St Bartholomew's Church of England Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · Wolverhampton
Last distance offered · Reception 2025
1.218 miles
Published by City of Wolverhampton Council · offers on 16 April 2025
2023 figure 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
St Bartholomew's Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Wolverhampton for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 12 November 2024. Wolverhampton has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2023 to 2025 entry.
St Bartholomew's Church of England Primary School 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 2025 | 1.218 mi |
| Reception 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 91% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 36% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- For Reception 2026 there were 70 first-choice applications for 60 offers; 58 offers went to first-choice families, and 12 first-choice families (17%) were not offered a place.
- The 2025 Reception last distance offered, 1.218 miles, was further than in 2023 and the 5th longest of 17 Wolverhampton primary schools with a published last distance.
- Free school meal eligibility is 11.3% of pupils, against a middle figure of 38.1% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Wolverhampton.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Wolverhampton schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Sedgley Road, Penn, St Bartholomew's Ce Primary School, Wolverhampton, WV4 5LG
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Wolverhampton
- Pupils on roll
- 423 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 11.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 12 November 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils thrive in this wonderful school.”
- “Children get off to a flying start as they join and continue to do well throughout their time in school.”
- “All pupils achieve exceptionally highly and are very well prepared to move on to the next stage of their education.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 10 December 2024 (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) | 91% | 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: 70 first-preference applications, 60 offers in total, 58 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 Wolverhampton.
- Springdale Primary School 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Woodfield Primary School 1.0 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Warstones Primary School 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Michael's Catholic Primary Academy and Nursery 1.4 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Goldthorn Park Primary School 1.5 mi Good Last distance published
- St Luke's Church of England Aided Primary School 1.7 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Bantock Primary School 1.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Uplands Junior School 1.8 mi No Ofsted grade