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EnglandEast MidlandsLeicesterLE5 4BDSt Barnabas CofE Primary School
Primary

St Barnabas CofE Primary School

Primary

Leicester · Leicester · LE5 4BD www.st-barnabas.leicester.sch.uk/

Pupils
333
cap. 338
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
66%
RWM expected · 2024/25
7%
RWM higher · 2024/25
333
Pupils · 2024/25
85%
EAL · 2024/25
14%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
66%
RWM expected · 2024/25
7%
RWM higher · 2024/25
333
Pupils · 2024/25
85%
EAL · 2024/25
14%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 28/06/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityLeicester
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio21.5:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterChurch of England
StatusOpen

Overview of St Barnabas CofE Primary School · Primary · Leicester

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
66%
+2pp
66%57%48%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 66%
RWM higher standard
7%
+7pp
13%7%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 7%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
73%
Reading higher standard
34%
Writing expected standard
77%
Writing higher standard
9%
Maths expected standard
86%
Maths higher standard
36%
Science expected standard
91%
SPAG expected standard
77%
SPAG higher standard
45%
Reading scaled score
105.0
Maths scaled score
107.0
GPS scaled score
107.0

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
333
Pupil : teacher ratio
21.5
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
85%
FSM eligible
19%
SEN
10%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
14%

Contact

Address
St Barnabas Road, Leicester, LE5 4BD
Local authority
Leicester
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
2024/2566%7%73%34%77%9%86%36%91%77%105.0107.0107.010%333
2023/2464%0%69%9%76%4%73%20%76%69%102.0103.0103.09%334
2022/2348%7%59%20%75%11%75%18%70%68%102.0104.0104.0-1.70+0.20+0.4010%336
2018/1961%9%67%26%85%17%78%22%91%80%103.0105.0108.0+0.70+2.10+0.6011%359
2017/1857%13%68%23%70%21%68%30%81%74%102.0103.0106.0+0.90+2.20+2.0011%354
2016/1764%18%67%22%91%40%80%29%87%84%102.0105.0108.0+1.30+6.40+3.3010%362

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
2024/2533322.010%85%19%5%14%
2023/2433422.29%83%19%6%18%
2022/2333623.110%81%18%7%24%
2021/2233220.911%76%15%7%25%
2020/2133620.98%74%15%
2018/1935920.611%73%16%4%5%
2017/1835420.711%74%17%4%3%
2016/1736222.210%76%18%4%5%

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