School Chooser

Barton St Peter's CofE Primary School

Primary · ages 4-11MixedChurch of England267 pupilsBarton-upon-HumberNorth Lincolnshire
School Chooser Score
27
Below
similar schools
Likely range 14 to 49, so it could be “in line”
Out of 100. Better than 32% of the 50 schools most like it. Much the same over the last five years.
OfstedGoodLast Ofsted inspection, December 2021
Reached the expected level at 1161%England 63%
Attendance95.5%England 94.8%
Pupils from low-income families31%A bit more than most schools
Places13 spare267 pupils, 280 places
Pupils per teacher21.7School workforce census

Barton St Peter's CofE Primary School is a Church of England school (voluntary controlled) in Barton-upon-Humber for boys and girls aged 4 to 11. It has 267 pupils and room for 280. About 31 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, a bit more than at most schools. We give it 27 out of 100. That puts it below schools like it, ahead of 32% of the 50 schools most like it. Ofsted's last grade was good, back in 2021.

Marsh Lane, Barton-upon-Humber, DN18 5HB01652 632286barton-st-peters.n-lincs.sch.ukMiss Adeline Brack headteacherAll details

What Ofsted found

Ofsted's last full inspection was on 8 December 2021, back when it gave schools one overall grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.

Good overall.

TeachingOfsted calls this “quality of education”
Good
BehaviourOfsted calls this “behaviour and attitudes”
Good
WellbeingOfsted calls this “personal development”
Good
LeadershipOfsted calls this “leadership and management”
Good
Early years
Good
Safeguarding
Effective
Yes

This inspection is more than 4 years old. When Ofsted next visits, the school will get a report card instead of one grade.

Results

Year 6 results (SATs), summer 2025

41 children took the tests. Here is how they did against every state primary in England.

Reached the expected level at 1161%
England 63%
Official name: Expected standard in reading, writing and maths
Working above the expected level2%
England 8%
Official name: Higher standard in reading, writing and maths
Reading score105.0
England 105.6
Official name: Reading average scaled score
Maths score105.0
England 104.6
Official name: Maths average scaled score
Trend
Reached the expected level at 11
2017 to 2025
2017: 52%52%20172018: 62%62%20182019: 66%66%20192023: 46%46%20232024: 43%43%20242025: 61%61%2025
Since 2017: +9%Steady overall
All Year 6 measures, year by year
Measure202520242023201920182017North LincolnshireEngland
Pupils tested413541353733
Reached the expected level at 11Expected standard in reading, writing and maths61%43%46%66%62%52%64%63%
Working above the expected levelHigher standard in reading, writing and maths2%6%5%14%19%0%7%8%
Reading scoreReading average scaled score105.0102.0102.0104.0105.0103.0105.0105.6
Maths scoreMaths average scaled score105.0104.0101.0105.0104.0102.0104.1104.6
Grammar and spelling scoreGPS average scaled score103.0102.0102.0107.0105.0104.0104.3105.2
Expected level: readingReading expected standard78%51%59%71%70%79%
Expected level: mathsMaths expected standard88%77%63%89%70%67%
Expected level: writingWriting expected standard (teacher assessed)68%63%63%80%86%76%
Reading progressReading progress score-4.5-0.7-1.1-1.2
Maths progressMaths progress score-3.9-0.2-0.7-1.4
Expected level: low-income pupilsExpected standard, disadvantaged55%8%47%59%17%46%
Expected level: other pupilsExpected standard, non-disadvantaged63%64%46%72%71%55%

There are no progress figures for 2025. That year group missed their Year 2 tests during Covid, so there was no starting point to measure from. Progress figures come back with the December 2026 results. Tests were cancelled altogether in 2020 and 2021.

Does every child do well here?

A good school does well by every child, not just on average. Each row compares two groups of pupils here. The grey marks show the same two groups across England. 2 of the 3 gaps are smaller than the gap across England. When a group has fewer than about ten pupils, its figures jump around a lot from year to year.

At the end of primary school, 2025

Reached the expected level at 11Low-income pupils vs other pupils
55%63%
Gap 8 ptsEngland 21 pts
Reached the expected level at 11Boys vs girls
40%81%
Gap 41 ptsEngland 5 pts
Reached the higher level at 11Low-income pupils vs all pupils
0%2%
Gap 2 ptsEngland 5 pts
First groupSecond groupEngland, each group

Low-income means the child has had free school meals at some point in the last six years. A group's figure isn't published when it has fewer than six pupils.

Getting a place

Admissions policy not published. As a Church of England school it may put families of that faith first. Check the school's own admissions rules.

