Barncroft Primary School

Barncroft Primary School is performing well overall, with an inspection rating of good across all domains. The school has established a strong, inclusive environment where pupils feel happy and safe, and there is a clear dedication from staff to provide high-quality education and support to all students, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). The curriculum is ambitious and has been improved since the last inspection, helping pupils develop their skills and knowledge effectively. The school's early years provision is engaging and supports children's foundational learning well.

Strengths

• Highly inclusive environment supporting pupils with SEND.
• Pupils demonstrate respect for diversity and differences.
• Strong community involvement through school activities like the Barncroft Voices choir.
• Effective partnerships with families and external agencies for safeguarding and support.
• Staff are well-supported and take pride in their work.
• Ambitious curriculum designed to promote subject skills and knowledge.

Areas for Improvement

• Some pupils struggle to retain knowledge before progressing to new topics.
• Not all lower-attaining readers are supported effectively to improve their reading skills.
• Resources in early years do not always stimulate children's curiosity adequately.

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 Barncroft Primary School attended 93.0% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 20.3% 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, 2.5% of pupils at Barncroft 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 Barncroft Primary School had 19.7 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 9.1% 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, 21.6% of pupils at Barncroft Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 5.3% 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 Barncroft Primary School received £8,007 and spent £8,396 for each of its 422 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £355,000 (£841 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 Barncroft Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Barncroft Primary School is Good, from an inspection in July 2025.

When was Barncroft Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Barncroft Primary School was last inspected in July 2025.

How many pupils does Barncroft Primary School have?

Barncroft Primary School has 435 pupils on roll.

What age range does Barncroft Primary School cover?

Barncroft Primary School for pupils aged 2 to 11.

What are Barncroft Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 57% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Barncroft Primary School?

Barncroft Primary School is at Park Lane, Havant, Hampshire, PO9 3HN.