St Bartholomew's Church of England Academy, Coventry
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
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Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Overall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
St Bartholomew's excels at creating a safe, welcoming environment where pupils feel proud and cared for. The school's strong behaviour expectations and excellent pastoral support help all children thrive, with particularly effective inclusion of pupils with additional needs. Leaders are actively working to improve teaching quality and academic outcomes, with early positive impacts on phonics and attendance.
Key Strengths
- Strong behaviour and excellent manners - pupils listen carefully in lessons and are polite and helpful to each other
- Excellent safeguarding culture where all staff take responsibility and pupils feel safe
- Inclusive approach with effective support for pupils with SEND and disadvantaged pupils, including use of pupil premium funding for trips and activities
- Improving attendance levels through robust processes and close work with parents
- Warm, caring environment fostering belonging through the school's values of 'Believe, Belong, Become'
Areas for Improvement
- Too many pupils not achieving expected standard in reading, writing and mathematics
- Inconsistent teaching quality across the school, with teachers not always checking what pupils already know
- Gaps in important knowledge and skills persist for many pupils, limiting their progress across the curriculum
- Adaptations to curriculum for SEND and disadvantaged pupils not consistently effective enough
- Attendance still below national average, though improving
Safeguarding
Safeguarding standards are met - the school has established an open culture where safeguarding is everyone's responsibility, concerns are actively identified and acted upon, and pupils feel safe.
Extracurricular Activities
Musical talents, sporting clubs, fundraising for community causes, Year 6 residential trip
St Bartholomew's Church of England Academy is a church school where leaders have recently made significant improvements to behaviour and attendance. The school provides a caring, inclusive environment where pupils feel safe and proud to attend, though academic achievement in core subjects needs further development.
At a Glance
35.3%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 61% to 52%. Maths has declined from 64% to 45%. Writing has improved from 46% to 58%.
Class Sizes
26.6
Avg class size
26.0
Infant (KS1)
29.5
KS2
8
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
99%
Near capacity
207 pupils
210 capacity
3 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Coventry
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Coventry
Admissions Demand - Coventry
Places available
4,560
Applications
3,921
Got 1st preference
93.8%
Got preferred school
98.9%
Primary admissions across Coventry (2025/26)
Inspection History(10)
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
7.32724%
Overall absence
24.8731%
Persistent absence
197
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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