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Barnes Primary School

  • Community School
  • ages 3–11
  • Mixed
  • Richmond upon Thames
  • SW13 0QQ

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 92 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 1%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 1%1%2016/17: top 3%2017/18: top 2%2018/19: top 2%2022/23: top 1%2023/24: top 2%2024/25: top 1%No exams

Against LondonArrows: London rank change since 2018/19

Expected standard, RWM96% · London 72%10/10 Top 10%
Higher standard, RWM39% · London 12%10/10 Top 10%
Reading score114 · London 10710/10 Top 10%
Maths score112 · London 10710/10 Top 10%+16.2 pts
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 92% · 59 pupils · London 61%2016/17: 91% · 55 pupils · London 69%2017/18: 93% · 60 pupils · London 72%2018/19: 93% · 59 pupils · London 73%2022/23: 95% · 59 pupils · London 68%2023/24: 92% · 59 pupils · London 70%2024/25: 96% · 51 pupils · London 72%96%91%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 24% · 59 pupils · London 7%2016/17: 36% · 55 pupils · London 10%2017/18: 30% · 60 pupils · London 12%2018/19: 42% · 59 pupils · London 13%2022/23: 39% · 59 pupils · London 11%2023/24: 42% · 59 pupils · London 11%2024/25: 39% · 51 pupils · London 12%42%24%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 109 · 59 pupils · London 1032016/17: 113 · 55 pupils · London 1052017/18: 112 · 60 pupils · London 1062018/19: 112 · 59 pupils · London 1062022/23: 112 · 59 pupils · London 1062023/24: 111 · 59 pupils · London 1072024/25: 114 · 51 pupils · London 107114109No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 108 · 59 pupils · London 1042016/17: 110 · 55 pupils · London 1062017/18: 109 · 60 pupils · London 1062018/19: 109 · 59 pupils · London 1072022/23: 111 · 59 pupils · London 1062023/24: 111 · 59 pupils · London 1062024/25: 112 · 51 pupils · London 107112108No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in56.1%
60 of 107 who put it first2014 · 49.2%2026 · 56.1%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st10760
2nd640
3rd330
Last distance offered
  • 2023/24239 m
  • 2022/23394 m
  • 2021/22422 m
  • 2020/21475 m
  • 2019/20431 m
  • You0.6 km

Outside last year's distance · approx.: from the centre of Mortlake & South Barnes, not your door

Inspections · 2008–2022

  1. 2008Outstanding
  2. 2020Ungraded visit
  3. 2022Outstanding

5 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

0 weak areas

5 areas graded · safeguarding effective

Read what Ofsted said (3)

From Ofsted report, inspected Nov 2022

Strengths

  • “Pupils get off to an excellent start to their education at this school.”
  • “They are happy and kept safe.”
  • “Pupils said that this is because there are always adults there to help them.”

Ofsted inspection report extracts, Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026470
Free school meals (past 6 years)2.2%
First language not English16.7%
SEN support9.8%
EHC plan2.8%
Absence (sessions missed)3.4%
Persistently absent pupils3.6%

Girls 48.5%Boys 51.5%

97.9% full · 480 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher19.9
Pupils per adult12.3
  • Classroom teachers 21.7
  • Leadership 2
  • Teaching assistants 14.2
  • Other support 7

Teachers 23.7 FTE · Whole workforce 44.9 · 68 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£7,830
Spend per pupil£7,666
Staff spend per pupil£5,857
Reserve per pupil£1,633
  • +£767,297revenue reserve
  • +£77,516in-year balance

Grants £6,443 · self-generated £1,521 · premises £466 per pupil