St Bartholomew's Church of England Primary SchoolBarrow Hall Orchard Church of England Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Loughborough.

Summary of the comparison

St Bartholomew's Church of England Primary School and Barrow Hall Orchard Church of England Primary School are primary schools in Loughborough.

  • St Bartholomew's Church of England Primary School scores 69 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Barrow Hall Orchard Church of England Primary School scores 68 out of 100 (grade C, average). St Bartholomew's Church of England Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • St Bartholomew's Church of England Primary School was judged Good and Barrow Hall Orchard Church of England Primary School was judged the expected standard.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 63.0% for St Bartholomew's Church of England Primary School and 55.0% for Barrow Hall Orchard Church of England Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at St Bartholomew's Church of England Primary School (71.0% in 2022-23, 63.0% in 2024-25) and has fallen at Barrow Hall Orchard Church of England Primary School (72.0% in 2022-23, 55.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

St Bartholomew's Church of England Primary School versus Barrow Hall Orchard Church of England Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure LoughboroughSt Bartholomew's Church of England Primary SchoolLoughboroughBarrow Hall Orchard Church of England Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC69/100Stronger figureC68/100
Local ranking38th of 225 in Leicestershire Stronger figure42nd of 225 in Leicestershire
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeVoluntary controlled school Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 5-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll507 552
Capacity525 420
LocationLoughborough, LE12 8HQ Loughborough, LE12 8HP
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard63.0% Stronger figure55.0% 62.0%
At higher standard4.0% 4.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score106.0 Stronger figure105.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score104.0 Stronger figure103.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census507 552
Free school meals (ever 6)6.3% 15.4%
English as an additional language1.6% 1.6%
SEN support13.8% 13.4%
SEN with an EHC plan1.4% 1.1%
Attendance
Overall absence3.8% Stronger figure4.4% 6.2%
Persistent absence5.9% Stronger figure8.7% 15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

St Bartholomew's Church of England Primary School

Barrow Hall Orchard Church of England Primary School

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