Barkston and Syston CofE Primary School

About Barkston and Syston CofE Primary School

Barkston and Syston CofE Primary School is a primary school in Grantham, Lincolnshire, classified by the DfE as a voluntary aided school with a Church of England religious character. Around 95 pupils aged 4 to 11 attend the school. 57% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, broadly in line with the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has fallen by 22.0 percentage points compared with the previous year, though small year groups can make these figures swing sharply from year to year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 106 in reading and 106 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 7% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Barkston and Syston CofE Primary School is oversubscribed: about 9 in 10 of the families who made it their first choice were offered a Reception place for September 2026, with 17 first choices for 16 places. Overall pupil absence was 3.8%. There are about 19.0 pupils per teacher. Barkston and Syston CofE Primary School does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. 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.