Barton Primary School
Furrlongs, Newport, PO30 2AX
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Mark Snow
- Federation
- Federation of Barton and Godshill Primary Schools
- Constituency
- Isle of Wight West
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 295
- Pupils on roll
- 239
- URN
- 118163
- Local authority
- Isle of Wight
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01983522469
About this school
Barton Primary School is a community primary school in Newport. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 239 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Barton Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out 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
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- 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 | 41 | 42 | 45 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 56% | 40% | 42% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 2% | 2% | 4% |
| Expected standard in reading | 63% | 55% | 56% |
| Expected standard in maths | 56% | 55% | 60% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 49% | 48% | 49% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 102.0 | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 99.0 | 101.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.10 | - | - |
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 Barton 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 | Isle of Wight average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 56% | 51.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 40% | 50.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 42% | 49.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 270 |
| 2023/24 | 257 |
| 2024/25 | 257 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Barton Primary School compares
Barton Primary School ranked 26th of 36 primary schools in Isle of Wight for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 13% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 32% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 42% | 6.4% | 39.7% | 239 | — |
| Summerfields Primary School | 52% | 7% | 28.6% | 202 | 0.5 miles |
| Nine Acres Primary School | 67% | 4.8% | 27.5% | 419 | 0.7 miles |
| Newport Church of England Aided Primary School | 59% | 4.4% | 20.3% | 300 | 0.9 miles |
| Hunnyhill Ormiston Academy | — | — | — | 406 | 1.1 miles |
| Carisbrooke Church of England Controlled Primary School | 69% | 5.7% | 27% | 351 | 1.1 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 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 39.69%
- English as an additional language
- 10.1%
- Overall absence
- 6.4%
- Persistent absence
- 20.76%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Summerfields Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Newport
-
Nine Acres Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Newport
-
Newport Church of England Aided Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Newport
-
Hunnyhill Ormiston Academy1.1 miles
Primary · Newport
-
Carisbrooke Church of England Controlled Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Newport
Other schools in Newport
Barton Primary School ranks 7th of the 9 ranked primary schools in Newport.
- Arreton St George's Church of England (Aided) Primary School Primary
- Brighstone Church of England Aided Primary School Primary
- Carisbrooke Church of England Controlled Primary School Primary
- Hunnyhill Ormiston Academy Primary
- Newport Church of England Aided Primary School Primary
- Nine Acres Primary School Primary
- Shalfleet Church of England Primary School Primary
- St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School Primary
- Summerfields Primary School Primary
- Carisbrooke College Secondary
- Christ The King College Secondary
- Medina College Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Barton Primary School teach?
- Barton Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Newport.
- Who is the headteacher of Barton Primary School?
- The headteacher of Barton Primary School is Mr Mark Snow, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Barton Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Barton 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 many pupils are at Barton Primary School?
- Barton Primary School has 239 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Barton Primary School full?
- Barton Primary School has capacity for 295 pupils and 239 on roll (81%), 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 Barton Primary School a faith school?
- No. Barton Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Barton Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Barton Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Barton Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Barton Primary School is part of the Federation of Barton and Godshill Primary Schools federation. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Barton Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 56% in 2022/23 and 42% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Barton Primary School compare with other schools in Isle of Wight?
- Barton Primary School ranked 26th of 36 primary schools in Isle of Wight for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 13% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 32% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Barton Primary School's absence rate?
- Barton Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Barton Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Barton 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.