St Barnabas CofE Primary School, Barnetby
St Barnabas Road, Barnetby, DN38 6JD
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mrs Luan Sowerby
- Diocese
- Diocese of Lincoln
- Federation
- The Federation of St Barnabas and Kirmington CofE Primary
- Constituency
- Brigg and Immingham
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 185
- Pupils on roll
- 127
- URN
- 118004
- Local authority
- North Lincolnshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01652688248
About this school
St Barnabas CofE Primary School, Barnetby is a Church of England voluntary controlled primary school in Barnetby. It teaches children aged 5 to 11 and has 127 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
- Urgent improvement
- Curriculum and teaching
- Urgent improvement
- Achievement
- Urgent improvement
- Attendance and behaviour
- Needs attention
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Urgent improvement
- Leadership and governance
- Urgent improvement
- Early years
- Urgent improvement
- Safeguarding
- Met
Ofsted placed the school in a category of concern: special measures.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 21 | 29 | 23 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 76% | 66% | 52% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 5% | 7% | 4% |
| Expected standard in reading | 76% | 76% | 65% |
| Expected standard in maths | 90% | 90% | 78% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 95% | 76% | 65% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 104.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 105.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.60 | - | - |
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, Barnetby has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | North Lincolnshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 76% | 60.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 66% | 59.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 52% | 62.5% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 158 |
| 2023/24 | 155 |
| 2024/25 | 139 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Barnabas CofE Primary School, Barnetby compares
St Barnabas CofE Primary School, Barnetby ranked 41st of 52 primary schools in North Lincolnshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 24% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 64% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 52% | 4.9% | 36.7% | 127 | — |
| Wrawby St Mary's CofE Primary School | 90% | 5.4% | 4.9% | 108 | 2.4 miles |
| Kirmington CofE Primary School | 40% | 5.4% | 15% | 38 | 3.2 miles |
| Grasby All Saints Church of England Primary School | 77% | 5.7% | 22.8% | 89 | 3.4 miles |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary Voluntary Academy (Brigg) | 86% | 3.8% | 18.6% | 180 | 3.6 miles |
| Worlaby Academy | 73% | 3.4% | 17.3% | 49 | 3.8 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
-
Graded inspection report3 February 2026
- 4 May 2023
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 36.69%
- English as an additional language
- 3.6%
- Overall absence
- 4.88%
- Persistent absence
- 10.4%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Wrawby St Mary's CofE Primary School2.4 miles
Primary · Brigg
-
Kirmington CofE Primary School3.2 miles
Primary · Ulceby
-
Grasby All Saints Church of England Primary School3.4 miles
Primary · Barnetby
-
St Mary's Catholic Primary Voluntary Academy (Brigg)3.6 miles
Primary · Brigg
-
Worlaby Academy3.8 miles
Primary · Brigg
Other schools in Barnetby
Common questions
- What year groups does St Barnabas CofE Primary School, Barnetby teach?
- St Barnabas CofE Primary School, Barnetby teaches children aged 5 to 11. It is a primary school in Barnetby.
- Who is the headteacher of St Barnabas CofE Primary School, Barnetby?
- The headteacher of St Barnabas CofE Primary School, Barnetby is Mrs Luan Sowerby, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was St Barnabas CofE Primary School, Barnetby last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Barnabas CofE Primary School, Barnetby, 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, Barnetby?
- St Barnabas CofE Primary School, Barnetby has 127 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 11.
- Is St Barnabas CofE Primary School, Barnetby full?
- St Barnabas CofE Primary School, Barnetby has capacity for 185 pupils and 127 on roll (69%), 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, Barnetby a faith school?
- Yes. St Barnabas CofE Primary School, Barnetby is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Lincoln.
- Does St Barnabas CofE Primary School, Barnetby have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records St Barnabas CofE Primary School, Barnetby as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs St Barnabas CofE Primary School, Barnetby?
- St Barnabas CofE Primary School, Barnetby is part of the The Federation of St Barnabas and Kirmington CofE Primary federation. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have St Barnabas CofE Primary School, Barnetby's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 76% in 2022/23 and 52% 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, Barnetby rank locally?
- St Barnabas CofE Primary School, Barnetby ranked 41st of 52 primary schools in North Lincolnshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 24% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 64% 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, Barnetby's absence rate?
- St Barnabas CofE Primary School, Barnetby's overall absence rate is 4.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Barnabas CofE Primary School, Barnetby's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Barnabas CofE Primary School, Barnetby'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.