Secondary
St Bartholomew's School
Andover Road, Newbury, RG14 6JP
Key facts
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 1905 of 1922 places
- Local authority
- West Berkshire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Trust
- ST BARTHOLOMEW'S SCHOOL
Ofsted
Last inspected January 2026
- AchievementExpected standard
- Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
- Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
- InclusionStrong standard
- Leadership and governanceStrong standard
- Sixth formExpected standard
- Personal development and wellbeingStrong standard
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)Earlier inspections1
October 2021
Previous framework
Outstanding
Safeguarding: met
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Leadership and governanceOutstanding
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- Quality of educationOutstanding
- Sixth formOutstanding
GCSE results
58%
56.2
2nd of 4 by our score, among the secondary schools in Newbury we can score - 7 in total, the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 56.2 |
| EBacc average point score | 5.09 |
| Entered the EBacc | 51% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 79% |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 58% |
| A level average points per entry | 35.37 |
| A level students | 289 |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time4 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 67% |
| 22/23 | 59% |
| 23/24 | 62% |
| 24/25 | 58% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 36.4 |
| 22/23 | 34.5 |
| 23/24 | 36.8 |
| 24/25 | 35.4 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | +0.71 |
| 22/23 | +0.58 |
| 23/24 | +0.37 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 60.8 |
| 22/23 | 57.4 |
| 23/24 | 55.3 |
| 24/25 | 56.2 |
Andover Road, Newbury, RG14 6JP
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 31 October, the year before starting.
West Berkshire admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Headteacher
- David Fitter
- Address
- Andover Road, Newbury, RG14 6JP
- Telephone
- 01635521255