SCHOOL PROFILE

St Barnabas CofE Primary School

Primary Academy converter URN 144334
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 393 Published school capacity
Capacity used 48.3% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 2 – 12 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

8 November 2023
Latest published outcome Good
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Good
Leadership & management Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Church of England
Local authority Worcestershire
Trust THE DIOCESE OF WORCESTER MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 190 190 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 89 46.8% of pupils
Male pupils 101 53.2% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

17.4%
7.4 pts below England
School 17.4%
Wychavon 17.5%
West Midlands 30.6%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

1.1%
19.2 pts below England
School 1.1%
Wychavon 10.8%
West Midlands 22.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

4.2%
3.2 pts above England
School 4.2%
Wychavon 0.2%
West Midlands 0.6%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
90.0%
171
White and Asian
3.7%
7
Gypsy / Roma
1.6%
3
Any other White background
1.1%
2
Unclassified
1.1%
2
White and Black Caribbean
1.1%
2
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 32.6% 62 of 190 pupils
11.8 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 32.6%
Wychavon 23.5%
West Midlands 21.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 21.6% 41 pupils
England 14.8% 6.8 pts above
EHC plans 11.1% 21 pupils
England 6.0% 5.0 pts above
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Social, emotional & mental health 21
Speech, language & communication 19
Moderate learning difficulty 5
Specific learning difficulty 5
Autistic spectrum disorder 4
No specialist assessment yet 3

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

60.0% 0.4 pts below England
School 60.0%
Wychavon 59.3%
West Midlands 60.0%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

80.0%

6.2 pts above England

School 80.0%
Wychavon 73.3%
West Midlands 73.0%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

63.0%

7.3 pts below England

School 63.0%
Wychavon 71.8%
West Midlands 69.9%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

67.0%

5.0 pts below England

School 67.0%
Wychavon 69.1%
West Midlands 71.4%
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

5.61%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.61 pts lower than England
School 5.61%
Wychavon 5.53%
West Midlands 6.28%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

12.64%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

3.18 pts lower than England
School 12.64%
Wychavon 13.48%
West Midlands 16.42%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.00%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.80 pts lower than England
School 0.00%
Wychavon 1.08%
West Midlands 1.82%
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

48.3% 39.8 pts below England
St Barnabas CofE Primary School
48.3%
Wychavon
87.8%
West Midlands
91.3%
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