Barton Church of England Primary School

Barton Church of England Primary School is performing well, receiving a 'Good' overall effectiveness rating in its first inspection since becoming an academy. The school fosters a happy and inclusive environment where pupils exhibit good behavior and engage positively in their learning. With a strong emphasis on reading and structured phonics education, children, especially in the early years, are developing strong literacy skills. The staff establish warm relationships with pupils, contributing to a supportive atmosphere that promotes mental well-being and personal development.

Strengths

• Strong emphasis on reading and phonics education.
• Highly inclusive environment for all pupils.
• Warm relationships between pupils and staff.
• Good behavior and positive attitudes to learning.
• Effective use of assessments to monitor pupil understanding.

Areas for Improvement

• Curriculum structure is unclear in some subjects.
• Inconsistency in curriculum planning and sequencing.

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 Church of England Primary School attended 95.3% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 9.4% 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 Barton Church of England 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 Church of England Primary School had 12.9 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 35.7% 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, 32.4% of pupils at Barton Church of England Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 5.4% 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 2024–25 Barton Church of England Primary School received £13,169 and spent £12,552 for each of its 34 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £42,000 (£1,229 per pupil).

Across all 15 schools of Dales Academies Trust, income was £7,522 and spending £7,432 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). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Richmond · North Yorkshire local authority: places and applications

Barton Church of England Primary School is part of Dales Academies Trust, which runs 15 schools. The nearest others:

• Middleton Tyas Church of England Primary School Richmond
• Croft Church of England Primary School Darlington
• Eppleby Forcett Church of England Primary School Richmond
• Ravensworth Church of England Primary School Richmond
• Trinity Academy Richmond Richmond
• East Cowton Church of England Primary School Northallerton
• Great Smeaton Academy Primary School Northallerton
• Carnagill Community Primary School Catterick Garrison
• Oakbridge Church of England Primary School Northallerton
• Ainderby Steeple Church of England Primary School Northallerton

What is Barton Church of England Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Barton Church of England Primary School is Good, from an inspection in July 2022.

When was Barton Church of England Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Barton Church of England Primary School was last inspected in July 2022.

How many pupils does Barton Church of England Primary School have?

Barton Church of England Primary School has 37 pupils on roll.

What age range does Barton Church of England Primary School cover?

Barton Church of England Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

Where is Barton Church of England Primary School?

Barton Church of England Primary School is at Silver Street, Barton, Richmond, North Yorkshire, DL10 6LJ.