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St Barnabas CofE Primary School

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

personMrs Elizabeth Whetham

corporate_fareTHE DIOCESE OF WORCESTER MULTI ACADEMY TRUST

location_onPershore, WR10 2AW

language Visit Website phone 1905840366

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2023

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Students

189

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Expected Standard

60%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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St Barnabas CofE Primary School is a Academy converter primary school in Pershore, serving ages 2-12. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 60% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St Barnabas CofE Primary School is an academy converter in Pershore, Worcestershire, admitting pupils aged 2-12. It is part of THE DIOCESE OF WORCESTER MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. The school has approximately 196 pupils on roll, of whom 24% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 60% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 10% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #63 of 113 primaries in Worcestershire and #7,862 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2023. The school's current overall rating is Good. 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 18.3:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there was 1 permanent exclusion. The average suspension rate was 1.8 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

60%

LA 57%

Reading80% LA 72%

Writing63% LA 67%

Maths67% LA 70%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

48%

LA 56%England 61%

Reading73% LA 71% · Eng 74%

Writing76% LA 67% · Eng 72%

Maths76% LA 68% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

52%

LA 55%England 60%

Reading74% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Writing63% LA 67% · Eng 71%

Maths74% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.9

Read

LA -0.3

-5.3 to -0.6

-2.9

Write

LA -0.7

-5.2 to -0.7

-3.2

Maths

LA -0.8

-5.4 to -0.9

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

65%

LA 62%England 65%

Reading82% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Writing82% LA 73% · Eng 78%

Maths82% LA 75% · Eng 79%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.4

Read

LA -0.3

-3.0 to 0.2

-0.9

Write

LA -0.7

-2.3 to 0.5

-2.7

Maths

LA -0.6

-4.1 to -1.4

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

65%

LA 60%

Reading80% LA 71%

Writing75% LA 74%

Maths74% LA 71%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.5

Read

LA -0.7

-2.9 to -0.1

-2

Write

LA -0.6

-3.4 to -0.6

-2.9

Maths

LA -1.1

-4.2 to -1.6

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

08 November 2023

Inspection Report

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14 January 2020

Inspection Report

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04 March 2017

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

4 Evaluations

2023-11-08

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2020-01-14

S5 Inspection EIF

Requires improvement

Education

Requires improvement

Behaviour

Good

Development

Requires improvement

Leadership

Requires improvement

2017-01-10

Maintained Academy and School Short inspection EIF

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

2013-02-07

None Legacy

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

Good

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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

2.6%per term

warning Above Average

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

2.0%(4 pupils)

Spring term 2025

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

Permanent Exclusions

1pupils

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National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 196 pupils. During this period, there were 5 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 2.6%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	196	5	2.6%	0.8%	1
2024/25 (Autumn term)	196	2	1.0%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	193	1	0.5%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	194	2	1.0%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	199	4	2.0%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	188	1	0.5%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	189	1	0.5%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	183	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	207	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	208	1	0.5%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	211	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	244	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	247	0	0.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	245	1	0.4%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	287	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	287	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	290	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	302	3	1.0%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	293	4	1.4%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	294	2	0.7%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	332	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	332	2	0.6%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	333	0	0.0%	0.5%	0

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 14 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 14 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 8 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 5 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 3 pupils

Severe Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils

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St Barnabas 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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