Primary school

Barley (VA) Church of England First School

  • Voluntary Aided School
  • ages 3–9
  • Mixed
  • Church of England
  • Hertfordshire
  • SG8 8JW
Ofsted Good · inspected Jan 2023

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Results · 2024/25

England rank: Not ranked for 2024/25: no published figure for this school

Against East of England

Expected standard, RWMNot enough data · East of England 64No results published for 2024/25
Higher standard, RWMNot enough data · East of England 7No results published for 2024/25
Reading scoreNot enough data · East of England 106No results published for 2024/25
Maths scoreNot enough data · East of England 105No results published for 2024/25

Getting in · 2026

0 places offered

0 of 0 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2024 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st00
2nd10
3rd00

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2008–2023

  1. 2008Good
  2. 2011Good
  3. 2016Ungraded visit
  4. 2020Remains Good
  5. 2023Good

3 strong areas

  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

1 weak areas

  • Personal development

4 areas graded · safeguarding effective

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 202625
Free school meals (past 6 years)27.6%
First language not English10.3%
SEN support24.1%
EHC plan0.0%
Absence (sessions missed)6.3%
Persistently absent pupils24.1%

Girls 55.2%Boys 44.8%

27.8% full · 90 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher6.0
Pupils per adult4.5
  • Classroom teachers 2.4
  • Leadership 1.8
  • Teaching assistants 1.4
  • Other support 1.3

Teachers 4.2 FTE · Whole workforce 6.9 · 11 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£17,198
Spend per pupil£18,309
Staff spend per pupil£13,454
Reserve per pupil£1,484
  • +£70,486revenue reserve
  • −£52,788in-year balance

Grants £15,594 · self-generated £1,604 · premises £1,363 per pupil

The lead school returns one set of accounts for the whole federation