Barrowby Church of England Primary School
Church Street, Barrowby, Grantham, NG32 1BX
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mr Len Batey
- Diocese
- Diocese of Lincoln
- Constituency
- Grantham and Bourne
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 238
- Pupils on roll
- 241
- URN
- 120513
- Local authority
- Lincolnshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01476566121
About this school
Barrowby Church of England Primary School is a Church of England voluntary controlled primary school in Grantham. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 241 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
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
- Outstanding
- 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 | 35 | 34 | 33 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 86% | 76% | 79% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 9% | 18% | 12% |
| Expected standard in reading | 91% | 79% | 79% |
| Expected standard in maths | 91% | 91% | 85% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 89% | 82% | 88% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 106.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 108.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.70 | - | - |
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 Barrowby Church of England 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 | Lincolnshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 86% | 54% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 76% | 54.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 79% | 56.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 2.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 2.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 2.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 237 |
| 2023/24 | 238 |
| 2024/25 | 240 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Barrowby Church of England Primary School compares
Barrowby Church of England Primary School ranked 20th of 246 primary schools in Lincolnshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 86% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 100% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 79% | 2.2% | 12.9% | 241 | — |
| Poplar Farm School | 63% | 3.9% | 18.4% | 414 | 1.2 miles |
| The St Sebastian's Church of England Primary School, Great Gonerby | 56% | 4.9% | 25% | 155 | 1.5 miles |
| West Grantham Church of England Primary Academy | 41% | 6.7% | 66.8% | 208 | 1.6 miles |
| The Gonerby Hill Foot Church of England Primary School | 68% | 4.4% | 26.3% | 259 | 1.6 miles |
| The Isaac Newton Primary School | 42% | 5.4% | 54.7% | 365 | 1.7 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)
- 12.92%
- English as an additional language
- 1.3%
- Overall absence
- 2.24%
- Persistent absence
- 3.3%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Poplar Farm School1.2 miles
Primary · Grantham
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The St Sebastian's Church of England Primary School, Great Gonerby1.5 miles
Primary · Grantham
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West Grantham Church of England Primary Academy1.6 miles
Primary · Grantham
-
The Gonerby Hill Foot Church of England Primary School1.6 miles
Primary · Grantham
-
The Isaac Newton Primary School1.7 miles
Primary · Grantham
Other schools in Grantham
Barrowby Church of England Primary School ranks 2nd of the 28 ranked primary schools in Grantham.
- Allington with Sedgebrook Church of England Primary School Primary
- Ancaster CofE Primary School Primary
- Barkston and Syston CofE Primary School Primary
- Belmont Community Primary School Primary
- Belton Lane Community Primary School Primary
- Buckminster Primary School Primary
- Bythams Primary School Primary
- Caythorpe Primary School Primary
- Cliffedale Primary School Primary
- Colsterworth Church of England Primary School Primary
- Corby Glen Community Primary School Primary
- Croxton Kerrial Church of England Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Barrowby Church of England Primary School teach?
- Barrowby Church of England Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Grantham.
- Who is the headteacher of Barrowby Church of England Primary School?
- The headteacher of Barrowby Church of England Primary School is Mr Len Batey, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Barrowby Church of England Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Barrowby Church of England 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 Barrowby Church of England Primary School?
- Barrowby Church of England Primary School has 241 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Barrowby Church of England Primary School full?
- Barrowby Church of England Primary School has capacity for 238 pupils and 241 on roll (101%), so it is at or above 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 Barrowby Church of England Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. Barrowby Church of England Primary School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Lincoln.
- Does Barrowby Church of England Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Barrowby Church of England Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Barrowby Church of England Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 86% in 2022/23 and 79% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Barrowby Church of England Primary School rank locally?
- Barrowby Church of England Primary School ranked 20th of 246 primary schools in Lincolnshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 86% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 100% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Barrowby Church of England Primary School's absence rate?
- Barrowby Church of England Primary School's overall absence rate is 2.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Barrowby Church of England Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Barrowby Church of England 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.