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Barnabas Oley CofE Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMrs Michelle Downes

location_onSandy, SG19 3AE

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Ofsted

Outstanding

Inspected 2018

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Students

149

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Expected Standard

77%

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Demand Ratio

1.1x

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Barnabas Oley CofE Primary School is a Voluntary controlled school primary school in Sandy, serving ages 5-11. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted — the highest possible grade. Demand is above capacity (1.1×) — apply through your local authority on time. Ranks in the top 17% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Barnabas Oley CofE Primary School is a voluntary controlled school in Sandy, Cambridgeshire, admitting pupils aged 5-11. The school has approximately 143 pupils on roll, of whom 8% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 77% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 9% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #49 of 195 primaries in Cambridgeshire and #5,356 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2018. The school's current overall rating is Outstanding.

The school is oversubscribed — in the most recent cycle, there were 1.1× as many applications as places, making a successful application competitive.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 18.5:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 1.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

77%

LA 57%

Reading91% LA 73%

Writing82% LA 66%

Maths77% LA 71%

Read SS

111

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

109

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

55%

LA 56%England 61%

Reading82% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing59% LA 66% · Eng 72%

Maths86% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Read SS

109

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

73%

LA 57%England 60%

Reading91% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing82% LA 66% · Eng 71%

Maths86% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Read SS

111

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.1

Read

LA 0.5

-0.6 to 4.8

-0.8

Write

LA -0.7

-3.4 to 1.7

-0.6

Maths

LA -0.2

-3.1 to 2.0

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

70%

LA 61%England 65%

Reading85% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Writing75% LA 73% · Eng 78%

Maths90% LA 75% · Eng 79%

Read SS

111

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

110

Progress (0 = national avg)

3.7

Read

LA 0.2

0.8 to 6.5

-1.4

Write

LA -1.0

-3.9 to 1.2

0.8

Maths

LA -0.4

-1.7 to 3.2

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

93%

LA 61%

Reading93% LA 75%

Writing100% LA 75%

Maths100% LA 72%

Read SS

109

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

3.1

Read

LA 0.2

0.1 to 6.1

2.2

Write

LA -0.9

-0.7 to 5.1

1.3

Maths

LA -0.6

-1.4 to 4

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

08 January 2025

Inspection Report

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10 November 2020

Inspection Report

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31 October 2018

Inspection Report

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20 March 2018

Inspection Report

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05 November 2013

Inspection Report

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09 January 2012

Inspection Report

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15 September 2008

Inspection Report

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11 October 2007

Inspection Report

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15 November 2005

Inspection Report

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30 October 2000

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2018-10-31

S5 Inspection Legacy

Outstanding

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

2018-03-20

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2013-11-05

None Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

2.1%per term

warning Above Average

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

1.4%(2 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 143 pupils. During this period, there were 3 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 2.1%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	143	3	2.1%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	145	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	142	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	142	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	140	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	149	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	149	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	147	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	144	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	143	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	140	4	2.9%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	142	2	1.4%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	145	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	145	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	141	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	141	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	140	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	134	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	134	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	134	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	123	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	125	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	128	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	141	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	138	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	140	0	0.0%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Moderate Learning Difficulty 19 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 4 pupils

Profound & Multiple Learning 1 pupils

Visual Impairment 1 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils

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Barnabas Oley CofE Primary School

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Faith Priority (Church of England)

Distance to School

School Capacity

Primary Admission Trends

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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