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Barton CofE VA Primary School

South Cambridgeshire, CB23 7BDPrimaryAges 4–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Apr 2025
KS2 Results
60%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
1.0×
Not oversubscribed
14 1st-choice / 14 places
Ranking
#7,799
of 13,686 nationally

About Barton CofE VA Primary School

If you're looking for a school where parents are overwhelmingly positive, Barton CofE VA Primary School is hard to ignore. In the most recent Parent View survey, covering responses from September 2024 to September 2025, a remarkable 98% of the 81 respondents said they would recommend the school. That level of endorsement is backed up by very strong individual scores: 96% of parents strongly agreed or agreed that their child is happy, and 97% felt their child is safe. The school is also clearly popular with local families. For the 2025/26 academic year, it received 37 applications for just 14 places, giving an oversubscription ratio of 2.64. Of those, 13 offers went to first-preference applicants, with 14 first-preference applications in total. It's a Church of England voluntary aided primary school in South Cambridgeshire, with a capacity of 120 pupils and currently 121 on roll, so it's running very close to full.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range4 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterChurch of England
AddressSchool Lane, Cambridge, South Cambridgeshire, CB23 7BD
HeadteacherJulie Martin
Local AuthorityCambridgeshire
Number of Pupils121
Free School Meals (FSM)6.6%
School Capacity121 / 120 (101% full)

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

23 Apr 2025
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Leadership & Management
Good
Early Years Provision
Good

Latest monitoring visit (23 Apr 2025): Standards maintained

Source: Ofsted, 23 May 2016. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Facilities

6
ICT SuiteLibrarySensory RoomDining HallArt StudiosChapel

Facilities may vary. Contact the school for current availability.

Extracurriculars

8

Sports

FootballAthleticsNetballCricketTennis

Clubs & Activities

DramaCodingArt Club

Activities may vary by term. Contact the school for current offerings.

SEND Support

Mental HealthSpeech & LanguageLearning Difficulty

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

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Barton CofE VA Primary School has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This means the school provides a good standard of education and effectively supports all pupils to succeed.