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St Bartholomew's Church of England Primary School

Primary · Wolverhampton · WV4 5LG

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Outstanding

SchoolFacts estimate: Ofsted awarded no overall grade at this inspection

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Quality of education: OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes: OutstandingPersonal development: OutstandingLeadership & management: OutstandingSafeguarding effective: Yes

Inspected 12 November 2024

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At a glance

423 pupils · 97% of 435 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Academy converter
Age range
3–11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Free school meals
11.8% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
2.9% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
7.1% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
2.7% of pupils (2024/2025)
Nursery
Yes
Website
www.stbartholomewsprimary.uk/
URN
143393

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 70 families named it first for 60 Reception places, 1.17 first choices per place. Its last Reception place offered on distance for 2026 entry went to 0.938 miles, the only Reception round we hold for it. At its inspection on 12 November 2024 Ofsted awarded no overall grade; the lowest of the four areas it judged was Outstanding. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 2.9% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

1.17 first-choice applications per place

60 places offered · 70 first-choice applications · oversubscribed

First-choice applications per place, by entry year

19/20
20/21
21/22
22/23
23/24
24/25
25/26
26/27

Source: DfE applications and offers on national offer day · how demand is measured

Catchment area

Catchment area: not named in the council's figures. Places by distance, last offered at 0.938 miles for 2026 entry.

Admissions cutoff distance: Reception

Last child offered a place under the distance criterion (2026 entry) lived within 0.938 miles

measurement method not stated by the council.

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Source: the admissions authority's published figures · how cutoffs work

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

45 pupils at the end of key stage 2 in 2024/2025

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
91%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
36%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
110
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
112
England 105

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means

Schools with a similar intake

Meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 2024/2025

This school91%
Median of its 12 closest peers58%
Wolverhampton average66.3%
England62%

On meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, this school is ahead of the schools that teach a comparable intake.

They are matched on intake, not location, so most are not local: see nearby schools for those you could apply to.

SchoolOfstedResult
Cuffley SchoolPotters Bar · 105 miles awayGood83%
Parc Eglos SchoolHelston · 216 miles awayRequires improvement49%
Leechpool Primary SchoolHorsham · 130 miles awayRequires improvement73%
Elmwood Primary SchoolChelmsford · 133 miles awayGood55%
Webheath Academy Primary SchoolRedditch · 19 miles awayGood56%
Whinstone Primary SchoolStockton-on-Tees · 140 miles awayExpected standard73%
Woodlands Primary AcademyGreat Yarmouth · 162 miles awayGood60%
Holy Rosary Catholic Primary SchoolLiverpool · 72 miles awayGood55%
Littletown Primary AcademyHoniton · 130 miles awayGood49%
Stanbridge Primary SchoolBristol · 75 miles awayExpected standard63%
Sandal Primary SchoolShipley · 91 miles awayGood66%
Feniscowles Primary SchoolBlackburn · 82 miles awayGood56%

It is not a ranking. Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · how the matching works

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

Asian Indian 40% (Wolverhampton 19%, England 4%) · White British 39% (Wolverhampton 34%, England 60%) · Mixed White and Asian 6% (Wolverhampton 3%, England 2%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 4% (Wolverhampton 6%, England 2%) · Any other Asian background 3% (Wolverhampton 4%, England 2%) · Asian Pakistani 2% (Wolverhampton 4%, England 5%) · Any other Mixed background 2% (Wolverhampton 3%, England 3%) · Any other ethnic group 1% (Wolverhampton 2%, England 3%) · Black African 1% (Wolverhampton 12%, England 5%) · Any other Black background 1% (Wolverhampton 1%, England 1%) · Any other White background 1% (Wolverhampton 6%, England 7%) · other groups together 1%

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
2.9%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
3.6%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

0.00 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · England, primary schools: 2.47 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Wolverhampton: 1.82 suspensions and 0.07 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

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Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
18
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

87% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 4% moved to another state school · 9% left the state-funded sector

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, primary academies: 0.3% vacant, 0.32% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

38.5% of teachers took sickness absence, 3.1 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £57,452; 40% on the leadership pay range · England, primary schools: £50,856, 17.3%

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Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2024-25)

This school£5,316
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2024-25)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 76% (77%) · premises 6% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 6% (8%) · supplies and services 12% (9%) · educational supplies 6% (4%) · bought-in professional services 2% (2%) · catering 1% (5%)

Reserves (2024-25)

Revenue reserve £128,000; in-year balance +£345,000

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: academy finance return, 2024-25, DfE · how spending is compared

Inspection history since 2015

Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
6/10around the middle for England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
7/10less deprived than most of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher30.7%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications20.2%18.1%
In managerial or professional work35.5%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways18%18.1%
Residents in very good health46.1%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier66.2%62.3%
Social housing18.4%17.1%
Privately rented15.3%20.5%
Detached houses33.1%22.9%
Flats16.2%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms25%21.1%
Households with no car or van15.4%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01029673 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£272,000189 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£232,000–£348,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (70)£362,500
Semi-detached (76)£260,000
Terraced (25)£247,000
Flat (18)£39,000

Homes around this school are cheaper than most school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

No collision was reported to the police within 500 m of the school in 2021–2025.

Child pedestrian casualties
0an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
0an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
0an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
0an urban school averages 6.1

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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