St Bartholomew's CofE VC Primary School

St Bartholomew’s CofE VC Primary School has shown good overall effectiveness in its first full inspection. The school prides itself on being a welcoming and inclusive environment where pupils feel safe and appreciated. Leaders are ambitious for all students and have developed a broad and engaging curriculum, alongside a strong commitment to promoting pupils' well-being and personal development. The school cultivates a supportive community where staff and pupils treat each other with kindness and respect, which contributes to positive behaviour and attitudes toward learning.

Strengths

• Strong community feel described as 'a family'.
• Ambitious and well-organized early reading curriculum.
• Effective support for pupils with SEND.
• High expectations for pupil behaviour.
• Positive relationships between staff, pupils, and parents.

Areas for Improvement

• Curriculum in some subjects is not fully developed.
• Limited range of genres and texts in the reading curriculum.
• Some pupils do not attend school regularly.

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 CofE VC Primary School attended 92.1% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 28.5% 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, 3.3% of pupils at St Bartholomew's CofE VC 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 CofE VC Primary School had 20.6 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 17.9% 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, 21.6% of pupils at St Bartholomew's CofE VC Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.8% 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 CofE VC Primary School received £8,183 and spent £7,992 for each of its 208 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £213,000 (£1,029 per pupil).

Across all 8 schools of Severn Academies Educational Trust, income was £8,274 and spending £8,183 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 Stourport-On-Severn · Worcestershire local authority: places and applications

St Bartholomew's CofE VC Primary School is part of Severn Academies Educational Trust, which runs 8 schools. The nearest others:

• Stourport Primary Academy Stourport-On-Severn
• The Stourport High School and Sixth Form College Stourport-On-Severn
• Wilden All Saints CofE Primary School Stourport-On-Severn
• Hartlebury CofE Primary School Kidderminster
• Baxter College Kidderminster
• Far Forest Lea Memorial CofE Primary School Kidderminster
• Wolverley Sebright Primary Academy Kidderminster

What is St Bartholomew's CofE VC Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for St Bartholomew's CofE VC Primary School is Good, from an inspection in March 2023.

When was St Bartholomew's CofE VC Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

St Bartholomew's CofE VC Primary School was last inspected in March 2023.

How many pupils does St Bartholomew's CofE VC Primary School have?

St Bartholomew's CofE VC Primary School has 208 pupils on roll.

What age range does St Bartholomew's CofE VC Primary School cover?

St Bartholomew's CofE VC Primary School for pupils aged 2 to 11.

What are St Bartholomew's CofE VC Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 57% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is St Bartholomew's CofE VC Primary School?

St Bartholomew's CofE VC Primary School is at Princess Way, Areley Kings, Stourport-on-Severn, Worcestershire, DY13 0EL.