Schools by area › Peterborough › Barnack CofE (Controlled) Primary School
Barnack CofE (Controlled) Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 5–11 · Voluntary controlled
School Road, Barnack, Stamford PE9 3DZ · barnackprimaryschool.co.uk · 01780 740265
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Sept 2022
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 95%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Peterborough 61%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 4.78 mi
- 7.70 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · 7. Distance · Peterborough Council
- Demand for places
- 1.3
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 180
- 86% of 210 places
- Local authority
- Peterborough
- Free school meals
- 10.6%
- First language not English
- 2.8%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered under “7. Distance” went to a home 4.78 mi (7.70 km) from the school. Source: Peterborough Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 38 families put the school first and 30 places were offered; 79% 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 | 30 | 38 | 1.3▲ | 79% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 29 | 29 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 21 | 20 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 15 | 15 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 28 | 28 | 1 | 100% |
Last distance offered
| Reception – 7. Distance | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 4.78 mi7.70 km | |
Results
In 2024/25, 95% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 50% the higher standard. Across Peterborough it was 61%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲95% | 62% | ||
| ▲50% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▲112 | 106 | ||
| ▲113 | 105 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Barnack CofE (Controlled) Primary School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 27 September 2022, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 27 Sept 2022
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Jan 2019
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jan 2019Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Jun 2011Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Dec 2007Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good
What parents said
94% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (71 replies, to 4 September 2023).
- Recommend
- 94%
- Replies
- 71
- 43% · 4 Sept 2023
based on the 68% who raised concerns
based on the 23% who had a child bullied
based on 17 parents (24%) with SEND