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St Bartholomew's Primary Academy

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

personMr Daniel Oakes

corporate_fareDIOCESE OF SALISBURY ACADEMY TRUST

location_onRoyal Wootton Bassett, SN4 8AZ

language Visit Website phone 1793853288

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2019

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Students

366

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Expected Standard

66%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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St Bartholomew's Primary Academy is a Academy converter primary school in Royal Wootton Bassett, serving ages 4-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 46% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St Bartholomew's Primary Academy is an academy converter in Royal Wootton Bassett, Wiltshire, admitting pupils aged 4-11. It is part of DIOCESE OF SALISBURY ACADEMY TRUST. The school has approximately 392 pupils on roll, of whom 18% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 66% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 12% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #35 of 174 primaries in Wiltshire and #5,293 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2019. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 24.6:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 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

66%

LA 58%

Reading68% LA 73%

Writing88% LA 69%

Maths80% LA 71%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

52%

LA 57%England 61%

Reading68% LA 74% · Eng 74%

Writing75% LA 70% · Eng 72%

Maths62% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

65%

LA 56%England 60%

Reading75% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Writing82% LA 70% · Eng 71%

Maths78% LA 68% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.2

Read

LA 0.5

-1.4 to 1.9

1.3

Write

LA -0.1

-0.2 to 2.9

-0.9

Maths

LA -0.9

-2.4 to 0.7

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

56%

LA 63%England 65%

Reading71% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Writing77% LA 76% · Eng 78%

Maths75% LA 75% · Eng 79%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.6

Read

LA 0.1

-3.4 to 0.1

0.0

Write

LA -0.4

-1.7 to 1.6

-1.9

Maths

LA -0.8

-3.4 to -0.4

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

62%

LA 62%

Reading70% LA 76%

Writing83% LA 77%

Maths74% LA 72%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.6

Read

LA 0.2

-3.3 to 0.1

1.2

Write

LA -0.5

-0.4 to 2.8

-1.2

Maths

LA -0.9

-2.8 to 0.4

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

11 February 2025

Inspection Report

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26 November 2019

Inspection Report

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18 July 2017

Inspection Report

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01 September 2014

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2019-11-26

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2017-07-18

Maintained Academy and School Short inspection Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

2011-03-09

None Legacy

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

Good

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

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 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 392 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	392	0	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	389	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	376	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	372	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	378	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	369	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	366	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	354	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	347	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	344	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	337	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	330	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	327	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	326	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	320	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	320	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	314	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	323	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	325	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	324	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	323	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	325	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	327	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	333	2	0.6%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	334	3	0.9%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	337	1	0.3%	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.

Speech, Language & Communication 38 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 26 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 13 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 10 pupils

Visual Impairment 2 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils