Hello lastclean. I am a single mum in Bath. I have 2 ds, they are 6 and 7.
I love living in Bath, I moved to a village after moving out of London with dh and when dh and I separated he stayed in the village and I came to Bath. Although the village was only 15 mins from Bath I found village life a bit stifling. Getting in the car to get a pint of milk etc.
When I moved the school thing was a bit of a nightmare as at the time my ds1 was in reception at the village school near his dad and was on the waiting list for 18 months for a place at the school I really wanted him to go to. I could have sent him to another Bath primary which would have meant driving but held out for Widcome Infants, our closest. So now both are there and their friends live locally which means I've met mums in the area too. There will be places at the other schools, in some ways it would be easier to look at the schools you like, see if they have places and then look at houses in that area.
I admit it was really hard to begin with, lots of my friends were in London still, I was just beginning to get friendly with the mum's at the village school when ds1 was offered a place at widcombe. But now it has all worked out.
There is lots to do in Bath with kids and great stuff in bristol too. Weekends when I don't have the boys can sometimes be boring as others friends are busy with their families but all in all it was a good move.
But... It can be hard when you don't have family in the immediate area. My siblings are in London, my mum 2 hrs away etc. I do work but if the kids are ill in the week it's all down to me as ex-dh doesn't always take time off.
So there you go, that's my life story!! Phew that was long. If there is anything else I can help with please pm me or I'll keep an eye out here. Good luck.