St Bartholomew's CofE Aided Primary School, Haslemere

Ofsted's report card from its 10 March 2026 inspection grades St Bartholomew's CofE Aided Primary School on 7 areas: 2 strong standard and 5 expected standard. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Early years - Strong standard. "Leaders have constructed a highly ambitious curriculum, which is well considered across all areas of learning."

Personal development and wellbeing - Strong standard. "Leaders have crafted a highly effective personal development and wellbeing programme that is purposeful."

Achievement - Expected standard. "Pupils gain the knowledge and skills they need to be ready for their next stage of education."

Attendance and behaviour - Expected standard. "The staff have high expectations for pupils' behaviour."

Curriculum and teaching - Expected standard. "The curriculum is suitable and well designed across all subjects."

Inclusion - Expected standard. "Leaders have high expectations for all pupils, including those who have additional barriers to their learning."

Leadership and governance - Expected standard. "Leaders know the school well and have identified the key areas which would strengthen provision even further."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should ensure that learning activities are designed precisely, particularly for disadvantaged pupils, so that pupils can build on what they already know more securely across all curriculum subjects"; "Leaders should ensure that their recently developed curriculum in mathematics continues to strengthen pupils' learning of times tables, resulting in improved published outcomes for all pupils over time".

In its own words: "Inspired by Jesus' promise of "life in all its fullness", we provide a caring learning community to enable everyone to live happy, fulfilling lives and make positive contributions to our world."

From the headteacher's welcome: "St Bart's is a very special Place. There is a 'family' feel about the school and a sense of real belonging for everyone who joins our school community. We share and subscribe to five Christian core values which are at the heart of everything we do at St Bart's."

The school runs a breakfast club from 7:45am and after-school care, from £6.50 per day.

Coming up: an open day on Wednesday 4 November 2026 at 9.30am, an open day on Friday 6 November 2026 at 9.30am and an open day on Tuesday 10 November 2026 at 9.30am. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

In 2025, 78% of Year 6 pupils at St Bartholomew's CofE Aided Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 75% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 81% and 79% in Surrey and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 85% in reading and 86% in maths in 2024.

For September 2026 entry, 56 families put St Bartholomew's CofE Aided Primary School as their first choice and 132 named it as one of their preferences, for 58 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to St Bartholomew's CofE Aided Primary School are Shottermill Infant School (0.8 miles, Good); Shottermill Junior School (0.9 miles, Good, 82% reading, 82% maths); Camelsdale Primary School (1.2 miles, Good, 89% reading, 82% maths); and Grayswood Church of England (Aided) Primary School (1.3 miles, Good, 95% reading, 95% maths).

Each of them had higher 2025 results than St Bartholomew's CofE Aided Primary School.

133 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about St Bartholomew's CofE Aided Primary School (as of April 2026): 96% would recommend the school, 98% say their child is happy there and 73% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (98%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (73%).

13.1% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 8.1% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (80%) and Mixed (9%).

In 2026, 29 pupils (7.3%) received SEN support and 15 (3.8%) 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.

The nearest railway station is Haslemere Rail Station, about 620 metres away (roughly a 8-minute walk).

5 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is St Bart's School (opposite), 150 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood St Bartholomew's CofE Aided Primary School stands in is among the 10% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 39 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and other theft. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Surrey (76).

St Bartholomew's CofE Aided Primary School recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.