Barlby Primary School
Treverton Street, North Kensington, London, W10 6DW
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Anthony Mannix
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Kensington and Bayswater
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 370
- Pupils on roll
- 338
- URN
- 100478
- Local authority
- Kensington and Chelsea
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02089693988
About this school
Barlby Primary School is a community primary school in London. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 338 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 46 | 51 | 50 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 59% | 57% | 54% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 2% | 4% |
| Expected standard in reading | 67% | 71% | 68% |
| Expected standard in maths | 74% | 69% | 70% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 65% | 73% | 76% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 104.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 103.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | 0.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.30 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Barlby Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Kensington and Chelsea average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 59% | 71.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 57% | 72.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 54% | 70.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 356 |
| 2023/24 | 373 |
| 2024/25 | 368 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Barlby Primary School compares
Barlby Primary School ranked 24th of 25 primary schools in Kensington and Chelsea for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 28% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 16% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 54% | 8% | 54.5% | 338 | — |
| St Charles Catholic Primary School | 89% | 6.3% | 50.3% | 220 | 0.1 miles |
| Ark Brunel Primary Academy | 55% | 7.7% | 54.2% | 163 | 0.3 miles |
| Saint Mary's Catholic Primary School | 76% | 7.6% | 50.3% | 160 | 0.3 miles |
| St Thomas' CofE Primary School | 60% | 6.8% | 56.8% | 200 | 0.3 miles |
| Bevington Primary School | 77% | 4.5% | 40% | 221 | 0.4 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
-
Graded inspection report28 April 2026
- 12 October 2021
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 54.52%
- English as an additional language
- 27.2%
- Overall absence
- 8.03%
- Persistent absence
- 27.04%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Charles Catholic Primary School0.1 miles
Primary · London
-
Ark Brunel Primary Academy0.3 miles
Primary · London
-
Saint Mary's Catholic Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · London
-
St Thomas' CofE Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · London
-
Bevington Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · London
Other schools in London
Barlby Primary School ranks 866th of the 948 ranked primary schools in London.
- Abacus Belsize Primary School Primary
- Acton Gardens Primary School Primary
- Adamsrill Primary School Primary
- Addison Primary School Primary
- Ainslie Wood Primary School Primary
- Akiva School Primary
- Albemarle Primary School Primary
- Albion Primary School Primary
- Alderbrook Primary School Primary
- Aldersbrook Primary School Primary
- Alderwood Primary School Primary
- Alexander McLeod Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Barlby Primary School teach?
- Barlby Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of Barlby Primary School?
- The headteacher of Barlby Primary School is Mr Anthony Mannix, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Barlby Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Barlby Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Barlby Primary School?
- Barlby Primary School has 338 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Barlby Primary School full?
- Barlby Primary School has capacity for 370 pupils and 338 on roll (91%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Barlby Primary School a faith school?
- No. Barlby Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Barlby Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Barlby Primary School as having nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does Barlby Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Barlby Primary School's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Barlby Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 59% in 2022/23 and 54% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Barlby Primary School rank locally?
- Barlby Primary School ranked 24th of 25 primary schools in Kensington and Chelsea for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 28% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 16% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Barlby Primary School's absence rate?
- Barlby Primary School's overall absence rate is 8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Barlby Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Barlby Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 15 July 2026.