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Barham Church of England Primary School

Primary

Canterbury · CANTERBURY · CT4 6NX www.barham.kent.sch.uk/

Pupils
210
cap. 210
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school

The latest DfE performance data shown is from 2024/25.

Ofsted

Ofsted inspection

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Latest inspection
24 Jan 2023
Good

Inspection outcome

Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Early years provision
Good

Other Ofsted reports

7 reports
15 Oct 2020
Monitoring visit
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8 Oct 2019
School inspection
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9 Feb 2016
Short inspection
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This history covers the current school only. Reports for predecessor schools are not included.

Admissions

Can I get my child into this school?

This school is in Canterbury. You apply through the education LA where you live, even if that is a different council.

Results vs local authority and England

This school's latest published figures, once. Local authority and England averages when we have them.

RWM expected
58%
+1pp
LA
63%
England
63%
86%72%57%
'17'18'19'23'24'25
RWM higher
13%
+10pp
LA
10%
England
8%
19%11%3%
'17'18'19'23'24'25

Parent View

as at 2020-04-06
Overall happy
100%
Would recommend
100%
Responses
62
All questions13
  • Strongly agree
  • Agree
  • Neither
  • Disagree
  • Strongly disagree
  • Don't know
  • Yes
  • No

Q1. My child is happy at this school

100%

Q2. My child feels safe at this school

100%

Q3. The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved

95%

Q4. My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying effectively

6%

Q5. The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year

97%

Q6. When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly

51%

Q8. The school has high expectations for my child

85%

Q9. My child does well at this school

94%

Q10. The school lets me know how my child is doing

87%

Q11. There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school

95%

Q12. My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school

94%

Q13. The school supports my child's wider personal development

88%

Q14. I would recommend this school to another parent

100%

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
87%
Reading higher standard
32%
Writing expected standard
71%
Writing higher standard
19%
Maths expected standard
84%
Maths higher standard
35%
Science expected standard
87%
SPAG expected standard
77%
LA AVG 70%
SPAG higher standard
26%
LA AVG 25%
Reading scaled score
107.0
LA AVG 105.82
Maths scaled score
107.0
LA AVG 104.18
GPS scaled score
106.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
210
cap. 210
210206201
'17'18'19'21'22'23'24'25
Pupil : teacher ratio
19.4
LA AVG 20.68:1
23.321.419.4
'17'18'19'21'22'23'24'25
EAL
10%
LA AVG 13.81%
12%8%5%
'17'18'19'21'22'23'24'25
FSM eligible
12%
LA AVG 27.09%
12%8%5%
'17'18'19'21'22'23'24'25
SEN
19%
LA AVG 17.42%
19%11%4%
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Overall absence
5%
LA
6%
England
5%
5%4%3%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
Persistent absence
9%
LA
15%
England
13%
13%8%4%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25

Overview

AddressValley Road, Barham, CANTERBURY, CT4 6NX
Telephone01227831312
Local authorityKent
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio19.4:1
Religious characterChurch of England

Nearby schools

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Finance£6106 spend / pupil£6170 income / pupil2024-25 · CFRView on FBIT

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.Cohort
2024/2558%13%210
2023/2457%3%210
2022/2377%7%+2.00+2.90-0.80210
2018/1986%17%+2.20+0.40+0.50206
2017/1878%19%+1.70+0.70+0.50205
2016/1771%10%-0.20-0.90-2.20201
More fields
YearReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreSEN
2024/2587%32%71%19%84%35%87%77%107.0107.0106.019%
2023/2473%30%83%20%67%3%97%70%104.0102.0102.012%
2022/2387%30%87%33%87%20%93%73%108.0104.0105.014%
2018/1997%45%100%28%86%38%100%97%110.0108.0109.08%
2017/1889%41%89%30%85%33%96%85%108.0106.0108.04%
2016/1774%32%87%13%77%19%97%87%107.0105.0109.06%

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2521019.419%10%12%5%9%
2023/2421022.212%9%12%5%12%
2022/2321020.314%9%12%5%12%
2021/2221023.310%10%10%5%10%
2020/2120822.111%9%9%
2018/1920622.28%12%6%3%4%
2017/1820522.34%11%5%4%6%
2016/1720121.96%5%4%3%5%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.