Primary school

Barrowcliff School

  • Community School
  • ages 5–11
  • Mixed
  • North Yorkshire
  • YO12 6NQ
Ofsted Good · inspected Jun 2023

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 14,633 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 98%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 98%98%2016/17: top 99%2017/18: top 97%2018/19: top 91%2022/23: top 90%90% · 2022/232023/24: top 99%2024/25: top 98%No exams

Against Yorkshire and The HumberArrows: Yorkshire and The Humber rank change since 2018/19

Expected standard, RWM30% · Yorkshire and The Humber 64%1/10 Well below Yorkshire and The Humber−9.5 pts
Higher standard, RWM3% · Yorkshire and The Humber 6%3/10 Below
Reading score101 · Yorkshire and The Humber 1051/10 Well below Yorkshire and The Humber
Maths score98 · Yorkshire and The Humber 104.51/10 Well below Yorkshire and The Humber
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 19% · 48 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 50%2016/17: 21% · 43 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 60%2017/18: 33% · 46 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 65%2018/19: 46% · 57 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 66%2022/23: 40% · 43 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 60%2023/24: 20% · 45 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 62%2024/25: 30% · 33 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 64%46%19%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 0% · 48 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 3%2016/17: 0% · 43 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 7%2017/18: 0% · 46 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 7%2018/19: 4% · 57 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 8%2022/23: 0% · 43 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 6%2023/24: 0% · 45 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 6%2024/25: 3% · 33 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 6%4%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 95 · 48 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1022016/17: 97 · 43 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1032017/18: 97 · 46 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1052018/19: 99 · 57 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1042022/23: 103 · 43 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1052023/24: 100 · 45 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1052024/25: 101 · 33 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 10510395No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 97 · 48 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1032016/17: 96 · 43 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1042017/18: 98 · 46 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1042018/19: 101 · 57 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1052022/23: 102 · 43 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1042023/24: 97 · 45 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1042024/25: 98 · 33 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 104.510296No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
29 of 29 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st2929
2nd70
3rd80

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2007–2023

  1. 2007Satisfactory
  2. 2010Good
  3. 2013Good
  4. 2017Requires improvement
  5. 2019Requires improvement
  6. 2021Ungraded visit
  7. 2021Ungraded visit
  8. 2023Good

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

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026219
Free school meals (past 6 years)58.3%
First language not English4.5%
SEN support12.2%
EHC plan5.3%
Absence (sessions missed)8.2%
Persistently absent pupils23.4%

Girls 46.1%Boys 53.9%

52.1% full · 420 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher21.9
Pupils per adult9.5
  • Classroom teachers 8
  • Leadership 2
  • Teaching assistants 12.2
  • Other support 8.5

Teachers 10 FTE · Whole workforce 30.6 · 43 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£9,470
Spend per pupil£9,407
Staff spend per pupil£7,061
Reserve per pupil−£1,006
  • −£220,363revenue reserve
  • +£13,866in-year balance

Grants £9,149 · self-generated £321 · premises £679 per pupil