St Bartholomew's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Wigginton

  • Primary
  • Local authority maintained
  • Ages 4 to 11
Ofsted judgements: Good

Common Field, Wigginton, Tring, HP23 6EPOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)

St Bartholomew's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Wigginton is a primary school in Tring for ages 4 to 11. It is one of the 583 schools in Hertfordshire. It ranks 2nd of 6 primary schools in Tring. Its latest Ofsted inspection, in October 2024, graded each key judgement and gave no overall Ofsted rating.

Ofsted inspection

Inspected 8 October 2024, report published 19 November 2024

This inspection graded each key judgement and gave no overall effectiveness grade.

Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Early years provision
Good
Safeguarding
Met

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 8 October 2024

In this small, close-knit school, staff know pupils and their families very well. Pupils are happy to be here. Staff take good care of them. The sense of community and positive working relationships with adults make them feel safe. Everyone who joins the school is made to feel very welcome. Pupils of all ages show good discipline and can be relied upon to act sensibly as they move around the school and on the playground. Staff ensure that pupils in all year groups and classes enjoy a broad curriculum. Pupils are expected to complete all their work, although sometimes they are not challenged sufficiently to produce the highest standards of which they are capable. Staff make sure that a suitable range of extra-curricular clubs are available to meet pupils' different interests. These include sporting activities, construction club and gardening club. Pupils sing tunefully and with great gusto in assemblies. All pupils in Years 5 and 6 take part in a big choral event at a large arena in London. Pupils learn the importance of treating everyone fairly and equally. However, their experience and understanding of cultures and communities other than their own are quite limited.

What the school should improve

  • Teachers do not always check on pupils' understanding effectively. This means that teaching activities do not always ensure that pupils learn and remember more to achieve a greater depth of understanding. Some pupils' work is not of a consistently high quality. The school should ensure that teachers use their checks on pupils' learning to ensure that learning activities always build on pupils' previous learning effectively or help to consolidate pupils' understanding.
  • There are limited opportunities for pupils to learn about a range of different cultures beyond their own school community. Pupils' understanding of cultural diversity is not as strong as other aspects of their personal development. The school should provide more opportunities for pupils to learn about cultural diversity.

Exam results

SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25

15 pupils took the tests

Expected standard in reading, writing and maths60%

60%, 2 percentage points below the England average of 62%.

Higher standard in reading, writing and maths13%

13%, 5 percentage points above the England average of 8%.

Reading, average scaled score107

107, 1 above the England average of 106.

Maths, average scaled score106

106, 1 above the England average of 105.

Grammar, punctuation and spelling, average scaled score108

108, 3 above the England average of 105.

Pupil numbers and mix

105 pupils on roll, with places for 103

Eligible for free school meals11.4%

11.4%, 15.1 percentage points below the England average of 26.5%.

English as an additional language1%

1%, 20.6 percentage points below the England average of 21.6%.

Special educational needs support12.4%

12.4%, 2.4 percentage points below the England average of 14.8%.

Education, health and care plan3.8%

3.8%, 2.2 percentage points below the England average of 6%.

Schools near St Bartholomew's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Wigginton

SchoolDistanceOfstedResults
Bishop Wood Church of England Junior School, Tring1 mileOfsted: Good68% met the expected standard
Goldfield Infants' and Nursery School1 mileOfsted judgements: GoodNot published
Grove Road Primary School1 mileOfsted: Good70% met the expected standard
Dundale Primary School and Nursery1 mileOfsted: Good52% met the expected standard
Hawridge and Cholesbury Church of England School2 milesOfsted judgements: Requires improvement to good66% met the expected standard

School details

School type
Voluntary aided school
Sector
Local authority maintained
Age range
4 to 11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Nursery classes
No
Headteacher
Co Headteacher Victoria Mowbray and Kelly Wall
Address
Common Field, Wigginton, Tring, HP23 6EP
Local authority
Hertfordshire
URN
117463

School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.