Barlow CofE Primary School

North East Derbyshire · S18 7TA

General information Primary School · 4-11 years Who goes here 86 pupils, 18.6% FSM

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Barlow CofE Primary School

General Information

Address: Millcross Lane, Barlow, Dronfield, S18 7TA – View on map
Phone: 01142890413
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mrs Penny Watkin
Age range: 4-11 years
Demand for places (Reception, September 2026): 7 families put it first for 10 places – 7 for every 10 places. Every one of them was offered a place. No places went to families living outside the council area. Children putting it first, for every 10 places: 2023 15 · 2024 9 · 2025 9 · 2026 7
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Church of England
Nursery provision: No

Who goes here

86 pupils out of 87 places At or near capacity

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 16
% eligible for free school meals: 18.6%
Pupil mix: 2 in 10 (similar to the North East Derbyshire average)
English as an additional language: 0% (England 22%)

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Teacher turnover: 9.7% a year (North East Derbyshire 11.7%, typical in England 13.9%)
Where they went: about 57% moved to another school, 43% left state schools altogether (retirement, other careers, independent schools, abroad)
Data years: 2022/23 to 2024/25 (average of 3 years, DfE school workforce census)

Teachers who moved school or left state schools in the year after each November, as a share of all the school's teachers. Some turnover is healthy – retirements, promotions, moving house. This is a small staff, so one or two teachers leaving moves the figure a lot.

Behaviour

Awaiting Data

About this Behaviour status

We've asked this school for real behaviour figures under Freedom of Information and haven't had a response yet.

Across Derbyshire: suspensions by reason

Suspensions for sexual misconduct: 17 (0.3 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Permanent exclusions for sexual misconduct: 2
Suspensions for bullying: 23 (0.4 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Suspensions for abuse against sexual orientation or gender identity: 7 (0.1 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.0)
Data year: 2024/25 (DfE suspensions and exclusions statistics)

These are figures for all state primary schools in Derbyshire (the council area this school is in), not this school's own – the government doesn't publish them school by school. A suspension can have up to three reasons. Most sexual harassment between pupils never leads to a suspension, so these figures show only part of the picture.

Attendance

Overall absence: 4.4%
Persistently absent pupils: 8.3%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

Pupils on SEN Support: 10.5%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 2.3%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Moderate learning difficulty: 5 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 3 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 1 pupil

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Social, emotional and mental health: 1 pupil
Autistic spectrum disorder: 1 pupil

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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Educational Attainment

Good 2024 report

About this Ofsted rating

Ofsted changed how it rates schools in the last couple of years, so ratings from different years aren't always on the same scale - that's why we show the year alongside every rating.

Year 6 SATs results

Met the expected standard in reading, writing & maths: 55% (England 62%)
Reached the higher standard: 0% (England 8%)
Compared with the area: 8 percentage points below the North East Derbyshire average (63%)
Compared with schools with similar pupils: As expected (3-year average 55% against an expected 56%)
3-year average (expected standard): 55%
Expected standard by subject: Reading 64% · Writing 64% · Maths 73% · Grammar, punctuation & spelling 55%
Average test scores: reading 102, maths 101
Based on: 11 Year 6 pupils, 2024/25

View the School Context Comparator – how this school's SATs results compare with schools teaching similar pupils.

SATs results over time

This schoolNorth East Derbyshire averageEngland→ Broadly steady No clear rise or fall since 2022/23 (changes this small are normal from one year group to the next). In 2024/25 this school was 8 percentage points below the North East Derbyshire average (63%).

Year 6 SATs: 25th of 35 junior and primary schools in the area

#23Park House Primary School57%
#24Stonebroom Primary and Nursery School56%
#25Barlow CofE Primary School55%
#26St Giles CofE Primary School54%
#27Renishaw Primary School52%

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Year 6 SATs ranking

Junior and primary schools in this area, ranked by the % of Year 6 pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (official DfE results, 2024/25). Schools with the same result share a place (shown as =). In small schools one or two children can move a school several places, so treat close positions as roughly equal.

