St Bartholomew's Church of England Primary School

Academy converter·Primary school Crewkerne, Somerset·TA18 8AS
Composite score
41.6
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#10,337
National rank
#1042
In South West
#99
In Somerset
Top 70%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
64%
% achieving higher RWM
0%
Reading average scaled score
105.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
104.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
8 first choices, 8 places
First choices per place
1.00
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
19
any preference, for 8 places

Every child who put St Bartholomew's Church of England Primary School first was offered a place in 2026, so no distance cut-off applied: living further away did not cost a place that year.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
5–11
Pupils on roll
173
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
31.2%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
1.2%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
17.3%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
3.5%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
20.1
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£6,723
Typical primary: £6,960

“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means

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About St Bartholomew's Church of England Primary School

St Bartholomew's Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Crewkerne, Somerset, classified by the DfE as a converter academy with a Church of England religious character. Around 173 pupils aged 5 to 11 attend the school. 64% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, broadly in line with the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has risen by 19.0 percentage points year on 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 105 in reading and 104 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). Getting a place is straightforward: for the September 2026 intake every family who made St Bartholomew's Church of England Primary School their first choice was offered one of its 8 Reception places. There are about 20.1 pupils per teacher. St Bartholomew's Church of England Primary School does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. 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.

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