Barley Fields Primary
Barley Fields Primary School, Lamb Lane, Stockton-on-Tees, TS17 0QP
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- PRINCE REGENT STREET TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Caroline Taylor
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Stockton West
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 706
- Pupils on roll
- 668
- URN
- 149587
- Local authority
- Stockton-on-Tees
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01642767051
About this school
Barley Fields Primary is a primary academy in Stockton-on-Tees. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 668 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Barley Fields Primary, and its latest judgement is set out 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
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Strong standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Strong standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 89 | 87 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 76% | 69% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 11% | 13% |
| Expected standard in reading | 85% | 86% |
| Expected standard in maths | 87% | 79% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 91% | 77% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 105.0 |
Trends over time
How Barley Fields Primary has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Stockton-on-Tees average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | — | 62.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 76% | 62.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 69% | 64.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | — | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 698 |
| 2024/25 | 683 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Barley Fields Primary compares
Barley Fields Primary ranked 24th of 54 primary schools in Stockton-on-Tees for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 63% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 93% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 69% | 3.6% | 5.8% | 668 | — |
| St Therese of Lisieux Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Catholic Academy | 74% | 3.7% | 3.8% | 226 | 0.1 miles |
| Myton Park Primary School | 77% | 3.2% | 5% | 252 | 0.3 miles |
| Whinstone Primary School | 73% | 5% | 15% | 444 | 0.7 miles |
| Ingleby Mill Primary School | — | — | — | — | 0.8 miles |
| St Francis of Assisi Church of England Primary School | 67% | 3.4% | 6.3% | 462 | 0.8 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)
- 5.82%
- English as an additional language
- 0.4%
- Overall absence
- 3.55%
- Persistent absence
- 3.9%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Therese of Lisieux Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Catholic Academy0.1 miles
Primary · Stockton-on-Tees
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Myton Park Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Stockton-on-Tees
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Whinstone Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Stockton-on-Tees
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Ingleby Mill Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Stockton-on-Tees
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St Francis of Assisi Church of England Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Stockton-on-Tees
Other schools in Stockton-on-Tees
Barley Fields Primary ranks 20th of the 41 ranked primary schools in Stockton-on-Tees.
- Bader Primary School Primary
- Bowesfield Primary School Primary
- Christ The King Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Catholic Academy Primary
- Crooksbarn Primary School Primary
- Durham Lane Primary School Primary
- Egglescliffe Church of England Primary School Primary
- Fairfield Primary School Primary
- Fishburn Primary School Primary
- Frederick Nattrass Primary Academy Primary
- Hardwick Green Primary Academy Primary
- Harewood Primary School Primary
- Harrow Gate Academy Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Barley Fields Primary teach?
- Barley Fields Primary teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Stockton-on-Tees.
- Who is the headteacher of Barley Fields Primary?
- The headteacher of Barley Fields Primary is Mrs Caroline Taylor, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Barley Fields Primary been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Barley Fields Primary, 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 Barley Fields Primary?
- Barley Fields Primary has 668 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Barley Fields Primary full?
- Barley Fields Primary has capacity for 706 pupils and 668 on roll (95%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Barley Fields Primary a faith school?
- No. Barley Fields Primary has no designated religious character.
- Does Barley Fields Primary have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Barley Fields Primary as having nursery classes.
- Is Barley Fields Primary part of an academy trust?
- Barley Fields Primary is part of PRINCE REGENT STREET TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Barley Fields Primary's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 76% in 2023/24 and 69% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Barley Fields Primary compare with other schools in Stockton-on-Tees?
- Barley Fields Primary ranked 24th of 54 primary schools in Stockton-on-Tees for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 63% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 93% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Barley Fields Primary's absence rate?
- Barley Fields Primary's overall absence rate is 3.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Barley Fields Primary's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Barley Fields Primary'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 10 July 2026.