SCHOOL PROFILE

St Bartholomew's Church of England Primary School (Aided)

Primary Voluntary aided school URN 108615
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 236 Published school capacity
Capacity used 90.3% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

16 November 2023
Latest published outcome School remains Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Voluntary aided school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Church of England
Local authority North Tyneside
Trust Not applicable
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 213 192 full-time · 21 part-time
Female pupils 114 53.5% of pupils
Male pupils 99 46.5% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

21.6%
3.2 pts below England
School 21.6%
North Tyneside 26.6%
North East 32.0%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

8.0%
12.3 pts below England
School 8.0%
North Tyneside 6.5%
North East 10.0%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.9%
0.1 pts below England
School 0.9%
North Tyneside 2.4%
North East 0.9%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
83.6%
178
Any other Mixed background
4.2%
9
Any other ethnic group
4.2%
9
Any other White background
2.3%
5
African
1.4%
3
Indian
1.4%
3
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 37.6% 80 of 213 pupils
16.7 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 37.6%
North Tyneside 22.5%
North East 22.6%
England 20.8%
SEN support 33.8% 72 pupils
England 14.8% 19.0 pts above
EHC plans 3.8% 8 pupils
England 6.0% 2.3 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Social, emotional & mental health 43
Speech, language & communication 17
No specialist assessment yet 7
Moderate learning difficulty 4
Specific learning difficulty 3
Autistic spectrum disorder 2

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

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

35.0% 25.4 pts below England
School 35.0%
North Tyneside 58.7%
North East 61.1%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

58.0%

15.8 pts below England

School 58.0%
North Tyneside 72.6%
North East 73.1%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

38.0%

32.3 pts below England

School 38.0%
North Tyneside 68.1%
North East 71.1%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

69.0%

3.0 pts below England

School 69.0%
North Tyneside 70.2%
North East 72.3%
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

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

6.98%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.76 pts higher than England
School 6.98%
North Tyneside 5.96%
North East 6.28%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

19.05%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

3.23 pts higher than England
School 19.05%
North Tyneside 14.65%
North East 16.04%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

1.19%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.61 pts lower than England
School 1.19%
North Tyneside 1.56%
North East 1.83%
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

90.3% 2.1 pts above England
St Bartholomew's Church of England Primary School (Aided)
90.3%
North Tyneside
91.4%
North East
87.8%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information