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St Barnabas and St Philip's CofE Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Voluntary aided
58 Earls Court Road, Kensington, London W8 6EJ · sbsp.rbkc.sch.uk · 020 7937 9599
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Apr 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 89%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Kensington and Chelsea 75%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 0.8
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 220
- 10 over 210 places · 105%
- Local authority
- Kensington and Chelsea
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 23.4%
- First language not English
- 37.3%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 24 families put the school first and 30 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 30 | 24 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 28 | 15 | 0.5 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 30 | 20 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 30 | 18 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 30 | 15 | 0.5 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 89% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 15% the higher standard. Across Kensington and Chelsea it was 75%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲89% | 62% | ||
| ▲15% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▲110 | 106 | ||
| ▲110 | 105 | ||
| ▲111 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
St Barnabas and St Philip's CofE Primary School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 30 April 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 30 Apr 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Oct 2021
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Oct 2021Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Personal development Good Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Feb 2007Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding
What parents said
96% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (51 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 96%
- Replies
- 51
- 28% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 84% who raised concerns
based on the 41% who had a child bullied