Barnes Farm Junior School
Henniker Gate, Chelmer Village, Chelmsford, CM2 6QH
This school is closed (it closed in August 2024).
It was replaced by Barnes Farm Primary School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Ross McTaggart
- Constituency
- Chelmsford
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Urban city and town
- Capacity
- 360
- Pupils on roll
- 365
- URN
- 145998
- Local authority
- Essex
About this school
Barnes Farm Junior School was a primary academy in Chelmsford. It taught children aged 7 to 11 and had 365 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Barnes Farm Junior School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in July 2018, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 92 | 90 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 52% | 61% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 10% |
| Expected standard in reading | 66% | 81% |
| Expected standard in maths | 66% | 81% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 65% | 77% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.20 | - |
| Writing progress | -0.70 | - |
| Maths progress | +1.10 | - |
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 Barnes Farm 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 | Essex average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 52% | 58.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 61% | 59.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | — | 60.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | — | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 362 |
| 2023/24 | 365 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Barnes Farm Junior School compares
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 | — | 5.3% | 15.9% | 365 | — |
| Barnes Farm Primary School | 50% | 5.6% | 15.4% | 539 | 0.0 miles |
| Chancellor Park Primary School, Chelmsford | 87% | 3.9% | 9.1% | 209 | 0.2 miles |
| The Tyrrells School | 80% | 4.1% | 11.6% | 420 | 0.9 miles |
| The Bishops' Church of England and Roman Catholic Primary School | 80% | 4.7% | 10.7% | 437 | 1.0 miles |
| Trinity Road Primary School | 56% | 5.7% | 25.1% | 387 | 1.0 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)
- 15.9%
- English as an additional language
- 14.2%
- Overall absence
- 5.3%
- Persistent absence
- 13.4%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Barnes Farm Primary School0.0 miles
Primary · Chelmsford
-
Chancellor Park Primary School, Chelmsford0.2 miles
Primary · Chelmsford
-
The Tyrrells School0.9 miles
Primary · Chelmsford
-
The Bishops' Church of England and Roman Catholic Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Chelmsford
-
Trinity Road Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Chelmsford
Other schools in Chelmsford
- Baddow Hall Infant School Primary
- Baddow Hall Junior School Primary
- Barnes Farm Primary School Primary
- Beehive Lane Community Primary School Primary
- Boreham Primary School Primary
- Broomfield Primary School Primary
- Chancellor Park Primary School, Chelmsford Primary
- Christchurch Church of England Primary School Primary
- Cold Norton Primary School Primary
- Collingwood Primary School Primary
- East Hanningfield Church of England Primary Academy Primary
- Elmwood Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Barnes Farm Junior School teach?
- Barnes Farm Junior School taught children aged 7 to 11. It was a primary school in Chelmsford.
- Has Barnes Farm Junior School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Barnes Farm Junior 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 many pupils are at Barnes Farm Junior School?
- Barnes Farm Junior School had 365 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- How have Barnes Farm Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 52% in 2022/23 and 61% in 2023/24. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Barnes Farm Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Barnes Farm 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 31 August 2024.