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Barley Fields Primary
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Academy
Barley Fields Primary School, Lamb Lane, Ingleby Barwick, Stockton-on-Tees TS17 0QP · barleyfieldsprimaryschool.org.uk · 01642 767051
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Nov 2025 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 69%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Stockton-on-Tees 65%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 668
- 95% of 706 places
- Local authority
- Stockton-on-Tees
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 4.1%
- First language not English
- 0.6%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 89 families put the school first and 89 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 | 89 | 89 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 69 | 68 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 80 | 78 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 89 | 88 | 1 | 99% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 90 | 89 | 1 | 97% |
Results
In 2024/25, 69% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 13% the higher standard. Across Stockton-on-Tees it was 65%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲69% | 62% | ||
| ▲13% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●106 | 106 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 134708)
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Barley Fields Primary on 25 November 2025 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard
- Achievement: Strong standard
- Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard
- Personal development and well-being: Expected standard
- Early years: Expected standard
- Leadership and governance: Strong standard
- Inspected
- 25 Nov 2025
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Strong standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and well-being | Expected standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Strong standard |
What parents said
97% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (153 replies, to 6 April 2026).
- Recommend
- 97%
- Positive
- 96%
- Replies
- 153
- 22% · 6 Apr 2026
based on the 82% who raised concerns
based on 11 parents (7%) whose child was bullied
based on 28 parents (18%) with SEND