Ofsted: Good trending_up Places Available

St Barnabas Church of England School

verifiedData: DfE & Ofsted 2024/25

personMrs Fiona Hull

corporate_farePETERBOROUGH DIOCESE EDUCATION TRUST

location_onWellingborough, NN8 3HB

language Visit Website phone 1933445900

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2017

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Students

177

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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St Barnabas Church of England School is a Academy sponsor led primary school in Wellingborough, serving ages 5-7. Rated Good by Ofsted.

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School Summary

St Barnabas Church of England School is an academy sponsor led in Wellingborough, North Northamptonshire, admitting pupils aged 5-7. It is part of PETERBOROUGH DIOCESE EDUCATION TRUST. The school has approximately 177 pupils on roll, of whom 20% are eligible for free school meals.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2017. The school's current overall rating is Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.9× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 24.6:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 1.1 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: Department for Education 2024/25, Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

13 September 2023

Inspection Report

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19 September 2017

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2017-09-19

Academy First Section 5 Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2014-02-04

None Legacy

Inadequate

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

1.1%per term

warning Above Average

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.6%(1 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 177 pupils. During this period, there were 2 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 1.1%, 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)	177	2	1.1%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	176	2	1.1%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	176	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	171	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	166	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	178	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	177	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	176	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	179	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	175	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	180	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	176	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	176	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	177	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	172	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	172	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	178	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	179	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	178	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	180	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	180	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	175	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	178	1	0.6%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	178	1	0.6%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	180	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	180	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.

Speech, Language & Communication 13 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 6 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 4 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 1 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Severe Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils