Primary school

Barry Primary School

  • Community School
  • ages 3–11
  • Mixed
  • West Northamptonshire
  • NN1 5JS
Ofsted Good · inspected May 2023

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 9,983 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 67%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 70%70%2016/17: top 57%2017/18: top 36%36% · 2017/182018/19: top 66%2022/23: top 62%2023/24: top 58%2024/25: top 67%No exams

Against East MidlandsArrows: East Midlands rank change since 2018/19

Expected standard, RWM58% · East Midlands 63%4/10 Below
Higher standard, RWM0% · East Midlands 6%1/10 Well below East Midlands−43.3 pts
Reading score105 · East Midlands 1055/10 Middle+13.3 pts
Maths score105 · East Midlands 1046/10 Middle+44.2 pts
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 45% · 58 pupils · East Midlands 53%2016/17: 60% · 58 pupils · East Midlands 61%2017/18: 72% · 60 pupils · East Midlands 64%2018/19: 61% · 59 pupils · East Midlands 65%2022/23: 57% · 60 pupils · East Midlands 59%2023/24: 60% · 57 pupils · East Midlands 61%2024/25: 58% · 56 pupils · East Midlands 63%72%45%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 7% · 58 pupils · East Midlands 3%2016/17: 17% · 58 pupils · East Midlands 7%2017/18: 15% · 60 pupils · East Midlands 8%2018/19: 8% · 59 pupils · East Midlands 9%2022/23: 5% · 60 pupils · East Midlands 6%2023/24: 2% · 57 pupils · East Midlands 6%2024/25: 0% · 56 pupils · East Midlands 6%17%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 101 · 58 pupils · East Midlands 1022016/17: 105 · 58 pupils · East Midlands 1042017/18: 105 · 60 pupils · East Midlands 1052018/19: 103 · 59 pupils · East Midlands 1042022/23: 103 · 60 pupils · East Midlands 1052023/24: 103 · 57 pupils · East Midlands 1052024/25: 105 · 56 pupils · East Midlands 105105101No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 101 · 58 pupils · East Midlands 1032016/17: 103 · 58 pupils · East Midlands 1042017/18: 105 · 60 pupils · East Midlands 1042018/19: 102 · 59 pupils · East Midlands 1052022/23: 105 · 60 pupils · East Midlands 1042023/24: 104 · 57 pupils · East Midlands 1042024/25: 105 · 56 pupils · East Midlands 104105101No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in98.2%
55 of 56 who put it first2022 · 100.0%2026 · 98.2%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st5655
2nd404
3rd291

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2007–2023

  1. 2007Satisfactory
  2. 2009Satisfactory
  3. 2012Requires improvement
  4. 2014Requires improvement
  5. 2016Good
  6. 2022Remains Good
  7. 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 2026441
Free school meals (past 6 years)11.6%
First language not English52.4%
SEN support7.8%
EHC plan2.2%
Absence (sessions missed)4.7%
Persistently absent pupils13.4%

Girls 49.8%Boys 50.2%

105% full · 420 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher23.2
Pupils per adult10.6
  • Classroom teachers 15
  • Leadership 3.6
  • Teaching assistants 21
  • Other support 9

Teachers 18.6 FTE · Whole workforce 48.6 · 65 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£6,457
Spend per pupil£6,393
Staff spend per pupil£5,119
Reserve per pupil£364
  • +£156,936revenue reserve
  • +£27,606in-year balance

Grants £6,246 · self-generated £210 · premises £454 per pupil