OFSTED
6 February 2024
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Outstanding
OEIF
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Outstanding
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Wolverhampton
Trust
ST BARTHOLOMEW'S CE MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
637
624 full-time ·
13 part-time
Female pupils
288
45.2% of pupils
Male pupils
349
54.8% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
6.4 pts
above England
School
31.2%
Wolverhampton
42.9%
West Midlands
30.6%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
5.1 pts
above England
School
25.4%
Wolverhampton
30.3%
West Midlands
22.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Wolverhampton
0.4%
West Midlands
0.6%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
Indian
28.7%
183
White British
24.8%
158
African
11.3%
72
Any other White background
5.8%
37
Any other Asian background
4.9%
31
Pakistani
4.9%
31
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
19.5%
124 of
637 pupils
1.4 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
2.2 pts
above
England
6.0%
3.5 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
78.0%
17.6 pts
above England
EXPECTED STANDARD
92.0%
Reading
18.2 pts above England
School
92.0%
Wolverhampton
71.0%
West Midlands
73.0%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
79.0%
Writing
8.7 pts above England
School
79.0%
Wolverhampton
67.7%
West Midlands
69.9%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
93.0%
Maths
21.0 pts above England
School
93.0%
Wolverhampton
67.7%
West Midlands
71.4%
England
72.0%
School results show the percentage of
pupils meeting the expected standard.
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages and are not
pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
4.32%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.90 pts
lower than
England
School
4.32%
Wolverhampton
6.27%
West Midlands
6.28%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
8.70%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
7.11 pts
lower than
England
School
8.70%
Wolverhampton
17.16%
West Midlands
16.42%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.53%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.27 pts
lower than
England
School
0.53%
Wolverhampton
1.51%
West Midlands
1.82%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open primary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
101.1%
12.9 pts
above England
Woodfield Primary School
101.1%
Wolverhampton
99.2%
West Midlands
91.3%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.