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St Bartholomew's Church of England Primary School

Primary · Crewkerne · TA18 8AS

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No current grade

Ungraded inspection: no current grade

Ofsted's most recent visit was an ungraded inspection; its outcome was “Yes - improving (good)”. Since September 2024 these outcomes no longer confirm a named grade. No graded inspection appears in Ofsted's records for this school since 2015 either, so SchoolFacts shows no grade rather than guessing. Any earlier grade is on the school's Ofsted report page.

Inspected 9 November 2017

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At a glance

154 pupils · 73% of 210 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Academy converter
Age range
5–11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Free school meals
29.9% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
1.2% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
17.3% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
3.5% of pupils (2024/2025)
Website
www.st-bartholomews.somerset.sch.uk
URN
150071

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 8 families named it first for 8 Reception places, 1.00 first choices per place. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 3.7% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

1.00 first-choice applications per place

8 places offered · 8 first-choice applications · roughly balanced

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

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

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

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
64%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
0%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
105
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
104
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 school64%
Median of its 12 closest peers59%
Somerset average60.5%
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
Neston Primary SchoolNeston · 167 miles awayNeeds attention50%
Rossmore SchoolEllesmere Port · 167 miles awayNeeds attention53%
Ashbrook Junior SchoolDerby · 153 miles awayGood60%
Lift CallowellStroud · 65 miles awayExpected standard57%
Churchgate Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, HarlowHarlow · 141 miles awayGood35%
St Teresa's Catholic Primary SchoolRochford · 159 miles awayGood38%
Southam St James CofE AcademySoutham · 113 miles awayRequires improvement59%
Dersingham Primary SchoolKing's Lynn · 196 miles awayGood59%
John Emmerson Batty Primary SchoolRedcar · 268 miles awayGood70%
Wateringbury Church of England Primary SchoolMaidstone · 142 miles awayGood66%
St Wulstan's Catholic Primary SchoolStourport-on-Severn · 104 miles awayGood76%
Orchard Lea Junior SchoolFareham · 69 miles awayGood69%

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

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 93% (Somerset 81%, England 60%) · White Gypsy/Roma 3% (Somerset 0%, England 0%) · Mixed White and Black African 1% (Somerset 0%, England 1%) · Any other Asian background 1% (Somerset 1%, England 2%) · Black African 1% (Somerset 3%, England 5%) · Any other Mixed background 1% (Somerset 1%, England 3%) · Not recorded 1% (Somerset 2%, England 1%) · Any other White background 1% (Somerset 6%, England 7%)

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)
3.7%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
7.7%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

1.73 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · England, primary schools: 2.47 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Somerset: 3.60 suspensions and 0.04 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

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
22
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

81% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 12% moved to another state school · 7% 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)

0% of teachers took sickness absence, 0 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 £50,456; 16.7% 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£6,723
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2024-25)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 78% (77%) · premises 5% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 8% (8%) · supplies and services 9% (9%) · educational supplies 4% (4%) · bought-in professional services 2% (2%) · catering 5% (5%)

Reserves (2024-25)

Revenue reserve £0; in-year balance -£16,000

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

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
8/10less deprived than most of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
8/10less deprived than most of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher27.3%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications17.5%18.1%
In managerial or professional work33.5%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways14.9%18.1%
Residents in very good health44.7%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier78.6%62.3%
Social housing5.2%17.1%
Privately rented16.1%20.5%
Detached houses40.3%22.9%
Flats3.7%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms25.6%21.1%
Households with no car or van7.2%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01029182 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£236,500381 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£180,000–£285,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (70)£317,500
Semi-detached (145)£257,000
Terraced (129)£200,000
Flat (37)£140,000

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

Child pedestrian casualties
0a rural school averages 0.3
Collisions at school-run times
1a rural school averages 0.7
All reported collisions
4a rural school averages 3.4
Of those, serious or fatal
1a rural school averages 0.9

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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