Barwell Infant School

Barwell Infant School has been rated as 'Good' across all domains, demonstrating a positive atmosphere where pupils are enthusiastic about learning. The curriculum is ambitious and designed to help pupils acquire essential knowledge, while teaching staff are supportive and dedicated to student welfare. Children in early years are independent and actively engage in a variety of meaningful activities. The strong emphasis on reading and phonics ensures that pupils develop a love for reading early on. The school environment promotes positive relationships, respectful attitudes, and a sense of responsibility among pupils.

Strengths

• Pupils are enthusiastic and enjoy learning new things.
• High expectations for pupil behavior and positive relationships with staff.
• Ambitious curriculum designed to help all pupils acquire essential knowledge.
• Strong emphasis on teaching reading and phonics.
• Effective support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities.
• Strong culture of safeguarding with effective arrangements.

Areas for Improvement

• Some teachers do not adjust lesson plans to meet the needs of all pupils.
• Opportunities to extend learning and practice are sometimes missed in lessons.
• Early years staff do not track children's participation in activities effectively.

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 Barwell Infant School attended 95.7% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 7.6% 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, 2.3% of pupils at Barwell Infant 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 Barwell Infant School had 19.2 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 12.8% 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, 20.0% of pupils at Barwell Infant School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.3% 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 Barwell Infant School received £8,019 and spent £9,835 for each of its 150 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £757,000 (-£5,046 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 Barwell Infant School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Barwell Infant School is Good, from an inspection in September 2023.

When was Barwell Infant School last inspected by Ofsted?

Barwell Infant School was last inspected in September 2023.

How many pupils does Barwell Infant School have?

Barwell Infant School has 150 pupils on roll.

What age range does Barwell Infant School cover?

Barwell Infant School for pupils aged 4 to 7.

Where is Barwell Infant School?

Barwell Infant School is at Townend Road, Barwell, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE9 8HG.