St Bartholomew's SchoolTrinity School

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

Summary of the comparison

St Bartholomew's School and Trinity School are secondary schools in Newbury.

  • St Bartholomew's School scores 69 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Trinity School scores 59 out of 100 (grade C, average). St Bartholomew's School is ahead on our composite score.

  • St Bartholomew's School was judged the expected standard and Trinity School was judged Good.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 56.2 for St Bartholomew's School and 42.9 for Trinity School.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at St Bartholomew's School (60.8 in 2021-22, 56.2 in 2024-25) and has fallen at Trinity School (50.0 in 2021-22, 42.9 in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

St Bartholomew's School versus Trinity School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure NewburySt Bartholomew's SchoolNewburyTrinity SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC69/100Stronger figureC59/100
Local ranking1st of 9 in West Berkshire Stronger figure6th of 9 in West Berkshire
InspectionOfsted: ExpectedOfsted: Good
School typeAcademy converter Academy converter
PhaseSecondary Secondary
Age range11-18 11-18
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll1,930 1,355
Capacity1,922 1,204
LocationNewbury, RG14 6JP Newbury, RG14 2DU
GCSE results
Attainment 856.2 Stronger figure42.9 46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths58.1% Stronger figure38.9% 45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths78.9% Stronger figure59.6% 64.8%
Entering EBacc51.1% 65.0% Stronger figure40.5%
EBacc average point score5.09 Stronger figure3.93 4.09
Cohort270 203
A-level results
A-level entries289 69
A-level average points35.4 Stronger figure33.6 35.0
A-level average gradeB- C+
Best 3 A-levels points36.1 Stronger figure33.9 35.8
AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects16.5% 22.0% Stronger figure17.5%
Pupils
Pupils in the census1,930 1,355
Free school meals (ever 6)12.3% 22.5%
English as an additional language13.4% 14.3%
SEN support21.5% 13.9%
SEN with an EHC plan2.4% 5.8%
Attendance
Overall absence7.6% Stronger figure10.3% 6.2%
Persistent absence18.1% Stronger figure25.7% 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.

GCSE Attainment 8

GCSE Progress 8

A-level average points

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.

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