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Saint Barnabas Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

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

personMiss Karen Boardman

location_onYork, YO26 4YZ

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Ofsted

Requires improvement

Inspected 2025

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Students

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Expected Standard

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Saint Barnabas Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School is a Voluntary controlled school primary school in York, serving ages 5-11. Currently Requires Improvement according to Ofsted — the school is working to raise standards. Ranks in the top 100% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Saint Barnabas Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School is a voluntary controlled school in York, admitting pupils aged 5-11. The school has approximately 85 pupils on roll, of whom 36% are eligible for free school meals.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2025. The school's current overall rating is Requires improvement. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

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

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 21.1:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 5.2 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

LA 61%

Reading38% LA 75%

Writing0% LA 71%

Maths38% LA 72%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

33%

LA 61%England 61%

Reading61% LA 75% · Eng 74%

Writing39% LA 71% · Eng 72%

Maths56% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

LA 63%England 60%

Reading-% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Writing-% LA 74% · Eng 71%

Maths-% LA 76% · Eng 73%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

LA 0.2

Write

LA 0.0

Maths

LA -0.2

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

47%

LA 67%England 65%

Reading53% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Writing73% LA 80% · Eng 78%

Maths67% LA 80% · Eng 79%

Read SS

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.7

Read

LA 0.1

-5.9 to 0.6

-0.6

Write

LA 0.0

-3.6 to 2.4

-2.7

Maths

LA -0.1

-5.5 to 0.1

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

61%

LA 66%

Reading74% LA 76%

Writing78% LA 78%

Maths61% LA 76%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

LA 0.2

-2.5 to 2.5

0.8

Write

LA 0.0

-1.6 to 3.2

-1.4

Maths

LA 0.0

-3.7 to 0.9

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

24 June 2025

Inspection Report

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02 February 2024

Inspection Report

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23 November 2022

Inspection Report

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06 October 2020

Inspection Report

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20 February 2019

Inspection Report

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03 May 2018

Inspection Report

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29 January 2014

Inspection Report

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02 May 2012

Inspection Report

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07 October 2008

Inspection Report

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05 April 2006

Inspection Report

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20 March 2000

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

5 Evaluations

2025-06-24

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2 EIF

Not Judged

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Why no overall grade?

From autumn 2024, Ofsted stopped issuing a single headline grade (Outstanding / Good / RI / Inadequate). Instead, each inspection area is graded individually. This follows a major review after the death of headteacher Ruth Perry in 2023. The overall effectiveness field is left as "Not judged" in the published data.

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2022-11-23

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 EIF

Requires improvement

Education

Requires improvement

Behaviour

Requires improvement

Development

Good

Leadership

Requires improvement

2019-02-20

S5 Inspection Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

2018-05-03

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2014-01-29

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

4.7%per term

warning Above Average

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

4.7%(4 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 85 pupils. During this period, there were 4 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 4.7%, 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)	85	4	4.7%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	87	5	5.7%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	102	13	12.7%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	100	11	11.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	101	21	20.8%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	95	8	8.4%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	86	1	1.2%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	84	5	6.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	99	5	5.1%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	98	2	2.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	101	8	7.9%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	123	1	0.8%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	129	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	130	2	1.5%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	154	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	154	2	1.3%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	152	12	7.9%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	166	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	165	9	5.5%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	164	3	1.8%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	161	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	166	2	1.2%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	164	2	1.2%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	156	1	0.6%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	155	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	152	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.

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 9 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 5 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 2 pupils

Physical Disability 2 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 1 pupils

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Parent View on Pastoral Care

Results from the official Ofsted Parent View survey, reflecting direct parent sentiment regarding the school environment.

My child is happy at this school.

92.0%Positive

My child feels safe at this school.

92.0%Positive

My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively.

19.0%Positive

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The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved.

strongly agree41%

agree43%

disagree16%

The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year.

strongly agree51%

agree43%

disagree5%

When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly

strongly agree46%

agree19%

disagree5%

don't know3%

not applicable27%

Does your child have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)?

My child has special educational needs and/or disabilities, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed.

The school has high expectations for my child.

strongly agree30%

agree59%

disagree3%

don't know8%

My child does well at this school.

strongly agree49%

agree49%

don't know3%

The school lets me know how my child is doing.

strongly agree57%

agree43%

There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school.

strongly agree57%

agree41%

don't know3%

My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school.

strongly agree65%

agree30%

disagree5%

The school supports my child's wider personal development.

strongly agree49%

agree46%

don't know5%

I would recommend this school to another parent.

yes89%

no11%

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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)

Parent View on Pastoral Care

My child is happy at this school.

My child feels safe at this school.

My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively.

The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved.

The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year.

When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly

Does your child have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)?

My child has special educational needs and/or disabilities, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed.

The school has high expectations for my child.

My child does well at this school.

The school lets me know how my child is doing.

There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school.

My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school.

The school supports my child's wider personal development.

I would recommend this school to another parent.

Funding & Staffing

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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Clifton With Rawcliffe Primary School

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St Oswald's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

Badger Hill Primary Academy

Scarcroft Primary School