St Bartholomew's Church of England Primary School

St Bartholomew’s Church of England Primary School is a highly effective school where pupils thrive. Inspectors found exceptional provision across the curriculum, early years, behaviour, personal development and leadership. Pupils achieve very highly, learn to read confidently and accurately, and are very well prepared for the next stage of their education. Children in early years settle quickly, concentrate well and develop precise vocabulary, while pupils across the school benefit from a highly connected curriculum and strong teaching.

Strengths

• Pupils achieve exceptionally highly across the curriculum and are well prepared for their next stage of education.
• A strong reading culture helps all pupils, including those with SEND, learn to read confidently and accurately.
• Early readers receive effective support and make rapid, sustained progress in phonics.
• Early years children settle quickly, concentrate well and use precise vocabulary in their learning.
• The curriculum is highly connected and helps pupils build confidently on prior knowledge across subjects.
• Teachers share a strong understanding of the curriculum and check pupils’ knowledge effectively.
• Staff receive timely, focused support to develop their practice further.
• Pupils’ behaviour is exemplary; they are polite, courteous and have a strong thirst for learning.
• Robust attendance systems help the school identify pupils needing support and work with families to improve attendance.
• The personal development programme is meticulously planned and monitored, supporting exceptional character development.
• Pupils develop a strong understanding of British values, especially democracy and equality.
• A wide range of clubs, trips, competitions and leadership opportunities help pupils become well-rounded citizens.
• Leaders at all levels put pupils at the heart of decision-making, with a clear shared vision across the school and trust.
• The school is mindful of staff workload, staff are proud to work there and parents hold the school in very high regard.
• Safeguarding arrangements are effective.

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 St Bartholomew's Church of England Primary School attended 97.0% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 1.9% 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, 0.0% of pupils at St Bartholomew's Church of England Primary School 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 St Bartholomew's Church of England Primary School had 17.3 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 12.7% 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, 9.0% of pupils at St Bartholomew's Church of England Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.1% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

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 St Bartholomew's Church of England Primary School received £6,400 and spent £6,097 for each of its 411 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £163,000 (£396 per pupil).

Across all 10 schools of St Bartholomew'S Ce Multi Academy Trust, income was £6,606 and spending £6,502 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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St Bartholomew's Church of England Primary School is part of St Bartholomew'S Ce Multi Academy Trust, which runs 16 schools. The nearest others:

• Woodfield Primary School Wolverhampton
• St Benedict Biscop CofE Primary School Wolverhampton
• All Saints' CofE Primary School Wolverhampton
• Fairhaven Primary School Stourbridge
• Old Church Church of England C Primary School Wednesbury
• Oak Meadow Primary School Wolverhampton
• Abbey Primary School Walsall
• Christ Church Church of England Primary School Walsall
• Little Bloxwich CofE VC Primary School Walsall
• Haughton St Giles CofE Primary Academy Stafford

What is St Bartholomew's Church of England Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for St Bartholomew's Church of England Primary School is Outstanding, from an inspection in December 2024.

When was St Bartholomew's Church of England Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

St Bartholomew's Church of England Primary School was last inspected in December 2024.

How many pupils does St Bartholomew's Church of England Primary School have?

St Bartholomew's Church of England Primary School has 423 pupils on roll.

What age range does St Bartholomew's Church of England Primary School cover?

St Bartholomew's Church of England Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are St Bartholomew's Church of England Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 91% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is St Bartholomew's Church of England Primary School?

St Bartholomew's Church of England Primary School is at Sedgley Road, Penn, St Bartholomew's Ce Primary School, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, WV4 5LG.