Barnes Primary School

Richmond upon ThamesCommunity school

Cross Street, Barnes, London, SW13 0QQ

Headteacher: Ms Sue JepsonSchool website ↗Pupils: 468 (capacity: 480)
Ofsted Outstanding
Inspected November 2022
Oversubscribed
42% of first-choice applicants offered a place
96%
Reading, Writing & Maths
Outstanding
Inspected November 2022
42%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed

Latest data: 2024/25

Ofsted RatingInspected 3 November 2022Full report ↗

Outstanding

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgement in inspections of state-funded schools.

Rated Outstanding across all inspected areas — Quality of Teaching, Behaviour, Pupils' Development and Leadership.

SATs Results (2024/25)

End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.

Reading, Writing & Maths combinedReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
96.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)Higher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
39.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 98%·Writing 98%·Maths 98%All three 96%
Reading
Expected98%
Exceeding82%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected98%
Exceeding55%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected98%
Exceeding75%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)

This school is oversubscribed.
Demand exceeds capacity.
How many places were offered?
60
How many families wanted this school first?
143
How many got their first choice?
60of 143 (42.0%)
How many applied in total?
331

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
6.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
22.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
10.0%
Boys and girls
49%girls·51%boys
227 girls, 241 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↑ Best year on record — 96% Reading, Writing & Maths

* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.

Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.

View raw year-by-year data
YearReading, Writing & Maths (expected %)Exceeding expected (%)Reading ProgressWriting ProgressMaths Progress
2015/1692.0%24.0%+3.3+2.3+1.7
2016/1791.0%36.0%+5.6+2.1+2.8
2017/1893.0%30.0%+3.2+1.5+1.9
2018/1993.0%42.0%+3.0+1.8+0.7
2022/2395.0%39.0%+3.7+3.3+2.6
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