Barrow Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Outstanding
Oct 19 2011 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
4 - 11 y.o.
Type
Local authority maintained schools
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Church of England
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Suffolk
Unique reference
124690
Address
Colethorpe Lane, Barrow, IP29 5AU

Pupils

Number of Pupils
212 (98% of total capacity)
Boys
49.5%
Girls
50.5%
First language not English
0.9%
Free school meals (FSM)
13.2%
Persistent absence
9.3%
Special education needs (SEN)
9.9%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 89.2%
Unclassified 8%
Mixed 1.9%
Indian 0.5%
Other 0.5%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage1.1
WritingWell below average-3.2
MathsAverage-1.5
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 61%
Local authority average 58%
England average 61%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 9%
Local authority average 6%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 107
Local authority average 105
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 104
Local authority average 104
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Barrow Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
30
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
32
2nd preference
18
3rd preference
13
From another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
29
2nd preference
0
3rd preference
1
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes30
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher30
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher30
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
30
17
13
Year 1
31
14
17
Year 2
31
16
15
Year 3
30
12
18
Year 4
29
15
14
Year 5
31
12
19
Year 6
30
19
11
Year 2023-2024

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