Barton St Peter's CofE Primary School

Barton St Peter's CofE Primary School is a caring, inclusive Church of England primary that is securely fulfilling the expected standard across most areas, with personal development and wellbeing standing out as a strong standard. Safeguarding standards are met. Pupils enjoy school, behave well, attend in line with national averages and benefit from a warm Christian ethos summed up by the aspiration 'Let your light shine'. The school is larger than average in pupil numbers but close to average for its phase, with free school meals above average and SEN support close to average. This was a full section 5 inspection; the school is in the Diocese of Lincoln and has recently had a change of chair of governors.

Strengths

• Personal development and wellbeing provision is a standout strength, with a well-planned curriculum and a wide range of opportunities.
• The Christian ethos and 'Let your light shine' aspiration underpin daily school life.
• Pupils feel safe, cared for and well supported through highly effective nurture and mental health provision.
• Inclusion is effective, with pupils with SEND identified early and well supported to access school life.
• Behaviour is often good and sometimes exemplary, and pupils say bullying is rare.
• Attendance is broadly in line with national averages, including for disadvantaged pupils.
• Early years provision is prioritised, and children settle quickly and achieve well by the end of Reception.
• Leadership and governance are effective, with staff valuing the training and manageable workload.
• Mathematics outcomes are strong, including for disadvantaged pupils in 2024/25.
• The curriculum is broad and balanced, with effective teaching and suitable staff training.

Areas for Improvement

• Key stage 2 reading attainment has not always been as high as it could be, and the improvement to reading teaching must be sustained.
• Teachers do not consistently identify and correct pupils' reading or handwriting errors, so mistakes can be repeated.
• Pupils learning to write are not always given enough time to develop letter formation, which delays handwriting accuracy.
• Variations remain in the teaching and marking of letter formation in the early years.
• Some pupils with SEND attend less often than their peers nationally.
• Disadvantaged pupils' outcomes have been uneven over time, with a large historical gap in combined reading, writing and mathematics.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Barton St Peter's CofE Primary School attended 95.5% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 9.3% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.7% of pupils at Barton St Peter's CofE Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Barton St Peter's CofE Primary School had 21.7 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 29.2% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 15.0% of pupils at Barton St Peter's CofE Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 1.9% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Barton St Peter's CofE Primary School received £6,871 and spent £6,846 for each of its 267 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £130,000 (£488 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Barton St Peter's CofE Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Barton St Peter's CofE Primary School is Expected standard, from an inspection in October 2026.

When was Barton St Peter's CofE Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Barton St Peter's CofE Primary School was last inspected in October 2026.

How many pupils does Barton St Peter's CofE Primary School have?

Barton St Peter's CofE Primary School has 267 pupils on roll.

What age range does Barton St Peter's CofE Primary School cover?

Barton St Peter's CofE Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Barton St Peter's CofE Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 61% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Barton St Peter's CofE Primary School?

Barton St Peter's CofE Primary School is at Marsh Lane, Barton-upon-Humber, Lincolnshire, DN18 5HB.