SchoolFacts.uk

Barton Primary School

Primary · Newport · PO30 2AX

Data updated

⇄ Compare with another school
Good

SchoolFacts estimate: Ofsted awarded no overall grade at this inspection

We show the lowest of the four areas Ofsted did judge, listed below. Why some schools have no overall grade →

Quality of education: GoodBehaviour & attitudes: GoodPersonal development: GoodLeadership & management: GoodSafeguarding effective: Yes

Inspected 24 September 2024

Read the Ofsted report ↗

At a glance

239 pupils · 81% of 295 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Community school
Age range
4–11
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
39.3% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
10.1% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
23.4% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
4.3% of pupils (2024/2025)
Website
www.bartonprimaryschool.co.uk/
URN
118163

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 26 families named it first for 27 Reception places, 0.96 first choices per place. We hold one Reception admissions round for it, 2026 entry, and it was not decided by a published distance. At its inspection on 24 September 2024 Ofsted awarded no overall grade; the lowest of the four areas it judged was Good. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 6.6% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

0.96 first-choice applications per place

27 places offered · 26 first-choice applications · roughly balanced

First-choice applications per place, by entry year

19/20
20/21
21/22
22/23
23/24
24/25
25/26
26/27

Source: DfE applications and offers on national offer day · how demand is measured

Catchment area

Catchment area: not named in the council's figures. Every applicant was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance was not needed to decide places.

Admissions cutoff distance: Reception

Every applicant was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance was not needed to decide places.

How safe is a place here? Check your postcode

One free check a month, no account needed. No cutoff distance applied in 2026, so there is no boundary for your address to be inside of. The check shows how far you live from the school and how many rounds running it has placed every applicant. Premium adds unlimited checks, the nearby schools that do ration places by distance and whether you are inside them, and the address check across every school at once.

Unlock with SchoolFacts Premium →

Source: the admissions authority's published figures · how cutoffs work

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

45 pupils at the end of key stage 2 in 2024/2025

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
42%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
4%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
102
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
101
England 105

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means

Schools with a similar intake

Meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 2024/2025

This school42%
Median of its 12 closest peers63%
Isle of Wight average50.9%
England62%

On meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, this school is behind the schools that teach a comparable intake.

They are matched on intake, not location, so most are not local: see nearby schools for those you could apply to.

SchoolOfstedResult
Churchwood Primary SchoolSt Leonards-on-Sea · 81 miles awayGood46%
St Andrew's Methodist Primary SchoolManchester · 201 miles awayOutstanding77%
St Nicholas Church of England Primary SchoolAccrington · 216 miles awayExpected standard68%
St John the Evangelist Catholic AcademyKidsgrove · 170 miles awayNo current grade63%
Moorlands Primary SchoolWest Bromwich · 131 miles awayExpected standard55%
Kessingland Church of England Primary AcademyLowestoft · 175 miles awayGood71%
St Alban's Catholic Primary and Nursery SchoolDoncaster · 193 miles awayGood58%
Wilbury Junior SchoolLetchworth Garden City · 99 miles awayGood63%
Athersley South Primary SchoolBarnsley · 199 miles awayNo current grade66%
Wolborough Church of England Nursery and Primary SchoolNewton Abbot · 103 miles awayNeeds attention63%
Pool House Community Primary SchoolPreston · 222 miles awayGood79%
Howard Community AcademyBury St Edmunds · 137 miles awayGood36%

It is not a ranking. Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · how the matching works

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 76% (Isle of Wight 90%, England 60%) · Black African 7% (Isle of Wight 2%, England 5%) · Any other Asian background 5% (Isle of Wight 1%, England 2%) · Any other Mixed background 4% (Isle of Wight 1%, England 3%) · Not recorded 2% (Isle of Wight 1%, England 1%) · Any other White background 2% (Isle of Wight 2%, England 7%) · Any other ethnic group 2% (Isle of Wight 1%, England 3%) · Any other Black background 1% (Isle of Wight 0%, England 1%) · Asian Indian 1% (Isle of Wight 1%, England 4%) · other groups together 1%

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
6.6%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
20.5%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

9.73 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · England, primary schools: 2.47 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Isle of Wight: 3.52 suspensions and 0.00 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

Suspensions and exclusions, last three years Premium

Premium shows the same figures for each of the last three years.

Unlock with SchoolFacts Premium →

Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
17.7
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

81% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 13% moved to another state school · 6% left the state-funded sector

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, council-maintained primaries: 0.18% vacant, 0.36% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

64.7% of teachers took sickness absence, 4.4 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £39,606; 15.4% on the leadership pay range · England, primary schools: £50,856, 17.3%

Vacancies, sickness and pay, last three years Premium

Premium shows the same figures for each of the last three years.

Unlock with SchoolFacts Premium →

Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2025-26)

This school£9,407
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2025-26)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 80% (76%) · premises 6% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 7% (8%) · supplies and services 7% (9%) · educational supplies 5% (4%) · bought-in professional services 1% (3%) · catering 4% (5%)

Reserves (2025-26)

Revenue reserve -£6,011; in-year balance +£42,771

Spending and reserves, last three years Premium

Premium shows the same figures for each of the last three years.

Unlock with SchoolFacts Premium →

Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: council-maintained school finance return, 2025-26, DfE · how spending is compared

Inspection history since 2015

Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
2/10among the most deprived fifth of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
2/10among the most deprived fifth of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher20.3%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications21.1%18.1%
In managerial or professional work21.1%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways28.5%18.1%
Residents in very good health40.3%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier46.4%62.3%
Social housing38.1%17.1%
Privately rented15.4%20.5%
Detached houses5.4%22.9%
Flats18.1%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms4.4%21.1%
Households with no car or van26.5%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01017332 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£210,000388 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£150,000–£255,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (65)£295,000
Semi-detached (115)£235,000
Terraced (128)£200,000
Flat (80)£118,000

Homes around this school are cheaper than three quarters of school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
4an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
9an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
34an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
8an urban school averages 6.1

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

Nearby schools