Belgrave St Bartholomew's Academy

Belgrave St Bartholomew's Academy is a highly effective school that continues to perform strongly. Inspectors judged all aspects of provision to be outstanding except for the quality of education, which was good. Pupils are described as thriving in a warm and inclusive environment where behaviour is exceptional and personal development is impressive. The school's curriculum is ambitious and thoughtfully sequenced, early reading and phonics are meticulously taught, pupils with SEND are identified quickly, and attendance has improved significantly. The school is part of the St Bart's Multi-Academy Trust and operates a specially resourced provision for pupils with SEND. Under the current inspection framework, no overall effectiveness grade was given; the school's previous inspection grade was outstanding.

Strengths

• Ambitious and well-sequenced curriculum that builds knowledge over time
• Exceptional behaviour and exemplary attitudes to learning across the school
• Outstanding personal development underpinned by values of courage, compassion and respect
• Meticulously delivered phonics and early reading provision
• Strong early years provision with rich language and vocabulary development
• Quick and effective identification and support for pupils with SEND
• Innovative use of technology to support learning and pupil voice
• Significant improvement in attendance and strong sense of community
• Wide range of trips, residential experiences and clubs that broaden horizons
• Relentlessly ambitious and supportive leadership, including trust and governing committee
• Warm, inclusive and harmonious school culture praised by parents
• Effective safeguarding arrangements

Areas for Improvement

• Staff do not consistently implement communication systems for pupils in the specially resourced provision, impacting on some pupils' access to learning and progress

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Belgrave St Bartholomew's Academy attended 93.8% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 17.8% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 1.1% of pupils at Belgrave St Bartholomew's Academy were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Belgrave St Bartholomew's Academy had 23.3 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 39.5% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 12.2% of pupils at Belgrave St Bartholomew's Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 6.6% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

The school has a SEN unit with 14 pupils.

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Belgrave St Bartholomew's Academy received £7,897 and spent £8,431 for each of its 544 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £459,000 (£844 per pupil).

Across all 23 schools of St Bart'S Multi Academy Trust, income was £7,493 and spending £7,753 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Stoke-On-Trent · Stoke-on-Trent local authority: places and applications

Belgrave St Bartholomew's Academy is part of St Bart'S Multi Academy Trust, which runs 23 schools. The nearest others:

• Abbey Hill Academy & College Stoke-On-Trent
• Park Hall Academy Stoke-On-Trent
• Weston Junior Academy Stoke-On-Trent
• Meir Heath Academy Stoke-On-Trent
• Weston Infant Academy Stoke-On-Trent
• Stoke Minster CofE Primary Academy Stoke-On-Trent
• Priory CofE Academy Stoke-On-Trent
• Kingsland CofE Academy Stoke-On-Trent
• Saint Nathaniel's Academy Stoke-On-Trent
• Knutton St Marys CofE Academy Newcastle Under Lyme

What is Belgrave St Bartholomew's Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Belgrave St Bartholomew's Academy is Good, from an inspection in June 2025.

When was Belgrave St Bartholomew's Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Belgrave St Bartholomew's Academy was last inspected in June 2025.

How many pupils does Belgrave St Bartholomew's Academy have?

Belgrave St Bartholomew's Academy has 485 pupils on roll.

What age range does Belgrave St Bartholomew's Academy cover?

Belgrave St Bartholomew's Academy for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Belgrave St Bartholomew's Academy's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 67% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Belgrave St Bartholomew's Academy?

Belgrave St Bartholomew's Academy is at Sussex Place, Longton, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, ST3 4TP.