St Barnabas CofE Primary School
Green Lane, Worcester, WR3 8NZ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sarah Hanson
- Diocese
- Diocese of Worcester
- Constituency
- Worcester
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 380
- URN
- 116858
- Local authority
- Worcestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 0190522766
About this school
St Barnabas CofE Primary School is a Church of England voluntary controlled primary school in Worcester. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 380 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 did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 59 | 62 | 61 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 61% | 62% | 59% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 2% | 5% | 13% |
| Expected standard in reading | 75% | 77% | 70% |
| Expected standard in maths | 81% | 69% | 67% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 71% | 79% | 64% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 106.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 104.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.30 | - | - |
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 St Barnabas CofE 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 | Worcestershire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 61% | 54.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 62% | 56.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 59% | 57.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 408 |
| 2023/24 | 411 |
| 2024/25 | 398 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Barnabas CofE Primary School compares
St Barnabas CofE Primary School ranked 78th of 128 primary schools in Worcestershire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 38% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 74% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 59% | 4.5% | 25.1% | 380 | — |
| St George's CofE Primary School | 43% | 5.7% | 20% | 163 | 0.5 miles |
| Tudor Grange Primary Academy Perdiswell | 68% | 3.6% | 11.4% | 338 | 0.6 miles |
| Hollymount School | 59% | 7.5% | 45.3% | 377 | 0.6 miles |
| St George's Catholic Primary School | 79% | 5.2% | 8.4% | 193 | 0.7 miles |
| North Worcester Primary School | — | 4.3% | 10.9% | 403 | 0.8 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
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 25.13%
- English as an additional language
- 23.4%
- Overall absence
- 4.46%
- Persistent absence
- 9.39%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St George's CofE Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Worcester
-
Tudor Grange Primary Academy Perdiswell0.6 miles
Primary · Worcester
-
Hollymount School0.6 miles
Primary · Worcester
-
St George's Catholic Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Worcester
-
North Worcester Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Worcester
Other schools in Worcester
St Barnabas CofE Primary School ranks 28th of the 39 ranked primary schools in Worcester.
- Broadheath CofE Primary School Primary
- Broadwas CofE Aided Primary School Primary
- Callow End CofE Primary School Primary
- Carnforth School Primary
- Cherry Orchard Primary School Primary
- Claines CofE Primary School Primary
- Clifton upon Teme Primary School Primary
- Cranham Primary School Primary
- Crowle CofE Primary School Primary
- Defford-Cum-Besford CofE School Primary
- Flyford Flavell Primary School Primary
- Great Witley CofE Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does St Barnabas CofE Primary School teach?
- St Barnabas CofE Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Worcester.
- Who is the headteacher of St Barnabas CofE Primary School?
- The headteacher of St Barnabas CofE Primary School is Mrs Sarah Hanson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was St Barnabas CofE Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Barnabas CofE 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 St Barnabas CofE Primary School?
- St Barnabas CofE Primary School has 380 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is St Barnabas CofE Primary School full?
- St Barnabas CofE Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 380 on roll (90%), 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 St Barnabas CofE Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. St Barnabas CofE Primary School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Worcester.
- Does St Barnabas CofE Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records St Barnabas CofE Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have St Barnabas CofE Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 61% in 2022/23 and 59% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does St Barnabas CofE Primary School rank locally?
- St Barnabas CofE Primary School ranked 78th of 128 primary schools in Worcestershire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 38% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 74% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is St Barnabas CofE Primary School's absence rate?
- St Barnabas CofE Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Barnabas CofE Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Barnabas CofE 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 30 June 2026.