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Barlow Church of England Primary School

Primary · Selby · YO8 8ES

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At a glance

82 pupils · 78% of 105 capacity

School type
Academy converter
Age range
3–11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Free school meals
5.3% of pupils
English as additional language
0% of pupils
SEN support
21.5% of pupils
EHC plan
1.3% of pupils
Nursery
Yes
Website
http://www.barlowschool.org.uk
URN
151180

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

1.00 first-choice applications per place

8 places offered · 8 first-choice applications · roughly balanced

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)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
4.5%
England 6.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
11.9%
England 18.1%

Autumn-term absence, DfE pupil absence data. Lower is better.

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
16.8
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

0% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 100% 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

This school£7,974
Typical primary school£6,960

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.

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