Barnsbury Primary School and Nursery
About Barnsbury Primary School and Nursery
Barnsbury Primary School and Nursery sits within Surrey local authority, where it ranks 168th out of 298 primary schools of the same type. In Woking specifically, the school places 16th out of 20 primaries, placing it in the bottom half of the local league table. For context, the top-performing peers in Surrey include South Farnham School, The Raleigh School and Cardinal Newman Catholic Primary School, all of which score considerably higher on the same ranking metric. Barnsbury’s ranking score of 52, based on the proportion of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, puts it well behind those leaders. The school is also some distance from the nearest Outstanding-rated primary, St Dunstan's Catholic Primary School in Woking, which is 2. 3 km away. Despite this, Barnsbury holds a Good rating from its most recent graded inspection in 2012, and an ungraded inspection in 2021 confirmed the school remains Good.
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The inspection in plain English, admissions context, and how this school compares to nearby alternatives — all in one full school report.
- Ofsted inspection in plain EnglishStrengths, concerns and what inspectors flagged
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- Where Ofsted and parents disagreeGaps to probe + questions to ask at the open day
- Admissions & catchmentAdmission criteria, distance cutoffs (where the LA publishes them)
- Nearby schools comparedBackup options with Ofsted, demand and distance
- Attendance & behaviour dataPersistent absentees, suspensions and exclusions vs national
Ofsted Inspection Breakdown
17 Nov 2021Latest monitoring visit (17 Nov 2021): School remains Good
Source: Ofsted, 17 Apr 2012. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.
SEND Support
Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.
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