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Barton CofE VA Primary School

Voluntary aided school · Cambridge · CB23 7BD

Ages 4–11 · 117 pupils · Cambridgeshire

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Ofsted

Standards maintained

KS2 expected (RWM)

60%

Overall absence

3.4%

Admissions demand

0.86 · Often has places

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Standards maintained

Inspection date

2025-06-08

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)60%
Higher standard (RWM)7%
Avg scaled score — reading
110.0
Avg scaled score — maths
106.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
106.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence3.4%
Persistent absence (10%+)1.1%
Unauthorised0.5%
Authorised absence
2.9%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
95

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

0.86 · Often has places

1st preferences

12

Places offered

14

1st-preference offers

12

Total preferences (any rank)
36
Preferred offers (top 3)
14
Applications from outside LA
1
Offers to outside-LA applicants
1

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill98%

117 pupils · 120 places

Pupils on roll
117
Boys / girls
68 / 49
School capacity
120
Capacity fill
117 / 120 (98%)
Free school meals
6%
FSM pupils
7
Gender
Mixed
School type
Voluntary aided school

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Religious character
Church of England
Diocese
Diocese of Ely
Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Voluntary aided school
Headteacher
Mr Lee Mayes

Location

Address
School Lane, Barton
Postcode
CB23 7BD
Town
Cambridge
County
Cambridgeshire
Local authority
Cambridgeshire
District
South Cambridgeshire
Constituency
South Cambridgeshire
Urban/rural
Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed voluntary aided school (primary), Ages 4–11, in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, 117 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 6%. Religious character: Church of England. Diocese: Diocese of Ely.

Open schools in Cambridge
127
Primary schools in Cambridge
78
Academies among open schools in Cambridge
35% (44)
Open schools in CB23
17
Primary in CB23
14
Open schools in Cambridgeshire LA
312
Primary in Cambridgeshire LA
210

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

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    • Absence6.1%
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    • Demand1.05

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr Lee Mayes
Telephone
01223262474
Website
www.bartonprimary.org.uk/

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