Barnsbury Primary School and Nursery
Almond Avenue, Barnsbury, Woking, GU22 0BB
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE SWAN TRUST
- Headteacher
- Miss Victoria Harbridge
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Woking
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 435
- URN
- 140540
- Local authority
- Surrey
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01483763114
About this school
Barnsbury Primary School and Nursery is a primary academy in Woking. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 435 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 17 November 2021, 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 | 60 | 62 | 61 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 58% | 52% | 61% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 2% | 8% | 5% |
| Expected standard in reading | 83% | 68% | 82% |
| Expected standard in maths | 70% | 63% | 79% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 78% | 68% | 84% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 105.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 103.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.80 | - | - |
| 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 Barnsbury Primary School and Nursery has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Surrey average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 58% | 61.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 52% | 62.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 61% | 62.9% | 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 | 4.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 458 |
| 2023/24 | 448 |
| 2024/25 | 457 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Barnsbury Primary School and Nursery compares
Barnsbury Primary School and Nursery ranked 148th of 205 primary schools in Surrey for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 43% 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 | 61% | 4.7% | 12.9% | 435 | — |
| Westfield Primary School | 56% | 6.3% | 24.7% | 376 | 0.2 miles |
| Kingfield Primary School | 73% | 5.8% | 29.9% | 252 | 0.8 miles |
| Goldsworth Primary School | 55% | 4.7% | 11.7% | 624 | 1.0 miles |
| The Horsell Village School | — | 3.9% | 4.2% | 258 | 1.4 miles |
| St Dunstan's Catholic Primary School, Woking | 77% | 2.6% | 3.8% | 629 | 1.4 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 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 12.86%
- English as an additional language
- 21.4%
- Overall absence
- 4.65%
- Persistent absence
- 10.54%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Westfield Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Woking
-
Kingfield Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Woking
-
Goldsworth Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Woking
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The Horsell Village School1.4 miles
Primary · Woking
-
St Dunstan's Catholic Primary School, Woking1.4 miles
Primary · Woking
Other schools in Woking
Barnsbury Primary School and Nursery ranks 10th of the 20 ranked primary schools in Woking.
- Beaufort Primary School Primary
- Bisley CofE Primary School Primary
- Broadmere Primary Academy Primary
- Brookwood Primary School Primary
- Goldsworth Primary School Primary
- Holy Trinity CofE Primary School Primary
- Horsell CofE Junior School Primary
- Kingfield Primary School Primary
- Knaphill Infant School and Nursery Primary
- Knaphill Junior School Primary
- Maybury Primary School Primary
- New Monument Primary Academy Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Barnsbury Primary School and Nursery teach?
- Barnsbury Primary School and Nursery teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Woking.
- Who is the headteacher of Barnsbury Primary School and Nursery?
- The headteacher of Barnsbury Primary School and Nursery is Miss Victoria Harbridge, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Barnsbury Primary School and Nursery last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Barnsbury Primary School and Nursery, 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 Barnsbury Primary School and Nursery?
- Barnsbury Primary School and Nursery has 435 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Barnsbury Primary School and Nursery full?
- Barnsbury Primary School and Nursery has capacity for 420 pupils and 435 on roll (104%), 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 Barnsbury Primary School and Nursery a faith school?
- No. Barnsbury Primary School and Nursery has no designated religious character.
- Does Barnsbury Primary School and Nursery have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Barnsbury Primary School and Nursery as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Barnsbury Primary School and Nursery?
- Barnsbury Primary School and Nursery is part of THE SWAN TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Barnsbury Primary School and Nursery's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 58% in 2022/23 and 61% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Barnsbury Primary School and Nursery rank locally?
- Barnsbury Primary School and Nursery ranked 148th of 205 primary schools in Surrey for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 43% 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 Barnsbury Primary School and Nursery's absence rate?
- Barnsbury Primary School and Nursery's overall absence rate is 4.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Barnsbury Primary School and Nursery's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Barnsbury Primary School and Nursery'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.