Barby Church of England Primary School

Academy converter·Primary school Rugby, West Northamptonshire·CV23 8TR
Composite score
51.7
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#6,630
National rank
#517
In East Midlands
#53
In West Northamptonshire
Top 45%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
67%
% achieving higher RWM
7%
Reading average scaled score
107.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
104.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
14 first choices, 14 places
First choices per place
1.00
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
26
any preference, for 14 places
Applications from another council area
31%
First preferences per place, last five years▲ 0.07
00.511.5
1 per place
1.2920221.0020230.8220240.9320251.002026

Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

Every child who put Barby Church of England Primary School first was offered a place in 2026, so no distance cut-off applied: living further away did not cost a place that year.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
4–11
Pupils on roll
91
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
14.3%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
5.5%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
19.8%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
0.0%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
4.9%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
7.0%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
16.3
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£7,000
Typical primary: £6,960

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

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About Barby Church of England Primary School

Barby Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Rugby, West Northamptonshire, classified by the DfE as a converter academy with a Church of England religious character. Around 91 pupils aged 4 to 11 attend the school. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 67% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — above the national average of 61%. That marks an improvement of 36.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on 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 top 45% of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 107 in reading and 104 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 7% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Barby Church of England Primary School was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 14 families who put it first were offered a place. Overall pupil absence was 4.9%. There are about 16.3 pupils per teacher. Barby Church of England 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.

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