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EnglandSouth EastCanterburyCT4 6NXBarham Church of England Primary School
Primary

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
58%
RWM expected · 2024/25
13%
RWM higher · 2024/25
210
Pupils · 2024/25
10%
EAL · 2024/25
9%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
58%
RWM expected · 2024/25
13%
RWM higher · 2024/25
210
Pupils · 2024/25
10%
EAL · 2024/25
9%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Local authorityKent
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio24.3:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterChurch of England
StatusOpen

Overview of Barham Church of England Primary School · Primary · Kent

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

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
58%
+1pp
86%72%57%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 58%
RWM higher standard
13%
+10pp
19%11%3%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 13%

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 70.35%
SPAG higher standard
26%
LA AVG 24.79%
Reading scaled score
107.0
LA AVG 105.82
Maths scaled score
107.0
LA AVG 104.19
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
Pupil : teacher ratio
24.3
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
10%
FSM eligible
12%
SEN
19%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
9%

Contact

Address
Valley Road, Barham, CANTERBURY, CT4 6NX
Local authority
Kent
Telephone
Email

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 exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2558%13%87%32%71%19%84%35%87%77%107.0107.0106.019%210
2023/2457%3%73%30%83%20%67%3%97%70%104.0102.0102.012%210
2022/2377%7%87%30%87%33%87%20%93%73%108.0104.0105.0+2.00+2.90-0.8014%210
2018/1986%17%97%45%100%28%86%38%100%97%110.0108.0109.0+2.20+0.40+0.508%206
2017/1878%19%89%41%89%30%85%33%96%85%108.0106.0108.0+1.70+0.70+0.504%205
2016/1771%10%74%32%87%13%77%19%97%87%107.0105.0109.0-0.20-0.90-2.206%201

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.