Barry Primary School is a primary school located in Northampton. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 15/06/2016. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing is well above average, progress in reading and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.5%, which is 0.5 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Barry Road, Northampton

School Information

Address: Barry Road, Northampton, NN1 5JS
Website: www.barryprimary.com/
Telephone: 01604234574
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: West Northamptonshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Will Brooks
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 121939

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 15/06/2016

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 420
Number of Pupils: 440
Number of Boys: 231
Number of Girls: 209

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.5% 4%
Persistent absence: 5.1% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Above Average: 0.9 Confidence interval -0.7 to 2.6
Writing
Well Above Average: 4.5 Confidence interval 3 to 6.1
Maths
Average: -0.7 Confidence interval -2.2 to 0.7

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:61%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:8%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:103
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:102
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Wallace Road Nursery School
Wallace Road , NN2 7EE
4out of 4 1,796 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Camrose Early Years Centre for Children & Families
Streatfield Road , NN5 7DE
3out of 4 3,115 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Parklands Nursery School
Spinney Hill Road , NN3 6DW
4out of 4 3,146 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Barry Primary School
Barry Road , NN1 5JS
3out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Stimpson Avenue Academy
Stimpson Avenue , NN1 4LR
2out of 4 380 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Vernon Terrace Primary School
Vernon Terrace , NN1 5HE
3out of 4 630 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Abington Vale Primary School
Ashford Close , Abington Vale NN3 3NQ
3out of 4 1,116 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Cedar Road Primary School
Cedar Road East , NN3 2JF
3out of 4 1,357 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Northampton School for Boys
Billing Road , NN1 5RT
4out of 4 571 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Boys More About School
Malcolm Arnold Academy
Trinity Avenue , NN2 6JW
3out of 4 1,992 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Northampton School for Girls
Spinney Hill Road , NN3 6DG
4out of 4 2,832 yd Academy converter No Girls More About School
Weston Favell Academy
Booth Lane South , NN3 3EZ
2out of 4 2,843 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Northampton College
Main Campus , Booth Lane NN3 3RF
- not rated 3,156 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Northampton International Academy
Barrack Road , NN1 1AA
3out of 4 1,886 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Andrew's College
St Andrew's College , St Andrew's Northampton NN1 5DG
- not rated 707 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Progress Schools - Northamptonshire
8 Notre Dame Mews , NN1 2BG
- not rated 1,403 yd Other independent special school No Mixed More About School
Fairfields School
Trinity Avenue , NN2 6JN
4out of 4 1,778 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
The CE Academy
Cromwell Campus , Poole Street NN1 3EX
4out of 4 1,966 yd Academy alternative provision converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Bosworth Independent College
Nazareth House , Leicester Parade NN2 6AF
- not rated 1,984 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.