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St Barnabas Church of England School

North Northamptonshire, NN8 3HBPrimaryAges 5–7MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Sep 2023
KS2 Results
No data
Competition
0.8×
Not oversubscribed
35 1st-choice / 44 places
Ranking
Not ranked

About St Barnabas Church of England School

St Barnabas Church of England School is a small state primary in North Northamptonshire, catering for children aged 5 to 7. It sits within a local authority that contains 111 primary schools, only two of which hold an Outstanding rating from Ofsted. The school’s most recent graded inspection, in 2017, awarded it an overall Good, and an ungraded inspection in 2023 confirmed it remains Good. Among its local peers, the top-ranked schools in the area are Gretton Primary Academy, Stanion Church of England (Aided) Primary School, and Broughton Primary School. St Barnabas itself is a Church of England school, led by headteacher Fiona Hull, and has a capacity of 180 pupils, with 177 currently on roll. Just under a fifth of its pupils are eligible for free school meals, a figure that reflects the school’s inclusive intake.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range5 to 7 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterChurch of England
AddressSt Barnabas Street, Wellingborough, North Northamptonshire, NN8 3HB
HeadteacherFiona Hull
Local AuthorityNorth Northamptonshire
Number of Pupils177
Free School Meals (FSM)19.8%
School Capacity177 / 180 (98% full)

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

14 Sept 2023
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Leadership & Management
Good
Early Years Provision
Outstanding

Latest monitoring visit (14 Sept 2023): School remains Good

Source: Ofsted, 12 Oct 2017. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

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Mental HealthSpeech & LanguagePhysicalLearning Difficulty

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

School day

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Teaching hours

08:45 – 15:15

Breakfast club

07:55-08:35

Source: st-barnabas.northants.sch.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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St Barnabas Church of England School has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This means the school provides a good standard of education and effectively supports all pupils to succeed.