St Bartholomew's School
About the school
St Bartholomew's School is an open secondary school in West Berkshire.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 20 January 2026
- Published
- 26 April 2026
- Inspection type
- S5 Inspection
Published inspection outcomes
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Strong standard
Post-16 provision
Expected standard
Leadership and governance
Strong standard
Previous inspection framework
These judgements are retained by Ofsted from an earlier inspection framework.
Overall effectiveness
Outstanding
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Safeguarding
Yes
Early years
Not applicable
Sixth form
Outstanding
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 56.2
- West Berkshire
- 48
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- West Berkshire
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 58.10%
- West Berkshire
- 48.40%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 78.90%
- West Berkshire
- 68.50%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 51.10%
- West Berkshire
- 43.40%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 5.09
- West Berkshire
- 4.29
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- B-
Average A-level points
- School
- 35.37
AAB or better
- School
- 16.50%
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
1930
Girls
51.61%
Boys
48.39%
SEN support
21.50%
Education, health and care plan
2.38%
English as an additional language
13.40%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
12.30%
Overall absence
7.58
Persistent absence
18.13
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
267
Sustained education or employment
99%
Education
95%
Apprenticeship
3%
Employment
1%
Not sustained
1%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
268
Sustained education or employment
92%
Higher education
57%
Further education
1%
Apprenticeship
6%
Employment
27%