitation | 4% of assessments | 2.4% | Higher |
| Gangs | 5.5% of assessments | 1.7% | Higher |
| Going missing | 7% of assessments | 3.3% | Higher |
| Trafficking | 2.2% of assessments | 0.4% | Higher |
| Sexual abuse by another child | not published | 2.5% | Not compared |
| Physical abuse by another child | 2.3% of assessments | 3% | Lower |
| Domestic abuse, the child as victim | 10.8% of assessments | 11.3% | Similar |
| Domestic abuse, a parent or carer as victim | 40% of assessments | 31.7% | Higher |
| Self-harm | 12.5% of assessments | 5% | Higher |
| The child's mental health | 29.2% of assessments | 17.6% | Higher |
| Drug misuse by the child | 7.2% of assessments | 4.8% | Higher |
| Alcohol misuse by the child | 3.7% of assessments | 2.1% | Higher |
| Socially unacceptable behaviour | 16.2% of assessments | 7% | Higher |
| Neglect | 39.7% of assessments | 17.6% | Higher |
| Emotional abuse | 24.3% of assessments | 19% | Higher |
Department for Education, Children in need, reporting year 2025.
Young people's health and youth justice
Published figures for Bath and North East Somerset against England; higher or lower is the publisher's own significance test.
| Measure | Period | Bath and North East Somerset | England | Compared |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hospital admissions for self-harm, ages 10 to 24 | 2023/24 | 434.4 per 100,000, age-standardised | 266.6 | Higher |
| Hospital admissions for violence, including sexual violence, all ages | 2022/23 - 24/25 | 22.3 per 100,000, age-standardised | 31.9 | Lower |
| First-time entrants to the youth justice system, ages 10 to 17 | 2025 | 80.6 per 100,000 aged 10 to 17 | 127.1 | Similar |
| Hospital admissions for substance misuse, ages 15 to 24 | 2022/23 - 24/25 | 45.3 per 100,000, age-standardised | 39 | Similar |
| Hospital admissions for alcohol-specific conditions, under 18 | 2021/22 - 23/24 | 53.5 per 100,000 under 18 | 22.6 | Higher |
| 16 and 17 year olds not in education, employment or training, or not known | 2025/26 | 4.8% of 16 and 17 year olds | 5.8% | Lower |
| Children under 16 in relative low income families | 2024/25 | 10.2% of children under 16 | 19.8% | Lower |
Office for Health Improvement and Disparities, Fingertips public health profiles.
Domestic abuse, year ending March 2025, the latest year published
Police-recorded domestic abuse and MARAC cases for the Avon and Somerset police force area, the force area the authority sits in.
| Measure | Avon and Somerset | England and Wales | Compared |
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic abuse-related incidents and crimes recorded by the police | 18.4 per 1,000 people | 21.8 | Lower |
| Domestic abuse-related crimes recorded by the police | 13.2 per 1,000 people | 13.2 | Similar |
| Cases discussed at multi-agency risk assessment conferences (MARACs) | 26.7 per 10,000 adult women | 50.2 | Lower |
Office for National Statistics, Domestic abuse in England and Wales data tool.
Each school's or college's report sets these figures out chapter by chapter, beside the picture around its own site, and writes what they mean into the policy, the staff briefing and the report to governors, trustees or the proprietor.
Questions about safeguarding in Bath and North East Somerset
Which safeguarding partnership covers Bath and North East Somerset?
Bath and North East Somerset is covered by Bath & North East Somerset Community Safety and Safeguarding Partnership. Its procedures, threshold guidance and training are published at https://bcssp.org.uk/.
How do I report a concern about a child in Bath and North East Somerset?
If a child is in immediate danger, call 999. Otherwise the council's page for reporting a concern about a child is http://www.bathnes.gov.uk/services/children-young-people-and-families/child-protection. Staff in a school or college should follow their own procedure and tell the designated safeguarding lead.
What do children's services record about harm and risk outside the home (ROTH) in Bath and North East Somerset?
Across Bath and North East Somerset, children's social care recorded child criminal exploitation, child sexual exploitation, gangs, going missing and trafficking in a higher share of assessments than across England. These figures describe the whole authority, never any school, college or child, and a higher share can reflect better identification as easily as more harm.
Schools and colleges in Bath and North East Somerset
Each page describes the context around that school or college: the local arrangements, the places children and young people pass and gather, and the neighbourhood around each site. Open a page to order its report.
Primary (63)
- Bathampton Primary School
- Batheaston Church School
- Bathford Church School
- Bathwick St Mary Church School
- Bishop Sutton Primary School
- Cameley CEVC Primary School
- Castle Primary School
- Chandag Primary School
- Chew Magna Primary School
- Chew Stoke Church School
- Clutton Primary School
- Combe Down CofE Primary School
- East Harptree Church of England Primary School
- Farmborough Church Primary School
- Farrington Gurney Church of England Primary School
- Freshford Church School
- High Littleton CofE VC Primary School
- Longvernal Primary School
- Marksbury CofE Primary School
- Midsomer Norton Primary School
- Moorlands Infant School
- Moorlands Junior School
- Mulberry Park Educate Together Primary Academy
- Newbridge Primary School
- Norton Hill Primary School
- Oldfield Park Infant School
- Oldfield Park Junior School
- Paulton Infant School
- Paulton Junior School
- Peasedown St John Primary School
- Pensford Primary School
- Roundhill Primary School
- Saltford CofE Primary School
- Shoscombe Church School
- Somerdale Educate Together Primary Academy
- St Andrew's Church School
- St John's Catholic Primary School
- St John's Church of England Primary School
- St John's CofE Primary School
- St Julian's Church School
- St Keyna Primary School
- St Martin's Garden Primary School
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School
- St Mary's Church of England Primary School
- St Mary's CofE Primary School
- St Michaels Junior Church School
- St Nicholas Church School
- St Philip's CofE Primary School
- St Saviours Infant Church School
- St Saviours Junior Church School
- St Stephens Church School
- Stanton Drew Primary School
- Swainswick Church School
- Trinity Church School
- Twerton Infant School
- Two Rivers Church of England Primary
- Ubley Church of England Primary School
- Welton Primary School
- Westfield Primary School
- Weston All Saints CofE Primary School
- Whitchurch Primary School
- Widcombe CofE Junior School
- Widcombe Infant School
Secondary (14)
Sixth forms and colleges (1)
Other schools and colleges (14)
Colleges with a campus in Bath and North East Somerset
College campuses in Bath and North East Somerset, whichever authority their college is registered in. Each campus page reads the context against Bath and North East Somerset, where the campus is.
Nurseries, pre-schools and clubs in Bath and North East Somerset
120 registered nurseries, pre-schools and out-of-school clubs on non-domestic premises in Bath and North East Somerset have their own pages, each describing the safeguarding context around the setting and the same authority figures as above. See every setting in Bath and North East Somerset.