Rank School Score

#1Marsh Lane Primary School90%
#2Penny Acres Primary School88%
#3Pilsley Primary School87%
#4Wigley Primary School83%
#5Walton Holymoorside Primary School82%
#6William Levick Primary School81%
#7Ashover Primary School79%
#8Wessington Primary School78%
#9Calow CofE VC Primary School77%
=10Dronfield Stonelow Junior School76%
=10St Andrew's CofE Methodist (Aided) Primary School76%
=12Deer Park Primary School75%
=12Northfield Junior School75%
#14Gorseybrigg Primary School and Nursery73%
#15Immaculate Conception Catholic Primary72%
#16Temple Normanton Primary Academy70%
=17Morton Primary Academy67%
=17North Wingfield Primary and Nursery Academy67%
=17Unstone Junior School67%
#20Tupton Primary and Nursery Academy66%
#21Holmgate Primary School and Nursery63%
#22Dronfield Junior School59%
#23Park House Primary School57%
#24Stonebroom Primary and Nursery School56%
#25Barlow CofE Primary School55%
#26St Giles CofE Primary School54%
#27Renishaw Primary School52%
=28Heath Primary School49%
=28Sharley Park Community Primary School49%
#30Camms CofE (Aided) Primary School47%
=31Cutthorpe Primary School40%
=31Grassmoor Primary School40%
=33Eckington Junior School39%
=33Killamarsh Junior School39%
#35Stretton Handley Church of England Primary School29%

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2nd of 30 primary schools in North East Derbyshire for Ofsted rating

#1Ashover Primary SchoolGood
#2Barlow CofE Primary SchoolGood
#3Calow CofE VC Primary SchoolGood
#4Camms CofE (Aided) Primary SchoolGood

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Ofsted Rating ranking

Based on real Ofsted ratings (via official DfE data) for schools on the same four-word grading scale.

Rank School Score

#1Ashover Primary SchoolGood
#2Barlow CofE Primary SchoolGood
#3Calow CofE VC Primary SchoolGood
#4Camms CofE (Aided) Primary SchoolGood
#5Cutthorpe Primary SchoolGood
#6Deer Park Primary SchoolGood
#7Gorseybrigg Primary School and NurseryGood
#8Grassmoor Primary SchoolGood
#9Heath Primary SchoolGood
#10Holmgate Primary School and NurseryGood
#11Immaculate Conception Catholic PrimaryGood
#12Marsh Lane Primary SchoolGood
#13North Wingfield Primary and Nursery AcademyGood
#14Park House Primary SchoolGood
#15Penny Acres Primary SchoolGood
#16Pilsley Primary SchoolGood
#17Ridgeway Primary SchoolGood
#18Sharley Park Community Primary SchoolGood
#19Shirland Primary SchoolGood
#20St Andrew's CofE Methodist (Aided) Primary SchoolGood
#21Stonebroom Primary and Nursery SchoolGood
#22Stretton Handley Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#23Temple Normanton Primary AcademyGood
#24Tupton Primary and Nursery AcademyGood
#25Walton Holymoorside Primary SchoolGood
#26Wessington Primary SchoolGood
#27William Levick Primary SchoolGood
#28Hunloke Park Primary SchoolRequires improvement
#29Mickley Village Primary and Nursery SchoolRequires improvement
#30Morton Primary AcademyRequires improvement

Financials

Spending per pupil: £8,043 (2024-25)

About this spending figure

A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

6th of 32 primary schools in North East Derbyshire for spending per pupil

#4Grassmoor Primary School£8,391
#5Pilsley Primary School£8,081
#6Barlow CofE Primary School£8,043
#7Cutthorpe Primary School£7,775
#8Wessington Primary School£7,740

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

Rank School Score

#1Stretton Handley Church of England Primary School£10,091
#2Penny Acres Primary School£9,384
#3Wigley Primary School£9,317
#4Grassmoor Primary School£8,391
#5Pilsley Primary School£8,081
#6Barlow CofE Primary School£8,043
#7Cutthorpe Primary School£7,775
#8Wessington Primary School£7,740
#9Morton Primary Academy£7,706
#10Ashover Primary School£7,447
#11Tupton Primary and Nursery Academy£7,428
#12Renishaw Primary School£7,299
#13Holmgate Primary School and Nursery£7,202
#14Calow CofE VC Primary School£7,173
#15Immaculate Conception Catholic Primary£6,802
#16Sharley Park Community Primary School£6,736
#17Camms CofE (Aided) Primary School£6,615
#18Park House Primary School£6,604
#19Temple Normanton Primary Academy£6,570
#20Marsh Lane Primary School£6,500
#21North Wingfield Primary and Nursery Academy£6,463
#22St Andrew's CofE Methodist (Aided) Primary School£6,452
#23Gorseybrigg Primary School and Nursery£6,446
#24Stonebroom Primary and Nursery School£6,405
#25William Levick Primary School£6,210
#26Shirland Primary School£6,200
#27Heath Primary School£6,132
#28Deer Park Primary School£5,936
#29Walton Holymoorside Primary School£5,747
#30Mickley Village Primary and Nursery School£3,731
#31St Giles CofE Primary School£2,118
#32Hunloke Park Primary School£503

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