Barley (VA) Church of England First School

Voluntary aided school·First school Royston, Hertfordshire·SG8 8JW

School type

First school

Ages 3–9

Key Stage 2 performance

Barley (VA) Church of England First School is a first school for pupils aged 3–9. Pupils move on to a separate junior or middle school before Year 6, so the school does not enter pupils for the Key Stage 2 SATs and has no KS2 results to publish.

This applies to every first school in England — it does not mean data is missing. Ofsted judgements and school information are shown below.

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness

Good

Quality of education

Good

Behaviour and attitudes

Good

Personal development

Good

Leadership and management

Good

Safeguarding effective?

Yes

School profile

Age range: 3–9
Pupils on roll: 29
Gender: Mixed
Religious character: Church of England

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6

27.6%

Typical primary: 21.5%

% EAL

10.3%

Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support

24.1%

Typical primary: 14.3%

% with an EHC plan

0.0%

Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence

5.4%

Typical primary: 5.3%

Persistently absent

11.4%

Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher

8.2

Typical primary: 20.7

Spend per pupil

£13,869

Typical primary: £6,960

“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means

Nearby primary schools

King James Academy Royston Royston · 2.9 mi 35.5 St Mary Roman Catholic Primary School Royston · 3.0 mi 61.2 Sandon Junior Mixed and Infant School Nr Buntingford · 5.7 mi 53.4 Edwinstree Church of England Middle School Buntingford · 6.1 mi 30.3 Furneux Pelham Church of England School Furneux Pelham · 6.8 mi 27.3

Location

Official sources

Latest Ofsted report reports.ofsted.gov.uk DfE Compare School Performance compare-school-performance.service.gov.uk GIAS school details get-information-schools.service.gov.uk

About Barley (VA) Church of England First School

Barley (VA) Church of England First School is a primary school in Royston, Hertfordshire, classified by the DfE as a voluntary aided school with a Church of England religious character. Around 29 pupils aged 3 to 9 attend the school. The school holds a 'Good' judgement from Ofsted.

Overall pupil absence was 5.4%. There are about 8.2 pupils per teacher. When comparing schools, it is still worth visiting in person to see whether the atmosphere and approach suit your child. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.