[2] In 1966, sufficient funding was raised by the efforts of staff, pupils and the local community to enable an open-air swimming pool to be built within the school grounds.

Extra curricular activities encouraged children to extend their academic interests into the local community.

The report, which praised the school's improvement since the previous inspection, did note that Culverhay has a higher than average number of pupils with learning difficulties and disabilities, and that the number of pupils with a statement of special educational needs was almost double that of other schools.

[6] In 2009, Culverhay was the worst performing school in Bath and North East Somerset, with 38% of pupils achieving five or more GCSE passes at grade C or higher including mathematics and English.

[9] In 2010, the school was identified for closure by Bath and North East Somerset council because of the large reduction in pupil numbers,[10] from 476 at the time of the Ofsted inspection in May 2006[7] to 401 in May 2009.

The school would remain financially viable as it was proposed to make a reduction in pupil intake levels as well.

[15] In October 2011, government approval was received for Culverhay to become a sponsored academy run by Cabot Learning Federation.

[16] Bath Community Academy opened in the same buildings in 2012 as an 11–19 co-educational secondary school, part of the Cabot Learning Federation based in Bristol.

Subjects taught at the academy included art, child development, computing, dance, design technology, drama, English and literacy, geography, history, iMedia, mathematics, modern foreign languages, music, physical education, religious education and science.