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St Barnabas CofE Primary School

Voluntary controlled school · Leicester · LE5 4BD

Ages 3–11 · 335 pupils · Leicester

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Ofsted

School remains Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

64%

Overall absence

6.1%

Admissions demand

1.00 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

School remains Good

Inspection date

2023-09-13

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)64%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
Avg scaled score — reading
102.0
Avg scaled score — maths
103.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
103.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence6.1%
Persistent absence (10%+)18.0%
Unauthorised2.1%
Authorised absence
4.0%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.4%
Enrolments in measure
272

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

33

Places offered

33

1st-preference offers

33

Total preferences (any rank)
56
Preferred offers (top 3)
33
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 fill99%

335 pupils · 338 places

Pupils on roll
335
Boys / girls
183 / 152
School capacity
338
Capacity fill
335 / 338 (99%)
Free school meals
17.1%
FSM pupils
53
Gender
Mixed
School type
Voluntary controlled school

Age range

Ages 3–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

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

School characteristics

Religious character
Church of England
Diocese
Diocese of Leicester
Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Voluntary controlled school
Headteacher
Mr Steve Nash

Location

Address
St Barnabas Road
Postcode
LE5 4BD
Town
Leicester
County
Leicestershire
Local authority
Leicester
District
Leicester
Constituency
Leicester East
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 3–11, in Leicester, Leicester, 335 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 17.1%. Religious character: Church of England. Diocese: Diocese of Leicester.

Open schools in Leicester
229
Primary schools in Leicester
153
Academies among open schools in Leicester
56% (128)
Open schools in LE5
45
Primary in LE5
24
Open schools in Leicester LA
142
Primary in Leicester LA
82

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 LeicesterNear LE5

  • Merrydale Infant School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Leicester · LE5 0PL · Leicester

    Ages 3–7

    • Absence6.6%
    • FSM17.0%
    • Demand1.00

    0.3 miles away

  • Merrydale Junior School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Leicester · LE5 0PL · Leicester

    Ages 7–11

    • KS251%
    • Absence5.6%
    • FSM31.6%

    0.3 miles away

  • Green Lane Infant School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Leicester · LE5 3GG · Leicester

    Ages 3–7

    • Absence5.8%
    • FSM16.0%
    • Demand0.98

    0.4 miles away

  • Bridge Junior School

    Ofsted: Requires improvement

    Academy converter · Primary

    Leicester · LE5 3HH · Leicester

    Ages 7–11

    • FSM21.4%

    0.5 miles away

  • Spinney Hill Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Leicester · LE5 5EZ · Leicester

    Ages 3–11

    • KS274%
    • Absence6.0%
    • FSM15.5%
    • Demand0.98

    0.5 miles away

  • Shenton Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Leicester · LE5 3FP · Leicester

    Ages 3–11

    • FSM22.6%

    0.7 miles away

  • Rowlatts Mead Primary Academy

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Leicester · LE5 4ES · Leicester

    Ages 3–11

    • KS278%
    • Absence6.0%
    • FSM29.7%
    • Demand1.00

    0.7 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr Steve Nash
Telephone
01162767612
Website
www.st-barnabas.leicester.sch.uk/

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