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St Bartholomews CofE Primary School

Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Voluntary controlled

Leaveslake Drove, West Pinchbeck, Spalding PE11 3QJ · stbartholomews.lincs.sch.uk · 01775 640357

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Overview

Ofsted
Requires improvement
2019 framework · inspected Jun 2024
Key stage 2, 2024/25
44%
reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Lincolnshire 59%, England 62%
Demand for places
1.1
first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
Pupils
85
81% of 105 places
Local authority
Lincolnshire
Nursery class
No
Free school meals
36.5%
First language not English
7.1%
School census 2025/26

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Reception in September 2026, 15 families put the school first and 14 places were offered; 93% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 8 (Places 8)8September 2023: 13 (Places 15)13September 2024: 8 (Places 10)8September 2025: 7 (Places 8)7September 2026: 15 (Places 14)15Places 14
ReceptionPlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 202614151.1▲93%
September 2025Sept 2025870.9100%
September 2024Sept 20241080.8100%
September 2023Sept 202315130.9100%
September 2022Sept 2022881100%

Results

In 2024/25, 44% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 0% the higher standard. Across Lincolnshire it was 59%, and across England 62%.

Expected standard reading, writing and maths

2019/20 to 2021/22: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1922/2323/2424/252015/16: 78% (England 53%)78%2016/17: 57% (England 61%)57%2017/18: 63% (England 64%)63%2018/19: 64% (England 65%)64%2022/23: 43% (England 60%)43%2023/24: 50% (England 61%)50%2024/25: 44% (England 62%)44%England 62%
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
Reading, writing and maths
▼44%62%
▼0%8%
Average scaled score
▼102106
▼99105
▼102105

Ofsted

St Bartholomews CofE Primary School was judged Requires improvement at its last graded inspection, on 12 June 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.

Overall
Requires improvement
Inspected
12 Jun 2024
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationRequires improvement
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementRequires improvement
Early yearsGood

Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Oct 2018

Earlier inspections

Before September 2019

  • Oct 2018Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Nov 2014Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Early yearsGood
  • Jul 2011Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Early yearsGood

What parents said

80% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (15 replies, to 7 April 2025).

Recommend
80%
Replies
15
16% · 7 Apr 2025
Child is happy at school▲93% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe▲93% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▲100% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▲87% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well●86% agreeEngland 88%
Told what child will learn▼80% agreeEngland 84%
Told how child is doing▼80% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects▲94% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities▼80% agreeEngland 90%
Supports personal development●80% agreeEngland 80%
Concerns are dealt with properly▲82% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 73% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly●50% agreeEngland 50%

based on the 40% who had a child bullied

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