Barnes Farm Primary School | School performance

50%

RWM expected · 2024/25

10%

RWM higher · 2024/25

551

Pupils · 2024/25

15%

EAL · 2024/25

15%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

50%

RWM expected · 2024/25

10%

RWM higher · 2024/25

551

Pupils · 2024/25

15%

EAL · 2024/25

15%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

50%

RWM expected · 2024/25

10%

RWM higher · 2024/25

551

Pupils · 2024/25

15%

EAL · 2024/25

15%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Good

Ofsted inspection · 12/10/2022

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityEssex

PhasePrimary

School typeAcademy

Pupil : teacher ratio23.2:1

AdmissionsNot applicable

Religious characterDoes not apply

StatusOpen

Overview of Barnes Farm Primary School · Primary · Essex

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How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2023/24

RWM expected standard

50%

50%50%50%

'25

'25 · 50%

RWM higher standard

10%

10%10%10%

'25

'25 · 10%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

71%

Reading higher standard

29%

Writing expected standard

71%

Writing higher standard

14%

Maths expected standard

70%

Maths higher standard

28%

Science expected standard

93%

SPAG expected standard

78%

SPAG higher standard

26%

Reading scaled score

105.0

Maths scaled score

104.0

GPS scaled score

105.0

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

551

Pupil : teacher ratio

23.2

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

15%

FSM eligible

15%

SEN

24%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

15%

Contact

Address

Henniker Gate, Chelmsford, CM2 6QH

Local authority

Essex

Website

www.bf-primary.com

Telephone

01245467474

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History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

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

Year	RWM expected	RWM higher	Reading exp.	Reading hi.	Writing exp.	Writing hi.	Maths exp.	Maths hi.	Science	SPAG exp.	Read. score	Maths score	GPS score	Reading prog.	Writing prog.	Maths prog.	SEN	Cohort
2024/25	50%	10%	71%	29%	71%	14%	70%	28%	93%	78%	105.0	104.0	105.0	—	—	—	24%	551
2023/24	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	—	—	—	24%	209

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	551	24.3	24%	15%	15%	6%	15%
2023/24	209	19.0	24%	15%	12%	5%	10%
2022/23	237	19.1	18%	13%	15%	6%	17%
2021/22	245	21.5	17%	12%	16%	6%	19%
2020/21	247	21.7	18%	10%	14%	—	—
2018/19	245	21.5	19%	11%	6%	4%	3%