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EnglandEast of EnglandWest SuffolkIP29 5AUBarrow Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Primary

Barrow Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

Primary

West Suffolk · Bury St Edmunds · IP29 5AU www.barrowcevcprimaryschool.co.uk

Pupils
207
cap. 210
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
67%
RWM expected · 2024/25
10%
RWM higher · 2024/25
207
Pupils · 2024/25
1%
EAL · 2024/25
5%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
67%
RWM expected · 2024/25
10%
RWM higher · 2024/25
207
Pupils · 2024/25
1%
EAL · 2024/25
5%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Local authoritySuffolk
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio20.7:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterChurch of England
StatusOpen

Overview of Barrow Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School · Primary · Suffolk

Finance£6532 spend / pupil£6611 income / pupil2024-25 · CFRView on FBIT

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2022/23

RWM expected standard
67%
+7pp
67%64%60%
'23'24'25
'25 · 67%
RWM higher standard
10%
-3pp
13%11%9%
'23'24'25
'25 · 10%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
77%
Reading higher standard
37%
Writing expected standard
77%
Writing higher standard
13%
Maths expected standard
73%
Maths higher standard
20%
Science expected standard
83%
SPAG expected standard
67%
LA AVG 68.77%
SPAG higher standard
17%
LA AVG 22.4%
Reading scaled score
105.0
LA AVG 105.15
Maths scaled score
103.0
LA AVG 103.66
GPS scaled score
104.0

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
207
Pupil : teacher ratio
20.7
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
1%
FSM eligible
11%
SEN
12%
Overall absence
3%
Persistent absence
5%

Contact

Address
Colethorpe Lane, Barrow, Bury St Edmunds, IP29 5AU
Local authority
Suffolk
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
2024/2567%10%77%37%77%13%73%20%83%67%105.0103.0104.012%207
2023/2460%13%77%37%77%13%60%23%80%67%105.0102.0104.011%212
2022/2361%9%87%52%65%9%78%17%87%61%107.0104.0102.0+1.10-3.20-1.509%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
2024/2520723.412%1%11%3%5%
2023/2421223.011%1%13%4%6%
2022/2320121.89%0%12%4%5%
2021/2218821.19%1%12%5%7%
2020/2116321.215%1%12%
2018/1914821.88%3%12%3%5%
2017/1814820.66%2%12%3%5%
2016/1714920.77%2%12%3%2%

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