St Bartholomew's Church of England Academy

St Bartholomew's Church of England Academy at a glance

Located in Coventry, St Bartholomew's Church of England Academy is a primary school, classified by the DfE as a sponsor-led academy with a Church of England religious character. The school educates roughly 213 pupils aged 3 to 11. Ofsted judged the school to be 'Requires improvement' when it was last inspected in February 2026. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 39% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — well below the national average of 61%. Results have held broadly steady on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 102 in reading and 100 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 3% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). St Bartholomew's Church of England Academy was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 19 families who put it first were offered a place. Overall pupil absence was 7.3%. There are about 22.3 pupils per teacher. The school serves a community with above-average levels of disadvantage: about 37% of pupils have been eligible for free school meals in the last six years, compared with roughly 24% nationally — useful context when reading the results above. If you are considering St Bartholomew's Church of England Academy, it may be worth asking how leaders have responded to Ofsted's findings and what has changed since the inspection. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.