Barry Primary School
Barry Road, Northampton, NN1 5JS
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Caron Gardner-Potter
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Northampton North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 441
- URN
- 121939
- Local authority
- West Northamptonshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01604234574
About this school
Barry Primary School is a community primary school in Northampton. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 441 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
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
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 60 | 57 | 56 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 57% | 60% | 58% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 5% | 2% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 65% | 68% | 71% |
| Expected standard in maths | 77% | 75% | 71% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 75% | 58% | 77% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 103.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 104.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.60 | - | - |
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 Barry 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 | West Northamptonshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 57% | 57.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 60% | 60.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 58% | 60.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 455 |
| 2023/24 | 448 |
| 2024/25 | 450 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Barry Primary School compares
Barry Primary School ranked 87th of 140 primary schools in West Northamptonshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 36% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 69% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 58% | 4.7% | 11.6% | 441 | — |
| Stimpson Avenue Academy | 58% | 5.1% | 17.1% | 440 | 0.2 miles |
| Vernon Terrace Primary School | 59% | 5.5% | 16.2% | 233 | 0.4 miles |
| Abington Vale Primary School | 83% | 4.8% | 10.9% | 409 | 0.6 miles |
| Cedar Road Primary School | 73% | 5.6% | 15.9% | 383 | 0.8 miles |
| Bridgewater Primary School | 73% | 3.7% | 6.6% | 650 | 0.8 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
- 23 May 2023
-
Ungraded inspection report30 March 2022
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 11.55%
- English as an additional language
- 52.4%
- Overall absence
- 4.66%
- Persistent absence
- 13.37%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Stimpson Avenue Academy0.2 miles
Primary · Northampton
-
Vernon Terrace Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Northampton
-
Abington Vale Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Northampton
-
Cedar Road Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Northampton
-
Bridgewater Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Northampton
Other schools in Northampton
Barry Primary School ranks 66th of the 99 ranked primary schools in Northampton.
- Abington Vale Primary School Primary
- All Saints CofE VA Primary School Primary
- Ashton CofE Primary School Primary
- Blackthorn Primary School Primary
- Blisworth Community Primary School Primary
- Boothville Primary School Primary
- Boughton Primary School Primary
- Briar Hill Primary School & Nursery Primary
- Bridgewater Primary School Primary
- Brington Primary School Primary
- Brixworth CofE VC Primary School Primary
- Buckton Fields Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Barry Primary School teach?
- Barry Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Northampton.
- Who is the headteacher of Barry Primary School?
- The headteacher of Barry Primary School is Mrs Caron Gardner-Potter, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Barry Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Barry 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 Barry Primary School?
- Barry Primary School has 441 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Barry Primary School full?
- Barry Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 441 on roll (105%), 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 Barry Primary School a faith school?
- No. Barry Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Barry Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Barry Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Barry Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 57% in 2022/23 and 58% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Barry Primary School rank locally?
- Barry Primary School ranked 87th of 140 primary schools in West Northamptonshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 36% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 69% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Barry Primary School's absence rate?
- Barry Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Barry Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Barry 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.