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Barnes Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Community school
Cross Street, Barnes, London SW13 0QQ · barnesprimaryschool.co.uk · 020 8876 7358
On the mapSearch near SW13 0QQ
Overview
- Ofsted
- Outstanding
- 2019 framework · inspected Nov 2022
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 96%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Richmond upon Thames 78%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 0.35 mi
- 0.56 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Richmond upon Thames Council
- Demand for places
- 1.8
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 470
- 98% of 480 places
- Local authority
- Richmond upon Thames
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 1.5%
- First language not English
- 20%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 0.35 mi (557 m) from the school; in September 2025 it was 0.25 mi (398 m). Source: Richmond upon Thames Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 107 families put the school first and 60 places were offered; 56% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 60 | 107 | 1.8▲ | 56% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 60 | 143 | 2.4▲ | 42% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 59 | 128 | 2.2▲ | 46% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 60 | 134 | 2.2▲ | 45% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 60 | 118 | 2▲ | 51% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 0.35 mi0.56 km | |
| September 2025 | 0.25 mi0.40 km | |
| September 2024 | 0.24 mi0.38 km | |
Distance of the last child offered a place under the distance criterion at offer date.
Results
In 2024/25, 96% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 39% the higher standard. Across Richmond upon Thames it was 78%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲96% | 62% | ||
| ▲39% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▲114 | 106 | ||
| ▲112 | 105 | ||
| ▲116 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Barnes Primary School was judged Outstanding at its last graded inspection, on 3 November 2022, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Outstanding
- Inspected
- 3 Nov 2022
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Early years | Outstanding |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Jun 2008
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
- Feb 2020Monitoring visit
Before September 2019
Jun 2008Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Good
What parents said
98% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (240 replies, to 4 September 2023).
- Recommend
- 98%
- Replies
- 240
- 50% · 4 Sept 2023
based on the 61% who raised concerns
based on the 22% who had a child bullied
based on 26 parents (11%) with SEND