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St Barnabas CofE Primary School

Voluntary controlled school · Worcester · WR3 8NZ

Ages 4–11 · 380 pupils · Worcestershire

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Ofsted

Not judged

KS2 expected (RWM)

62%

Overall absence

5.7%

Admissions demand

1.00 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Not judged

Inspection date

2024-12-17

Overall effectiveness
Not judged
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Safeguarding effective
Yes

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)62%
Higher standard (RWM)5%
Avg scaled score — reading
106.0
Avg scaled score — maths
104.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
105.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence5.7%
Persistent absence (10%+)15.3%
Unauthorised0.7%
Authorised absence
5.0%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.5%
Enrolments in measure
365

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

1.00 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

42

Places offered

42

1st-preference offers

42

Total preferences (any rank)
78
Preferred offers (top 3)
42
Applications from outside LA
0
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

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 fill90%

380 pupils · 420 places

Pupils on roll
380
Boys / girls
188 / 192
School capacity
420
Capacity fill
380 / 420 (90%)
Free school meals
23.4%
FSM pupils
89
Gender
Mixed
School type
Voluntary controlled 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 Worcester
Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Voluntary controlled school
Headteacher
Mrs Sarah Hanson

Location

Address
Green Lane
Postcode
WR3 8NZ
Town
Worcester
County
Worcestershire
Local authority
Worcestershire
District
Worcester
Constituency
Worcester
Urban/rural
Urban: 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 controlled school (primary), Ages 4–11, in Worcester, Worcestershire, 380 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 23.4%. Religious character: Church of England. Diocese: Diocese of Worcester.

Open schools in Worcester
65
Primary schools in Worcester
45
Academies among open schools in Worcester
58% (38)
Open schools in WR3
9
Primary in WR3
6
Open schools in Worcestershire LA
278
Primary in Worcestershire LA
178

Nearby primary schools

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

Compare with theseAll in WorcesterNear WR3

  • St George's CofE Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Voluntary aided school · Primary

    Worcester · WR1 1RD · Worcestershire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS237%
    • Absence5.4%
    • FSM23.3%
    • Demand0.86

    0.5 miles away

  • Tudor Grange Primary Academy Perdiswell

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    Academy converter · Primary

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    Ages 4–11

    • KS257%
    • Absence5.1%
    • FSM11.8%
    • Demand1.00

    0.6 miles away

  • Hollymount School

    Ofsted: Good

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    Ages 2–11

    • KS274%
    • Absence7.9%
    • FSM40.3%
    • Demand1.00

    0.6 miles away

  • St George's Catholic Primary School

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    • FSM5.7%

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  • North Worcester Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

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    Ages 3–11

    • Absence4.9%
    • FSM8.9%
    • Demand1.03

    0.8 miles away

  • Carnforth School

    Ofsted: Expected standard

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Worcester · WR4 9HG · Worcestershire

    Ages 3–11

    • KS239%
    • Absence9.6%
    • FSM51.5%
    • Demand1.00

    0.8 miles away

  • Northwick Manor Primary School

    Ofsted: Outstanding

    Academy converter · Primary

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    Ages 5–11

    • KS269%
    • Absence3.8%
    • FSM8.6%
    • Demand0.95

    0.9 miles away

  • Stanley Road Primary School

    Ofsted: Needs attention

    Academy converter · Primary

    Worcester · WR5 1BD · Worcestershire

    Ages 3–11

    • KS239%
    • Absence7.1%
    • FSM31.9%
    • Demand1.00

    1.1 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Sarah Hanson
Telephone
0190522766
Website
https://st-barnabas-primary.worcs.sch.uk/

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