St Barnabas Church of England School
Primary · Wellingborough · NN8 3HB
Earlier grade, confirmed by a later ungraded inspection
Ofsted's most recent (ungraded) visit confirmed the school remains Good. Ungraded inspections do not award a new grade.
Inspected 14 September 2023
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170 pupils · 94% of 180 capacity
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Age range
- 5–7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Free school meals
- 20% of pupils
- English as additional language
- 24.3% of pupils
- SEN support
- 9.6% of pupils
- EHC plan
- 5.7% of pupils
- URN
- 141230
Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026
1.00 first-choice applications per place46 places offered · 46 first-choice applications · roughly balanced
First-choice applications per place, by entry year
Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE. A ratio above 1.00 means more families named this school first choice than there were places.
Attendance (2025/26 autumn term)
Autumn-term absence, DfE pupil absence data. Lower is better.
Staffing
Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.
Teacher retention (2024/25)
92% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 8% moved to another state school
School Workforce Census, DfE. The ratio counts full-time-equivalent qualified teachers; retention follows teachers in post one November to the next. Open Government Licence v3.0.
Spending per pupil
Total expenditure ÷ pupils, academy finance return (DfE Schools Financial Benchmarking, latest year). Higher spending is not a measure of quality. It often reflects greater pupil need or a smaller school. Open Government Licence v3.0.
Inspection history since 2015
- 13 September 2023: School remains Good
- 19 September 2017: Good
Ofsted management information. Ungraded and monitoring visits do not award a new grade. How the two inspection systems work.