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St Bartholomew's Church of England Primary School

3–11Ages
423Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
143393URN

Sedgley Road, Penn, St Bartholomew's Ce Primary School, Wolverhampton, WV4 5LG · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2024 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.2per place

0.2 above Wolverhampton median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Wolverhampton

134 applications for 60 places · 27th of 70 in Wolverhampton

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

91%met the expected standard

Wolverhampton 67% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 12 November 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Early years provision	Outstanding

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.2applications per place, Reception

0.2 above Wolverhampton median (2.0) close to England median (2.2)

134 applications · 60 places offered · 70 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.2; Wolverhampton median median 2.0
2025 2.4; Wolverhampton median median 2.1
2024 2.3; Wolverhampton median median 2.0
2023 2.5; Wolverhampton median median 2.1
2022 3.3; Wolverhampton median median 2.0
2021 3.1; Wolverhampton median median 2.0
2020 3.9; Wolverhampton median median 2.1
2019 4.1; Wolverhampton median median 2.0
2018 4.2; Wolverhampton median median 1.9
2017 3.6; Wolverhampton median median 1.9
2016 3.0; Wolverhampton median median 1.8; as the previous school
2015 4.0; Wolverhampton median median 1.8; as the previous school
2014 3.4; Wolverhampton median median 2.0; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Wolverhampton median in 10 of 10 years.

This school
Wolverhampton median

Dashed bars: as St Bartholomew's Church of England Primary School (URN 104359), the previous school.

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	60	134	2.2	70	1.17
Sep 2025	60	142	2.4	69	1.15
Sep 2024	60	137	2.3	74	1.23
Sep 2023	60	149	2.5	60	1.00
Sep 2022	59	192	3.3	98	1.66
Sep 2021	60	188	3.1	95	1.58
Sep 2020	45	177	3.9	69	1.53
Sep 2019	45	186	4.1	80	1.78
Sep 2018	45	189	4.2	84	1.87
Sep 2017	45	160	3.6	75	1.67
Sep 2016 *	60	179	3.0	103	1.72
Sep 2015 *	45	178	4.0	106	2.36
Sep 2014 *	45	155	3.4	88	1.96

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 93% · Writing 93% · Maths 98% → all three 91% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard91%1st of 62 in Wolverhampton

Wolverhampton 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard93%

Wolverhampton 80% England 78%

Higher standard51%

Wolverhampton 31% England 33%

Average scaled score 110 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard93%

Wolverhampton 76% England 75%

Greater depth47%

Wolverhampton 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard98%

Wolverhampton 76% England 77%

Higher standard67%

Wolverhampton 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 112 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Wolverhampton median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	91%	36%	110	112
2023/24	95%	25%	109	111
2022/23	88%	21%	110	107

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

St Bartholomew's Church of England Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.2applications per place 91%met the SATs standard
Springdale Primary School
1.3 km · Wolverhampton

Not yet inspected

2.4applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Woodfield Primary School
1.6 km · Wolverhampton

Outstanding2024

2.2applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
Warstones Primary School
1.7 km · Wolverhampton

Good2022

2.7applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
Alder Coppice Primary School
1.9 km · Dudley

Remains Good2024

2.7applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
St Michael's Catholic Primary Academy and Nursery
2.2 km · Wolverhampton

Standards maintained2024

1.9applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
Goldthorn Park Primary School
2.4 km · Wolverhampton

2026

1.7applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
St Benedict Biscop CofE Primary School
2.6 km · Staffordshire

Good2023

2.2applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
St Luke's Church of England Aided Primary School
2.7 km · Wolverhampton

Standards maintained2024

1.8applications per place 67%met the SATs standard

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School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 143393 · 336/3008
Trust: St Bartholomew's CE Multi Academy Trust
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 435 pupils · 423 on roll
Free school meals: 11.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 2016
Replaced: St Bartholomew's Church of England Primary School (URN 104359)
Address: Sedgley Road, Penn, St Bartholomew's Ce Primary School, Wolverhampton, WV4 5LG
Local authority: Wolverhampton

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources