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St Bartholomew's Church of England Primary School (Aided)

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMr Richard Restall

location_onNewcastle-upon-Tyne, NE12 8FA

language Visit Website phone 1916250870

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2018

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Students

212

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Expected Standard

35%

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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St Bartholomew's Church of England Primary School (Aided) is a Voluntary aided school primary school in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 95% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St Bartholomew's Church of England Primary School (Aided) is a voluntary aided school in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, North Tyneside, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 213 pupils on roll, of whom 26% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 35% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #42 of 45 primaries in North Tyneside and #12,981 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2018. The school's current overall rating is Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.9× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 17.5:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 1.2 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

35%

LA 57%

Reading58% LA 71%

Writing38% LA 66%

Maths69% LA 70%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

61%

LA 58%England 61%

Reading68% LA 72% · Eng 74%

Writing64% LA 67% · Eng 72%

Maths75% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

67%

LA 56%England 60%

Reading74% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Writing67% LA 67% · Eng 71%

Maths78% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.4

Read

LA -0.6

-1.0 to 3.9

-2.3

Write

LA -0.7

-4.6 to 0.1

1.4

Maths

LA -1.3

-0.8 to 3.7

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

52%

LA 60%England 65%

Reading55% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Writing69% LA 74% · Eng 78%

Maths72% LA 74% · Eng 79%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.2

Read

LA 0.3

-1.1 to 3.6

2.0

Write

LA 0.4

-0.2 to 4.1

0.7

Maths

LA 0.2

-1.3 to 2.7

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

86%

LA 64%

Reading90% LA 73%

Writing90% LA 77%

Maths86% LA 74%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

3.9

Read

LA 0.2

1.7 to 6.1

2.7

Write

LA 0.6

0.6 to 4.8

2.6

Maths

LA 0.3

0.6 to 4.6

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

15 November 2023

Inspection Report

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13 June 2018

Inspection Report

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02 October 2013

Inspection Report

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04 October 2011

Inspection Report

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19 May 2009

Inspection Report

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07 March 2006

Inspection Report

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05 June 2000

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2018-06-13

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2013-10-02

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2011-10-04

None EIF

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

2.3%per term

warning Above Average

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.9%(2 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 213 pupils. During this period, there were 5 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 2.3%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	213	5	2.3%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	204	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	209	2	1.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	208	3	1.4%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	201	6	3.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	211	8	3.8%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	212	4	1.9%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	208	1	0.5%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	216	2	0.9%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	212	16	7.5%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	213	3	1.4%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	211	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	210	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	200	3	1.5%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	225	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	225	1	0.4%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	226	1	0.4%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	227	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	228	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	218	2	0.9%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	220	1	0.5%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	218	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	216	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	216	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	214	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	218	0	0.0%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 25 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 12 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 7 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils