Barrow 1618 CofE Free School

ShropshireFree schools

Barrow, Broseley, TF12 5BW

Headteacher: Mrs Anita WardSchool website ↗Pupils: 97 (capacity: 84)Part of BARROW 1618 THE SCHOOL CO
Ofsted Good
Inspected November 2023
Oversubscribed
82% of first-choice applicants offered a place
77%
Reading, Writing & Maths
Good
Inspected November 2023
82%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed

Latest data: 2024/25

Ofsted RatingInspected 8 November 2023Full report ↗

Good

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

Rated Good 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.
77.0%
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%.
8.0%
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 92%·Writing 77%·Maths 92%All three 77%
Reading
Expected92%
Exceeding54%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected77%
Exceeding23%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected92%
Exceeding23%
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?
14
How many families wanted this school first?
17
How many got their first choice?
14of 17 (82.4%)
How many applied in total?
37

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
15.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
0.0%
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).
8.0%
Boys and girls
47%girls·53%boys
46 girls, 51 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↑ Peaked at 85% (2018/19), currently 77%

* 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
2015/1675.0%0.0%+2.7+0.1-1.7
2016/1770.0%20.0%+8.0-1.6+3.3
2017/1882.0%18.0%+2.7+2.6-0.4
2018/1985.0%23.0%+2.7-0.3-0.9
2022/2327.0%0.0%-3.6-3.1-4.2
2023/2475.0%6.0%---
2024/2577.0%8.0%---
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