Barley Fields Primary

Barley Fields Primary is a large, inclusive school within Prince Regent Street Trust where pupils achieve well and are well prepared for the next stage of education. Inspectors found a strong shared culture of high expectations, with pupils displaying excellent behaviour, independence and positive attitudes to learning. Attendance is typically above national averages, leadership and governance are strong, inclusion is at the heart of practice, and disadvantaged pupils and those with SEND are generally well supported. Parents are highly positive, and safeguarding standards are met. The main area for development is curriculum and teaching, which is secure but not yet as strong as the school's best practice. A small group of pupils across the school do not have their foundational reading, writing and mathematics needs addressed systematically and comprehensively, meaning they sometimes access learning before they are ready. The school's next step is to make sharper choices about what to teach and when, so foundational knowledge is secured for all pupils early on. Published outcomes remain above national averages overall, though there was a slight dip in 2025 linked to cohort needs.

Strengths

• Pupils achieve well overall, with published outcomes typically above national averages.
• High expectations and well-established routines create a calm, purposeful learning environment.
• Pupils behave very well, show independence and self-discipline, and have extremely positive attitudes to learning.
• Attendance is typically above national averages for all groups of pupils.
• The school has a highly inclusive ethos and swiftly identifies and supports pupils' individual needs.
• Leaders and governors share a strong vision of high expectations and ambition for all pupils.
• Staff know pupils very well and build positive, respectful relationships.
• The early years provision is warm, nurturing and focused on communication, language and foundational skills.
• Personal development is carefully designed, with strong pastoral support and rich wider opportunities.
• Parents and carers hold the school in very high regard.
• Governance and trust oversight are effective and consider staff workload and wellbeing.

Areas for Improvement

• A small group of pupils across school does not have foundational reading, writing and mathematics needs addressed systematically and comprehensively.
• Some pupils access learning before they are ready because foundational knowledge is not yet secured consistently.
• Leaders need to make more effective choices about what to teach, when and how, to secure early foundational knowledge for all pupils.
• The 2024/25 published outcomes showed a slight decrease and wider disadvantage gaps in reading, writing and mathematics, linked to specific cohort needs.

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 Barley Fields Primary attended 96.5% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 3.9% 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 Barley Fields Primary 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 Barley Fields Primary had 22.3 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 12.5% 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, 16.6% of pupils at Barley Fields Primary were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.1% 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 2024–25 Barley Fields Primary received £5,681 and spent £5,835 for each of its 653 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £154,000 (£236 per pupil).

Across all 6 schools of Prince Regent Street Trust, income was £5,692 and spending £5,699 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 Stockton-On-Tees · Stockton-on-Tees local authority: places and applications

Barley Fields Primary is part of Prince Regent Street Trust, which runs 6 schools. The nearest others:

• Village Primary School Stockton-On-Tees
• Kader Academy Middlesbrough
• Hartburn Primary School Stockton-On-Tees
• Oxbridge Lane Primary School Stockton-On-Tees
• Wolviston Primary School Billingham

What is Barley Fields Primary's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Barley Fields Primary is Expected standard, from an inspection in February 2026.

When was Barley Fields Primary last inspected by Ofsted?

Barley Fields Primary was last inspected in February 2026.

How many pupils does Barley Fields Primary have?

Barley Fields Primary has 668 pupils on roll.

What age range does Barley Fields Primary cover?

Barley Fields Primary for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Barley Fields Primary's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 69% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Barley Fields Primary?

Barley Fields Primary is at Barley Fields Primary School, Lamb Lane, Ingleby Barwick, Stockton-on-tees, TS17 0QP.