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Combe Down SuperPirates

Ofsted: Strong standard·Combe Down Primary School, The Log Cabin, Bath, BA2 5JQ · Bath and North East Somerset
Number of places
40 places
Age range
4–5 yrs
Last inspected
Jun 2026
Local authority
Bath and North East Somerset

About this early years setting

Combe Down SuperPirates, a childcare on non-domestic premises in Bath, BA2 5JQ, offers an enriching environment where children aged 4 to 11 thrive. Registered with Ofsted on 19/03/2024 and operating from Combe Down Primary School, the club ensures a strong standard of children's welfare and wellbeing.

Staff build highly effective relationships, showing kindness and thoughtfulness, and actively involve children in activities. The club maintains consistent routines, helping children feel a sense of belonging, and thoughtfully sets up areas for both active outdoor play and stimulating indoor activities.

Leaders have high aspirations, aiming for children to have fun and be inspired in their play, and ensure robust safeguarding practices are met, fostering an open culture where children feel safe. The provision for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) is strong, with staff gathering information from parents and liaising with school teachers to provide consistent support.

What it's like

Children thrive at this after-school club. They are happy and build beneficial relationships with the staff and other children. They are well cared for and show that they feel safe. Children are well involved in club life and follow the consistent clear routines very efficiently. Children understand hygiene practices and independently wash their hands on arrival. They take responsibility for their things, placing these in the well-organised designated areas for their class. They enjoy the social snack time, sitting with their friends or staff and mixing with the older children, building their social skills and confidence. They develop a very effective sense of belonging and enjoy attending.

Strong standardEffective relationshipsInclusive supportEngaging activitiesRobust safeguarding

Key facts

Opening hours

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday: 07:30 - 08:50; Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday: 15:15 - 18:00

Registered with Ofsted

2024

Ofsted Inspection — new report card

Strong standard

Last inspected Jun 2026

Headline: Strong standard

Grade summary

Exceptional
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Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
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Urgent improvement
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Each dot represents one of the six inspection categories. Headline is the average of the six grades, rounded up.

Category grades

Achievement—
Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routinesExpected standard
Children's welfare and wellbeingStrong standard
Curriculum and teaching—
InclusionStrong standard
Leadership and governanceExpected standard
Age range
4 to 11
Registers
Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register
Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted report for Combe Down SuperPirates

Last inspected 17 June 2026

What it's like to attend

Children thrive at this after-school club. They are happy and build beneficial relationships with the staff and other children. They are well cared for and show that they feel safe. Children are well involved in club life and follow the consistent clear routines very efficiently. Children understand hygiene practices and independently wash their hands on arrival. They take responsibility for their things, placing these in the well-organised designated areas for their class. They enjoy the social snack time, sitting with their friends or staff and mixing with the older children, building their social skills and confidence. They develop a very effective sense of belonging and enjoy attending.

Inspector highlights

  • Children thrive at this after-school club. They are happy and build beneficial relationships with the staff and other children.
  • Staff are kind and thoughtful, sensitively involving children in activities and facilitating interactions among them.
  • The club's key person system works efficiently, with designated leaders focused on younger children's welfare.
  • Staff cohesively use walkie-talkies to share arrangements, ensuring suitable deployment and support from first-aid trained members.
  • Appetising snacks are provided with variety and plenty of fruit and vegetables to encourage healthy choices.
  • Leaders have adapted snack times for smoother, more flexible mealtimes, maximising play time and supporting children with differing needs.
  • Staff ensure all children are fully included, helping younger children access activities and giving extra assistance.
  • Children follow consistent clear routines, understand hygiene practices, and take responsibility for their belongings.
  • Children enjoy creative activities, exploring slime dough and making sparkly potions, with staff providing assistance and encouragement.
  • Children are active, develop healthy lifestyles, and spend plenty of time outdoors.
  • Leaders have high aspirations for children's experiences, aiming for fun and inspiring play and exploration.
  • Staff hold daily briefings to share useful information and ensure children are well supported.
  • Leaders provide staff with training opportunities to gain comprehensive knowledge and qualifications.

Areas to develop

  • 1Leaders should assist staff to review and adapt their support for children's behaviour more readily, to help all children appreciate others' needs and minimise distractions for those children choosing to engage with the quieter focused activities.

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Staff gain lots of information from parents when children first join the club to support individual needs. Leaders and staff liaise with school teachers to gain the most up-to-date strategies and approaches for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), following the school's approach for consistent support. They have clear, robust processes and plans for supporting children needing additional help during sessions.

Outdoor space

Children are active and develop healthy lifestyles, spending plenty of time outdoors in the fresh air. Staff inspire children's games, support physical challenges, and children enjoy chasing and catching giant bubbles on the playground.

Inspection history

Most recent inspection

17 June 2026

Strong standard

Only one graded inspection on record — a trend chart will appear here once a second graded report is published.

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