Barton Junior School
Barton Road, Dover, CT16 2ND
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- SAMPHIRE STAR EDUCATION TRUST
- Principal
- Miss Melanie O'Dell
- Constituency
- Dover and Deal
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 240
- Pupils on roll
- 202
- URN
- 138169
- Local authority
- Kent
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01304201643
About this school
Barton Junior School is a primary academy in Dover. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 202 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Barton Junior School, and its latest judgement is set out 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 10 July 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 55 | 54 | 58 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 53% | 46% | 66% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 4% | 5% |
| Expected standard in reading | 75% | 65% | 83% |
| Expected standard in maths | 78% | 59% | 79% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 67% | 74% | 81% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 104.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 102.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.00 | - | - |
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 Barton Junior 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 | Kent average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 53% | 58.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 46% | 60.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 66% | 60.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 215 |
| 2023/24 | 217 |
| 2024/25 | 216 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Barton Junior School compares
Barton Junior School ranked 209th of 427 primary schools in Kent for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 55% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 30% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 66% | 6.5% | 51.9% | 202 | — |
| Charlton Church of England Primary School | 45% | 6.9% | 45.2% | 206 | 0.1 miles |
| St Richard's Catholic Primary School | 69% | 4.6% | 35.4% | 191 | 0.4 miles |
| Shatterlocks Infant and Nursery School | — | 6.8% | 47.2% | 138 | 0.4 miles |
| Priory Fields School | 53% | 8.3% | 65.7% | 319 | 0.6 miles |
| White Cliffs Primary and Nursery School | 57% | 8.1% | 71.6% | 277 | 0.7 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)
- 51.85%
- English as an additional language
- 14.8%
- Overall absence
- 6.5%
- Persistent absence
- 20.52%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Charlton Church of England Primary School0.1 miles
Primary · Dover
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St Richard's Catholic Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Dover
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Shatterlocks Infant and Nursery School0.4 miles
Primary · Dover
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Priory Fields School0.6 miles
Primary · Dover
-
White Cliffs Primary and Nursery School0.7 miles
Primary · Dover
Other schools in Dover
Barton Junior School ranks 8th of the 20 ranked primary schools in Dover.
- Aycliffe Community Primary School Primary
- Charlton Church of England Primary School Primary
- Dover, St Mary's Church of England Primary School Primary
- Eythorne Elvington Community Primary School Primary
- Green Park Community Primary School Primary
- Guston Church of England Primary School Primary
- Langdon Primary School Primary
- Lydden Primary School Primary
- Nonington Church of England Primary School Primary
- Priory Fields School Primary
- River Primary School Primary
- Selsted Church of England Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Barton Junior School teach?
- Barton Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Dover.
- Who is the principal of Barton Junior School?
- The principal of Barton Junior School is Miss Melanie O'Dell, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Barton Junior School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Barton Junior 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 many pupils are at Barton Junior School?
- Barton Junior School has 202 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Barton Junior School full?
- Barton Junior School has capacity for 240 pupils and 202 on roll (84%), 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 Barton Junior School a faith school?
- No. Barton Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Does Barton Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Barton Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Barton Junior School part of an academy trust?
- Barton Junior School is part of SAMPHIRE STAR EDUCATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Barton Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 53% in 2022/23 and 66% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Barton Junior School compare with other schools in Kent?
- Barton Junior School ranked 209th of 427 primary schools in Kent for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 55% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 30% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Barton Junior School's absence rate?
- Barton Junior School's overall absence rate is 6.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Barton Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Barton Junior 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 1 July 2026.