Barlow Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Park Road, Barlow, Selby, YO8 8ES
This school is closed (it closed in October 2024).
It was replaced by Barlow Church of England Primary School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Acting Headteacher
- Mrs Suzanne MacDonald
- Diocese
- Diocese of York
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Selby
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Rural village
- Capacity
- 105
- Pupils on roll
- 78
- URN
- 121548
- Local authority
- North Yorkshire
About this school
Barlow Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School was a Church of England voluntary controlled primary school in Selby. It taught children aged 3 to 11 and had 78 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Barlow Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 14 | 6 | 12 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 36% | 67% | 67% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 57% | 67% | 83% |
| Expected standard in maths | 36% | 83% | 83% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 36% | 83% | 83% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 100.0 | 102.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 98.0 | 101.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | -4.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -5.40 | - | - |
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 Barlow Church of England Voluntary Controlled 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 | North Yorkshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 36% | 56.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 67% | 58.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 67% | 59.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | — | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 78 |
| 2023/24 | 78 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Barlow Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School compares
Its KS2 result was higher than 57% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 59% of England schools in 2023/24.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 67% | 5.3% | 2.9% | 78 | — |
| Barlow Church of England Primary School | — | 4.9% | 4.1% | 82 | 0.0 miles |
| Staynor Hall Primary Academy | 36% | 4.8% | 23.8% | 328 | 1.7 miles |
| Camblesforth Community Primary Academy | 77% | 3.9% | 28.7% | 113 | 1.9 miles |
| Barwic Parade Community Primary School, Selby | 30% | 6.8% | 55% | 184 | 2.1 miles |
| Cliffe Voluntary Controlled Primary School | 57% | 4.7% | 10.5% | 77 | 2.4 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 2023/24 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 2.9%
- English as an additional language
- 2.6%
- Overall absence
- 5.3%
- Persistent absence
- 9.8%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Barlow Church of England Primary School0.0 miles
Primary · Selby
-
Staynor Hall Primary Academy1.7 miles
Primary · Selby
-
Camblesforth Community Primary Academy1.9 miles
Primary · Selby
-
Barwic Parade Community Primary School, Selby2.1 miles
Primary · Selby
-
Cliffe Voluntary Controlled Primary School2.4 miles
Primary · Selby
Other schools in Selby
- Barlby Community Primary School Primary
- Barlow Church of England Primary School Primary
- Barwic Parade Community Primary School, Selby Primary
- Brayton Church of England Primary School Primary
- Camblesforth Community Primary Academy Primary
- Chapel Haddlesey Church of England Primary School Primary
- Cliffe Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Hambleton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Hemingbrough Community Primary School Primary
- North Duffield Community Primary School Primary
- Selby Abbey Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Selby Community Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Barlow Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School teach?
- Barlow Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School taught children aged 3 to 11. It was a primary school in Selby.
- Has Barlow Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Barlow Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is Barlow Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School?
- Barlow Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School had 78 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- How have Barlow Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 36% in 2022/23 and 67% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Barlow Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Barlow Church of England Voluntary Controlled 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 31 October 2024.