Belgrave St Bartholomew's Academy
Sussex Place, Longton, Stoke-on-Trent, ST3 4TP
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Trust
- ST BART'S MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Principal
- Luci Baker Rachel McNamara
- Diocese
- Diocese of Lichfield
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- St Bart's Multi Academy Trust
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication
- Constituency
- Stoke-on-Trent South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 496
- Pupils on roll
- 485
- URN
- 136549
- Local authority
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01782486341
About this school
Belgrave St Bartholomew's Academy is a Church of England primary academy in Stoke-on-Trent. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 485 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Belgrave St Bartholomew's Academy, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 59 | 60 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 59% | 73% | 67% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 2% |
| Expected standard in reading | 66% | 80% | 75% |
| Expected standard in maths | 78% | 88% | 80% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 78% | 77% | 75% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 104.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 106.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | 0.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.20 | - | - |
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 Belgrave St Bartholomew's Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Stoke-on-Trent average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 59% | 54.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 73% | 56.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 67% | 57.6% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 525 |
| 2023/24 | 549 |
| 2024/25 | 546 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Belgrave St Bartholomew's Academy compares
Belgrave St Bartholomew's Academy ranked 27th of 64 primary schools in Stoke-on-Trent for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 57% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 35% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 67% | 6.2% | 17.6% | 485 | — |
| Alexandra Infants' School | — | 10.3% | 36.2% | 171 | 0.4 miles |
| Alexandra Junior School | 43% | 7.5% | 64.1% | 207 | 0.6 miles |
| St Gregory's Catholic Academy | 78% | 3.4% | 32.9% | 461 | 0.7 miles |
| St Paul's CofE (C) Primary School | 36% | 8.8% | 55% | 239 | 0.8 miles |
| St Augustine's Catholic Academy | 48% | 3.8% | 49.3% | 217 | 0.8 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)
- 17.62%
- English as an additional language
- 65.9%
- Overall absence
- 6.24%
- Persistent absence
- 17.8%
Location
Nearby schools
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Alexandra Infants' School0.4 miles
Primary · Stoke-on-Trent
-
Alexandra Junior School0.6 miles
Primary · Stoke-on-Trent
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St Gregory's Catholic Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Stoke-on-Trent
-
St Paul's CofE (C) Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Stoke-on-Trent
-
St Augustine's Catholic Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Stoke-on-Trent
Other schools in Stoke-on-Trent
Belgrave St Bartholomew's Academy ranks 49th of the 102 ranked primary schools in Stoke-on-Trent.
- Abbey Hulton Primary School Primary
- Alexandra Infants' School Primary
- Alexandra Junior School Primary
- All Saints' CofE First School Primary
- Alsager Highfields Community Primary School Primary
- Alsagers Bank Primary Academy Primary
- Ash Green Primary Academy Primary
- Ball Green Primary Academy Primary
- Barlaston CofE (VC) First School Primary
- Bishop Rawle CofE Primary School Primary
- Burnwood Primary Academy Primary
- Carmountside Primary Academy Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Belgrave St Bartholomew's Academy teach?
- Belgrave St Bartholomew's Academy teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Stoke-on-Trent.
- Who is the principal of Belgrave St Bartholomew's Academy?
- The principal of Belgrave St Bartholomew's Academy is Luci Baker Rachel McNamara, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Belgrave St Bartholomew's Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Belgrave St Bartholomew's Academy, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Belgrave St Bartholomew's Academy?
- Belgrave St Bartholomew's Academy has 485 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Belgrave St Bartholomew's Academy full?
- Belgrave St Bartholomew's Academy has capacity for 496 pupils and 485 on roll (98%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Belgrave St Bartholomew's Academy a faith school?
- Yes. Belgrave St Bartholomew's Academy is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Lichfield.
- Does Belgrave St Bartholomew's Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Belgrave St Bartholomew's Academy as having nursery classes.
- Is Belgrave St Bartholomew's Academy part of an academy trust?
- Belgrave St Bartholomew's Academy is part of ST BART'S MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Belgrave St Bartholomew's Academy have?
- The schools register lists Belgrave St Bartholomew's Academy's special educational needs provision as: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Belgrave St Bartholomew's Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 59% in 2022/23 and 67% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Belgrave St Bartholomew's Academy compare with other schools in Stoke-on-Trent?
- Belgrave St Bartholomew's Academy ranked 27th of 64 primary schools in Stoke-on-Trent for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 57% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 35% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Belgrave St Bartholomew's Academy's absence rate?
- Belgrave St Bartholomew's Academy's overall absence rate is 6.2% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Belgrave St Bartholomew's Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Belgrave St Bartholomew's Academy'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 1 July 2026.