Barwell Infant School
Townend Road, Barwell, Leicester, LE9 8HG
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Miss TERENA MORETON
- Constituency
- Hinckley and Bosworth
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 180
- Pupils on roll
- 150
- URN
- 119930
- Local authority
- Leicestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01455842310
About this school
Barwell Infant School is a community primary school in Leicester. It teaches children aged 4 to 7 and has 150 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. 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
Trends over time
How Barwell Infant 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 161 |
| 2023/24 | 160 |
| 2024/25 | 174 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Barwell Infant School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 76% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 4.3% | 19% | 150 | — |
| Barwell Church of England Academy | 48% | 3.8% | 31.4% | 229 | 0.2 miles |
| Newlands Community Primary School | 43% | 6.1% | 29.7% | 270 | 0.7 miles |
| Townlands Church of England Primary School | 65% | 3.8% | 15.2% | 275 | 1.4 miles |
| St Simon and St Jude CofE Primary School | 30% | 7% | 43% | 140 | 1.6 miles |
| Hinckley Parks Primary School | 74% | 4.2% | 15.7% | 576 | 1.8 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 18.97%
- English as an additional language
- 11.5%
- Overall absence
- 4.33%
- Persistent absence
- 7.63%
Location
Nearby schools
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Barwell Church of England Academy0.2 miles
Primary · Leicester
-
Newlands Community Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Leicester
-
Townlands Church of England Primary School1.4 miles
Primary · Leicester
-
St Simon and St Jude CofE Primary School1.6 miles
Primary · Leicester
-
Hinckley Parks Primary School1.8 miles
Primary · Hinckley
Other schools in Leicester
- Abbey Mead Primary Academy Primary
- Alderman Richard Hallam Primary School Primary
- All Saints Church of England Primary School, Sapcote Primary
- Arnesby Church of England Primary School Primary
- Avenue Primary School Primary
- Badgerbrook Primary School Primary
- Barley Croft Primary School Primary
- Barwell Church of England Academy Primary
- Beaumont Lodge Primary School Primary
- Belgrave St Peter's CofE Primary School Primary
- Billesdon Church of England Primary School Primary
- Bishop Ellis Catholic Voluntary Academy Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Barwell Infant School teach?
- Barwell Infant School teaches children aged 4 to 7. It is a primary school in Leicester.
- Who is the headteacher of Barwell Infant School?
- The headteacher of Barwell Infant School is Miss TERENA MORETON, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Barwell Infant School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Barwell Infant 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 Barwell Infant School?
- Barwell Infant School has 150 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 7.
- Is Barwell Infant School full?
- Barwell Infant School has capacity for 180 pupils and 150 on roll (83%), 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 Barwell Infant School a faith school?
- No. Barwell Infant School has no designated religious character.
- Does Barwell Infant School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Barwell Infant School as having no nursery classes.
- What is Barwell Infant School's absence rate?
- Barwell Infant School's overall absence rate is 4.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Barwell Infant School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Barwell Infant School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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.