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St Barnabas CofE Primary School

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

personMr Steve Nash

location_onLeicester, LE5 4BD

language Visit Website phone 1162767612

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2018

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Students

336

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Expected Standard

66%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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St Barnabas CofE Primary School is a Voluntary controlled school primary school in Leicester, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 46% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St Barnabas CofE Primary School is a voluntary controlled school in Leicester, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 333 pupils on roll, of whom 19% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 66% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 7% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #19 of 71 primaries in Leicester and #3,356 of 14,143 nationally.

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

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 21.5:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 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

66%

LA 56%

Reading73% LA 69%

Writing77% LA 65%

Maths86% LA 69%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

64%

LA 57%England 61%

Reading69% LA 69% · Eng 74%

Writing76% LA 67% · Eng 72%

Maths73% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

48%

LA 55%England 60%

Reading59% LA 65% · Eng 73%

Writing75% LA 66% · Eng 71%

Maths75% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.7

Read

LA -0.2

-3.6 to 0.3

0.2

Write

LA -0.2

-1.6 to 2.1

0.4

Maths

LA 0.9

-1.4 to 2.3

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

61%

LA 59%England 65%

Reading67% LA 66% · Eng 73%

Writing85% LA 72% · Eng 78%

Maths78% LA 75% · Eng 79%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.7

Read

LA 0.2

-1.2 to 2.6

2.1

Write

LA 0.1

0.4 to 3.8

0.6

Maths

LA 1.1

-1.0 to 2.3

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

57%

LA 59%

Reading68% LA 68%

Writing70% LA 72%

Maths68% LA 71%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.9

Read

LA 0.1

-0.9 to 2.7

2.2

Write

LA -0.1

0.5 to 3.9

Maths

LA 0.6

0.4 to 3.6

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

27 June 2023

Inspection Report

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20 March 2018

Inspection Report

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28 February 2013

Inspection Report

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26 October 2011

Inspection Report

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14 December 2009

Inspection Report

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06 March 2007

Inspection Report

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29 April 2002

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2018-03-20

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2013-02-28

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2009-12-14

None EIF

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

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

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 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 333 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	333	0	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	333	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	334	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	334	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	337	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	337	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	336	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	334	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	330	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	332	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	335	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	337	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	336	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	335	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	356	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	356	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	362	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	360	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	359	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	354	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	351	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	354	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	353	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	360	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	362	1	0.3%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	356	1	0.3%	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.

Speech, Language & Communication 20 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 5 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 3 pupils

Hearing Impairment 2 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 1 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils