St Bartholomew's Primary Academy
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–11 · Royal Wootton Bassett, Wiltshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
4.005 miles
Published by Wiltshire Council · offers on 16 April 2026
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St Bartholomew's Primary Academy is a primary school in Royal Wootton Bassett, Wiltshire for ages 4–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 12 February 2025. Wiltshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
St Bartholomew's Primary Academy catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | 4.005 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2026 the last child offered a Reception place lived 4.005 miles away, the 86th longest of 192 Wiltshire primary schools with a published last distance (middle figure 3.68 miles).
- For Reception 2026 there were 51 first-choice applications for 51 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place; the admission number for Reception 2027 is 60 places.
- In 2024/25, 66% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 12% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- There are 24.6 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 20.3 across the 8 nearest primary schools in Wiltshire.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Wiltshire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- The Rosary, Royal Wootton Bassett, SN4 8AZ
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Wiltshire
- Pupils on roll
- 398 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 16.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 24.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 12 February 2025
Strengths
- “The school’s vision of ‘Hand in hand we learn, we grow, we soar’ shines throughout all aspects of life at St Bartholomew’s.”
- “It motivates pupils to be ‘the best version of themselves’ and work together as a team.”
- “Pupils show this in their positive interactions with adults and each other.”
To improve
- “However, in a few subjects, the school has not clearly identified how prior knowledge connects to new learning.”
- “This prevents pupils from deepening their understanding of key concepts over time.”
- “However, occasionally, there are some inconsistencies in the school’s approach to teaching letter formation, punctuation and grammar.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 19 March 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 66% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 51 first-preference applications, 51 offers in total, 51 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Wiltshire.
- Longleaze Primary School 0.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Noremarsh Junior School 0.4 mi Not judged
- Wootton Bassett Infants' School 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Lydiard Millicent CofE Primary School 2.2 mi School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next Last distance published
- Broad Town Church of England Primary School 3.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Mary's Church of England Primary School & Nursery, Purton 3.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Ridgeway Farm CofE Academy 3.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Brinkworth Earl Danby's Church of England Primary 3.7 mi Some aspects not as strong Last distance published