Belgrave St Bartholomew's Academy, Stoke-on-Trent
Belgrave St Bartholomew's Academy is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in Stoke-on-Trent, part of St Bart's Multi Academy Trust. It has a Church of England religious character. It was rated Outstanding at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in March 2017. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in March 2025 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 55th-highest of the 103 schools in Stoke-on-Trent with published results, and 7,071st of 14,452 across England. It was full in 2025, at 107% of capacity.
- SATs results
- In line with England
- Ofsted
- Outstanding (2017)
- Demand
- Oversubscribed
- Attendance
- Below England average
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Stoke-on-Trent (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Belgrave St Bartholomew's Academy in detail
Belgrave St Bartholomew's Academy in its own words
In its own words: "Belgrave St. Bartholomew’s Academy is based on the firm belief that everyone has the potential to achieve and succeed. In our school we work hard to be “An Inclusive Family Under God.” From the youngest nursery child to the oldest member of staff, everyone is encouraged to learn, grow and develop to reach their full potential."
The school runs after-school care.
Vision and values (school website)Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 75% of Year 6 pupils at Belgrave St Bartholomew's Academy reached the expected standard in reading and 80% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 74% and 73% in Stoke-on-Trent and 77% and 75% across England.
Results fell from 80% in reading and 88% in maths in 2024.
Getting a place at Belgrave St Bartholomew's Academy
For September 2026 entry, 66 families put Belgrave St Bartholomew's Academy as their first choice and 90 named it as one of their preferences, for 60 places offered. That is 1.1 first choices for every place. 7 families who put it first were not offered a place there.
Admissions history and your chances at Belgrave St Bartholomew's Academy
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Belgrave St Bartholomew's Academy are Alexandra Infants' School (0.4 miles, Requires improvement); Alexandra Junior School (0.6 miles, Good, 57% reading, 54% maths); St Gregory's Catholic Academy (0.7 miles, Outstanding, 88% reading, 84% maths); and St Paul's CofE (C) Primary School (0.8 miles, Requires improvement, 52% reading, 48% maths).
Belgrave St Bartholomew's Academy's 2025 results were higher than 2 of these 3 schools.
Alexandra Infants' SchoolAlexandra Junior SchoolSt Gregory's Catholic AcademySt Paul's CofE (C) Primary School
The trust
Belgrave St Bartholomew's Academy is one of 23 schools run by St Bart's Multi Academy Trust, an academy trust.
What parents say
26 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Belgrave St Bartholomew's Academy (as of September 2025): 85% would recommend the school, 89% say their child is happy there and 50% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.
The strongest agreement was that their child does well at the school (92%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (50%).
Who goes there
68.7% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are Asian (77%) and White British (11%).
In 2026, 59 pupils (12.2%) received SEN support and 32 (6.6%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.
Belgrave St Bartholomew's Academy has a SEN unit for speech, language and communication needs: 16 places, 14 pupils on roll.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Platform 2, about 1 mile away in a straight line.
10 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Lennox Road (opposite), 170 metres away.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Belgrave St Bartholomew's Academy issued 7 suspensions, 1.3 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Belgrave St Bartholomew's Academy are Ormiston Meridian Academy (0.5 miles), Co-op Academy Florence MacWilliams (1.1 miles), St Thomas More Catholic Academy (1.1 miles) and Ormiston Sir Stanley Matthews Academy (1.5 miles).
Ormiston Meridian AcademyCo-op Academy Florence MacWilliamsSt Thomas More Catholic AcademyOrmiston Sir Stanley Matthews Academy
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; Ofsted Parent View; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); DfE exclusions statistics
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 2 years agoThis judgement is from March 2017, 9 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted Insights
From Ofsted's March 2025 inspection report.
What This School Does Well
This is a welcoming community school with exceptional behaviour and a warm, inclusive atmosphere where children thrive. Teachers have excellent subject knowledge and use innovative approaches to teaching, particularly in early reading and technology. The school provides impressive personal development opportunities through well-planned trips, residential experiences and diverse clubs that prepare pupils for life beyond school.
Key Strengths
- Outstanding behaviour and attitudes, with an extremely harmonious atmosphere across the school
- Well-designed curriculum with strong connections between subjects that builds knowledge effectively over time
- Excellent teaching of early reading with meticulously delivered phonics instruction
- Impressive personal development provision with trips, residential experiences and a wide range of clubs
- Effective use of technology to support learning and for pupils to report issues
Areas for Improvement
- Staff do not consistently implement communication systems well enough for pupils with SEND to access learning effectively
- Need to provide better support for staff to ensure communication systems are used consistently in the specially resourced provision
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective with a strong culture that puts pupils' interests first.
Extracurricular Activities
Clubs (varying regularly to reflect pupils' talents and interests), residential experiences, trips to museums and other locations, before and after-school club
Belgrave St Bartholomew's Academy is a warm and inclusive primary school where pupils prosper and achieve well from different starting points. The school has high expectations for all pupils, including those with special educational needs.
At a Glance
21.4%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
SEN unit: Speech and language
SEN Provision
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
26 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View, responses as at September 2025 - % who strongly agree or agree
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 80% to 75% (2024 to 2025). Maths has declined from 88% to 80% (2024 to 2025). Writing has remained stable at around 78% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
27.2
Avg class size
29.2
Infant (KS1)
30.0
KS2
17
Total classes
1 class with more than 30 pupils
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
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You apply to the council where you live. Belgrave St Bartholomew's Academy is in Stoke-on-Trent; for families living there:
- Stoke-on-Trent's school travel policy: School transport
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 15
- Fatal
- 1
- Serious
- 3
- Children hurt
- 1
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 15 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 3 serious and 11 slight.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot.
2 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Stoke-on-Trent is 12.5 (the median across 116 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Your chances of a place at Belgrave St Bartholomew's Academy
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
107%
Over capacity
448 pupils
420 places
28 pupils over capacity in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Stoke-on-Trent
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Stoke-on-Trent
Across Stoke-on-Trent council
Places available
3,315
Applications
2,953
Got 1st preference
94.4%
Got preferred school
97.2%
All primary applications across Stoke-on-Trent council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Oversubscribed
Inspection History(4)
Ungraded inspection: The school remains Outstanding, but Ofsted raised concerns; its next inspection will be a full graded one.
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
59
SEN Support
32
EHC Plans
18.8%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Belgrave St Bartholomew's Academy has a SEN unit for speech, language and communication needs: 16 places, 14 pupils on roll.
Source: GIAS, Department for Education.
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
485
Total Pupils
259
Boys
226
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
24
Teachers
20.2:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£51,389
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,360
Per pupil
£2857k
Total funding
£121k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
6.2%
Overall absence
17.8%
Persistent absence
410
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Belgrave St Bartholomew's Academy
Questions parents ask about Belgrave St Bartholomew's Academy
What are SATs results like at Belgrave St Bartholomew's Academy?
Of the pupils at Belgrave St Bartholomew's Academy who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 75% reached the expected standard in reading and 80% did so in maths.
What is Belgrave St Bartholomew's Academy's Ofsted rating?
Belgrave St Bartholomew's Academy's most recent Ofsted inspection, in March 2025, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in March 2017, it was rated Outstanding.
How close to Belgrave St Bartholomew's Academy do you need to live?
Stoke-on-Trent published that the last place offered at Belgrave St Bartholomew's Academy under its "Cat D" criterion went to a family 0.424 miles away. This is the authority's own figure for one year, not a fixed boundary - the cut-off moves with the number of applications, so treat it as a guide rather than a guarantee.
Is it hard to get a place at Belgrave St Bartholomew's Academy?
Belgrave St Bartholomew's Academy was full in 2025, at 107% of its capacity, so places are allocated on the oversubscription criteria.
How big are the classes at Belgrave St Bartholomew's Academy?
Classes at Belgrave St Bartholomew's Academy average 27.2 pupils (2025/26). 1 class has more than 30 pupils - infant classes are capped at 30 by law, with limited exceptions.
How many pupils go to Belgrave St Bartholomew's Academy?
Belgrave St Bartholomew's Academy has around 485 pupils on roll. 21% are eligible for free school meals.
Does Belgrave St Bartholomew's Academy have specialist SEN provision?
Belgrave St Bartholomew's Academy has a SEN unit for speech, language and communication needs: 16 places, 14 pupils on roll.
What is attendance like at Belgrave St Bartholomew's Academy?
6.2% of sessions were missed at Belgrave St Bartholomew's Academy in 2024/25. 17.8% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Belgrave St Bartholomew's Academy?
Apply through Stoke-on-Trent's coordinated admissions process, naming Belgrave St Bartholomew's Academy on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
How many road collisions happen near Belgrave St Bartholomew's Academy?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 15 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 3 serious and 11 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot. 2 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Stoke-on-Trent is 12.5 (the median across 116 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Belgrave St Bartholomew's Academy?
Belgrave St Bartholomew's Academy is at Sussex Place, Longton, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, ST3 4TP.
Sources: Stoke-on-Trent admissions booklet; Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)