St Bartholomew's CofE Aided Primary School
Derby Road, Haslemere, GU27 1BP
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mr Simon Avenell
- Diocese
- Diocese of Guildford
- Constituency
- Farnham and Bordon
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 396
- URN
- 125242
- Local authority
- Surrey
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01428643634
About this school
St Bartholomew's CofE Aided Primary School is a Church of England voluntary aided primary school in Haslemere. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 396 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Strong standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 57 | 59 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 70% | 76% | 68% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 9% | 10% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 79% | 85% | 78% |
| Expected standard in maths | 79% | 86% | 75% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 65% | 76% | 63% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 107.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 106.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.40 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How St Bartholomew's CofE Aided Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Surrey average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 70% | 61.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 76% | 62.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 68% | 62.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 400 |
| 2023/24 | 400 |
| 2024/25 | 413 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Bartholomew's CofE Aided Primary School compares
St Bartholomew's CofE Aided Primary School ranked 101st of 205 primary schools in Surrey for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 61% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 79% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 68% | 4.3% | 9.2% | 396 | — |
| Shottermill Infant School | — | 4.6% | 8.7% | 149 | 0.8 miles |
| Shottermill Junior School | 67% | 3.8% | 10.7% | 251 | 0.9 miles |
| Camelsdale Primary School | 79% | 3.6% | 3.3% | 215 | 1.2 miles |
| Grayswood Church of England (Aided) Primary School | 90% | 4% | 2.6% | 202 | 1.3 miles |
| Grayshott Church of England Controlled Primary School | 71% | 7% | 15.4% | 214 | 2.4 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 9.2%
- English as an additional language
- 7.7%
- Overall absence
- 4.28%
- Persistent absence
- 7.99%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Shottermill Infant School0.8 miles
Primary · Haslemere
-
Shottermill Junior School0.9 miles
Primary · Haslemere
-
Camelsdale Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Haslemere
-
Grayswood Church of England (Aided) Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Haslemere
-
Grayshott Church of England Controlled Primary School2.4 miles
Primary · Hindhead
Other schools in Haslemere
- Camelsdale Primary School Primary
- Fernhurst Primary School Primary
- Grayswood Church of England (Aided) Primary School Primary
- Shottermill Infant School Primary
- Shottermill Junior School Primary
- Woolmer Hill School Secondary
- St Ives School Independent schools
Common questions
- What year groups does St Bartholomew's CofE Aided Primary School teach?
- St Bartholomew's CofE Aided Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Haslemere.
- Who is the headteacher of St Bartholomew's CofE Aided Primary School?
- The headteacher of St Bartholomew's CofE Aided Primary School is Mr Simon Avenell, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was St Bartholomew's CofE Aided Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Bartholomew's CofE Aided Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is St Bartholomew's CofE Aided Primary School?
- St Bartholomew's CofE Aided Primary School has 396 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is St Bartholomew's CofE Aided Primary School full?
- St Bartholomew's CofE Aided Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 396 on roll (94%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is St Bartholomew's CofE Aided Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. St Bartholomew's CofE Aided Primary School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Guildford.
- Does St Bartholomew's CofE Aided Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records St Bartholomew's CofE Aided Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have St Bartholomew's CofE Aided Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 70% in 2022/23 and 68% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does St Bartholomew's CofE Aided Primary School rank locally?
- St Bartholomew's CofE Aided Primary School ranked 101st of 205 primary schools in Surrey for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 61% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 79% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is St Bartholomew's CofE Aided Primary School's absence rate?
- St Bartholomew's CofE Aided Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Bartholomew's CofE Aided Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Bartholomew's CofE Aided Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.