St Barnabas CofE Primary School

St Barnabas CofE Primary School is performing well and continues to be a good school. The school's caring and welcoming environment is reinforced by strong values that students understand and engage with, contributing to a positive atmosphere where they feel safe and supported. The curriculum is ambitious and well-planned, allowing students to build on their prior knowledge effectively. Teachers are skilled in delivering lessons that engage students, ensuring they progress well in their learning. However, there are areas for improvement, particularly in the early years, where some children are not developing secure knowledge and skills across all areas of learning, which hinders their preparedness for key stage 1. Leaders are aware of these challenges and are beginning to implement strategies to address them. Overall, the school is well-led, and there is a strong culture of safeguarding, which is appreciated by staff and the community.

Strengths

• Strong school values that promote positive behavior and learning.
• Well-planned and ambitious curriculum across all subjects.
• Teachers effectively deliver lessons that engage and support student learning.
• Positive relationships between staff and pupils foster a supportive environment.
• Strong emphasis on reading, with effective phonics training for staff.

Areas for Improvement

• Some children in the early years do not develop secure knowledge and skills across learning areas.

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 St Barnabas CofE Primary School attended 94.6% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 14.5% 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, 0.0% of pupils at St Barnabas 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 St Barnabas CofE Primary School had 21.5 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 0.0% 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, 8.7% of pupils at St Barnabas CofE Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.1% 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 St Barnabas CofE Primary School received £6,618 and spent £7,082 for each of its 323 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £113,000 (£351 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 St Barnabas CofE Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for St Barnabas CofE Primary School is Good, from an inspection in September 2023.

When was St Barnabas CofE Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

St Barnabas CofE Primary School was last inspected in September 2023.

How many pupils does St Barnabas CofE Primary School have?

St Barnabas CofE Primary School has 335 pupils on roll.

What age range does St Barnabas CofE Primary School cover?

St Barnabas CofE Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

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

In 2025, 66% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is St Barnabas CofE Primary School?

St Barnabas CofE Primary School is at St Barnabas Road, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE5 4BD.