Saint Barnabas Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Jubilee Terrace, Leeman Road, York, YO26 4YZ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Trust
- PATHFINDER MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Jill Richards
- Diocese
- Diocese of York
- Sponsor
- Pathfinder Multi Academy Trust
- Constituency
- York Central
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 200
- URN
- 148923
- Local authority
- York
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01904555152
About this school
Saint Barnabas Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School is a Church of England primary academy in York. It teaches children aged 5 to 11.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Saint Barnabas Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School under its current framework. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Saint Barnabas Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in November 2026, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Before converting it was Saint Barnabas Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School. The history below belongs to that predecessor school, not to the school as it runs today.
Predecessor school: Saint Barnabas Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School (closed October 2026)
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. 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
How Saint Barnabas Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School compares
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | — | — | — | — |
| Poppleton Road Primary School | 64% | 5.7% | 24.6% | 404 | 0.5 miles |
| Clifton Green Primary School | 51% | 8.8% | 32.2% | 372 | 0.6 miles |
| St Paul's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | 54% | 4.7% | 14% | 168 | 0.7 miles |
| Our Lady Queen of Martyrs Catholic Primary School - a Catholic Voluntary Academy | 61% | 4.6% | 5.9% | 415 | 0.9 miles |
| Acomb Primary School | 55% | 3.5% | 14.4% | 312 | 0.9 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.
Location
Nearby schools
-
Poppleton Road Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · York
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Clifton Green Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · York
- 0.7 miles
- 0.9 miles
-
Acomb Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · York
Other schools in York
- Acomb Primary School Primary
- Appleton Roebuck Primary School Primary
- Archbishop of York's CofE Junior School, Bishopthorpe Primary
- Badger Hill Primary Academy Primary
- Barlby Bridge Community Primary School Primary
- Barmby Moor Church of England Primary School Primary
- Bishop Wilton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Bishopthorpe Infant School Primary
- Boroughbridge Primary School Primary
- Bugthorpe Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Burton Green Primary School Primary
- Carr Infant School Primary
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 November 2026.