Options Barton
Barrow Road, Barton-upon-Humber, DN18 6DA
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Other independent special school
- Ages
- 5 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Miss Hannah Mackley
- Constituency
- Brigg and Immingham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 85
- Pupils on roll
- 56
- URN
- 134315
- Local authority
- North Lincolnshire
- Telephone
- 01652631280
About this school
Options Barton is an independent special school in Barton-upon-Humber. It teaches children aged 5 to 19 and has 56 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Options Barton under its current framework. 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
Options Barton has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in September 2006, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 2 | 12 | 5 |
| Attainment 8 score | - | - | - |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | - | - | - |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | - | - | - |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Options Barton has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 32 |
| 2023/24 | 43 |
| 2024/25 | 41 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 56
- Pupils on SEN support
- 0
Location
Nearby schools
-
Whitehouse Pupil Referral Unit3.4 miles
Academies · Kingston-upon-Hull
-
The Sullivan Centre3.4 miles
Academies · Hull
-
St Anne's School and Sixth Form College3.6 miles
Special schools · Hessle
-
Ganton School3.6 miles
Academies · Kingston-upon-Hull
-
Bridgeview Special School3.6 miles
Academies · Kingston-upon-Hull
Other schools in Barton-upon-Humber
- Barton St Peter's CofE Primary School Primary
- Bowmandale Primary School Primary
- Castledyke Primary School Primary
- South Ferriby Primary School Primary
- Baysgarth School Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Options Barton teach?
- Options Barton teaches children aged 5 to 19. It is a special school in Barton-upon-Humber.
- Who is the headteacher of Options Barton?
- The headteacher of Options Barton is Miss Hannah Mackley, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Options Barton been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Options Barton 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 many pupils are at Options Barton?
- Options Barton has 56 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 19.
- Is Options Barton full?
- Options Barton has capacity for 85 pupils and 56 on roll (66%), 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 Options Barton a faith school?
- No. Options Barton has no designated religious character.
- What are Options Barton's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Options Barton'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 24 July 2026.