Barwick-in-Elmet Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Chapel Lane, Barwick-in-Elmet, Leeds, LS15 4HL
This school is closed (it closed in February 2024).
It was replaced by Barwick-in-Elmet CofE Primary School and Nursery. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sarah Daggett
- Diocese
- Diocese of Leeds (ce)
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Elmet and Rothwell
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Rural town and fringe
- Capacity
- 234
- Pupils on roll
- 218
- URN
- 107987
- Local authority
- Leeds
About this school
Barwick-in-Elmet Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School was a Church of England voluntary controlled primary school in Leeds. It taught children aged 3 to 11 and had 218 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Barwick-in-Elmet Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 31 | 26 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 74% | 69% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 13% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 87% | 81% |
| Expected standard in maths | 87% | 73% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 87% | 73% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.40 | - |
| Writing progress | +1.10 | - |
| Maths progress | +1.20 | - |
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 Barwick-in-Elmet Church of England Voluntary Controlled 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 | Leeds average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 74% | 59% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 69% | 59.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | — | 61.6% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | — | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 221 |
| 2023/24 | 218 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Barwick-in-Elmet Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 72% of England schools in 2023/24.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 4.8% | 11.9% | 218 | — |
| Barwick-in-Elmet CofE Primary School and Nursery | 64% | 5.6% | 9.6% | 208 | 0.0 miles |
| Scholes (Elmet) Primary School | 74% | 3.8% | 11.5% | 340 | 1.7 miles |
| Aberford Church of England Primary School | — | — | — | 99 | 1.9 miles |
| Grimes Dyke Primary School | 43% | 7.4% | 54.5% | 227 | 2.3 miles |
| Thorner Church of England Primary School | 85% | 3.7% | 9.4% | 182 | 2.4 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.
School context
From the 2023/24 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 11.9%
- English as an additional language
- 0.9%
- Overall absence
- 4.8%
- Persistent absence
- 12.3%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Barwick-in-Elmet CofE Primary School and Nursery0.0 miles
Primary · Leeds
-
Scholes (Elmet) Primary School1.7 miles
Primary · Leeds
-
Aberford Church of England Primary School1.9 miles
Primary · Leeds
-
Grimes Dyke Primary School2.3 miles
Primary · Leeds
-
Thorner Church of England Primary School2.4 miles
Primary · Leeds
Other schools in Leeds
- Aberford Church of England Primary School Primary
- Adel Primary School Primary
- Adel St John the Baptist Church of England Primary School Primary
- Alder Tree Primary Academy Primary
- All Saint's Richmond Hill Church of England Primary School Primary
- Allerton CofE Primary School Primary
- Alwoodley Primary School Primary
- Armley Park Primary School Primary
- Asquith Primary School Primary
- Austhorpe Primary School Primary
- Bankside Primary School Primary
- Bardsey Primary Academy Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Barwick-in-Elmet Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School teach?
- Barwick-in-Elmet Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School taught children aged 3 to 11. It was a primary school in Leeds.
- Has Barwick-in-Elmet Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Barwick-in-Elmet Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is Barwick-in-Elmet Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School?
- Barwick-in-Elmet Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School had 218 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- How have Barwick-in-Elmet Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 74% in 2022/23 and 69% in 2023/24. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Barwick-in-Elmet Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Barwick-in-Elmet Church of England Voluntary Controlled 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 8 July 2024.