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Barkway VA Church of England First School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–9 · Voluntary aided
84 High Street, Barkway SG8 8EF · barleybarkway.herts.sch.uk · 01763 848283
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Nov 2023
- Demand for places
- 0.8
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 24
- 42% of 57 places
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 28.6%
- First language not English
- 8.3%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 4 families put the school first and 5 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 | 5 | 4 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 91% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 3 | 2 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 10 | 9 | 0.9 | 100% |
Ofsted
Barkway VA Church of England First School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 8 November 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 8 Nov 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Mar 2014
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Feb 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Mar 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good May 2012Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
What parents said
92% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (12 replies, to 2 September 2024).
- Recommend
- 92%
- Replies
- 12
- 2 Sept 2024
based on the 67% who raised concerns
based on the 17% who had a child bullied