SCHOOL PROFILE

Barrington Primary School

Primary Academy converter URN 143868
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 210 Published school capacity
Capacity used 101.4% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 4 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

9 July 2025
Latest published outcome Standards maintained
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Bexley
Trust LONDON SOUTH EAST ACADEMIES TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 213 213 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 103 48.4% of pupils
Male pupils 110 51.6% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

15.0%
9.8 pts below England
School 15.0%
Bexley 20.2%
London 26.3%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

41.8%
21.5 pts above England
School 41.8%
Bexley 22.7%
London 39.2%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.5%
0.5 pts below England
School 0.5%
Bexley 0.6%
London 0.5%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
45.1%
96
Any other White background
15.0%
32
Indian
13.1%
28
Chinese
5.2%
11
Any other Asian background
4.7%
10
White and Asian
3.8%
8
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 16.0% 34 of 213 pupils
4.9 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 16.0%
Bexley 19.4%
London 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 8.0% 17 pupils
England 14.8% 6.8 pts below
EHC plans 8.0% 17 pupils
England 6.0% 1.9 pts above
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 19
Autistic spectrum disorder 6
Moderate learning difficulty 3
Other difficulty or disability 2
Hearing impairment 1
Social, emotional & mental health 1

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

62.0% 1.6 pts above England
School 62.0%
Bexley 63.9%
London 67.9%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

71.0%

2.8 pts below England

School 71.0%
Bexley 74.6%
London 78.2%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

71.0%

0.7 pts above England

School 71.0%
Bexley 73.3%
London 75.1%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

71.0%

1.0 pts below England

School 71.0%
Bexley 71.9%
London 77.7%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

5.19%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.03 pts lower than England
School 5.19%
Bexley 6.12%
London 6.38%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

11.06%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

4.76 pts lower than England
School 11.06%
Bexley 15.72%
London 17.60%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.50%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.30 pts lower than England
School 0.50%
Bexley 1.68%
London 1.67%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

101.4% 13.2 pts above England
Barrington Primary School
101.4%
Bexley
86.7%
London
85.9%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information