Nearly full277 pupils for 284 places, 2024/25
98% full

Fewer than one place in twenty is empty, so in most years more families apply than there are places. Living close by, or already having a child here, makes a real difference. Pupil numbers have grown by 5% since 2021/22, so places are getting harder to come by.

Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to North Lincolnshire council's admissions booklet, send it to us.

Who goes here

Who a school teaches matters. That is why our score compares it with schools that take in a similar mix of children, not with every school in the country.

Pupils on roll267Census January 2026
Places28095% full
Pupils from low-income families31%31% have had free school meals at some point in the last six years
Pupils learning English3%First language is not English
Pupils getting extra support15%40 pupils with SEN support
Pupils with an EHC plan2%5 pupils with a plan
Average class size26.710 classes, January 2026; England 25.4
Classes with more than 30 pupils0%Infant classes are capped at 30 by law; England 10%
Pupils with extra funding (pupil premium)30%£124,000 extra funding in 2026/27; England 24%
Boys and girls135 / 132
White British pupils91%

Infant classes (Reception to Year 2) average 26.8 pupils (England 25.5); junior classes (Years 3 to 6) average 26.7 (England 27.3).

The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: language and communications needs (23), emotional and mental health (11), Physical disability (4), Autistic spectrum disorder (3), Moderate learning difficulty (3), Hearing impairment (1).

How the mix of pupils has changed
Census202620252024202320222021
Pupils on roll267278262264260264
Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals31%31%30%28%29%28%
Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language3%4%5%5%4%3%
Pupils getting extra supportSEN support12%12%13%14%13%
Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans2%2%1%0%1%

Attendance and behaviour

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 95.5% of the time. Across similar schools in England it was 94.8%.

Attendance95.5%
England 94.8%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Pupils missing a lot of school9.4%
England 12.8%
Official name: Persistent absence
Suspensions per 100 pupils0.72024/25, no permanent exclusions
Missed without permission1.0%of school time, 2024/25
Attendance year by year
Measure2024/252023/242022/232021/222020/212018/19England
Sessions missedOverall absence4.5%4.8%4.6%4.7%2.1%2.7%5.2%
Missed with permissionAuthorised absence3.5%3.6%3.8%3.8%1.7%1.9%
Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence1.0%1.2%0.8%0.8%0.4%0.8%
Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence9.4%10.6%14.9%8.6%3.9%4.0%12.8%
SuspensionsSuspension rate0.71.21.11.20.0
Permanent exclusionsPermanent exclusions01000

Staff and money

From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.

Teachers12.3full-time equivalent, 14 people
Pupils per teacher21.7Pupils for every full-time teacher
Fully qualified teachers100%hold qualified teacher status
Teaching assistants11.5full-time equivalent
Average teacher pay£52,395
Teachers who left in the year29%2024/25, for any reason including retirement
Vacancies0
Sick days per teacher3.02024/25

Money

From the council school accounts, year to March 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other primary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.

Spend per pupil£6,376England £7,738. Total £1.8m
Income per pupil£6,268England £7,697. Total £1.7m
Spent on teachers per pupil£3,066England £3,480
Money in reserve7%Not much put by: £124k, £446 per pupil. England 6%
Money in against money out-£30kit spent more than it took in this year
Where the money goes£6,376spent per pupil

Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.

The area around the school

Crimes within 500 m16112 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate60 per 1,000 people35% lower than the England average
Typical house price£175,000North Lincolnshire
Nearest bus stop100 mEast Grove, 7 stops within 500 m

Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.

Nearby schools

The closest primary schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored
SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
Castledyke Primary SchoolCouncil720 m207Requires improvement 20243Compare
Bowmandale Primary SchoolCouncil0.8 miles345No overall grade 202490Compare
John Harrison C of E Primary SchoolChurch of England2.3 miles180Good 202359Compare
All Saints Church of England Infant AcademyAcademy2.7 miles319Good 202458Compare
All Saints Church of England Junior AcademyAcademy2.7 miles375Good 202338Compare
Hessle High School and Penshurst Primary SchoolAcademy2.8 miles1,812Good 202435Compare
New Holland Church of England and Methodist Primary SchoolChurch of England/Methodist3.1 miles38Requires improvement 20234Compare
Christopher Pickering Primary SchoolAcademy3.1 miles443Outstanding 202398Compare

Compared with schools like it

Our score compares Barton St Peter's CofE Primary School with the 47 schools in England whose pupils are most like its own. We match on family income, how many children are learning English, special needs, the neighbourhood, the size of the school and how it admits pupils. Those 47 schools are dotted all over the country, so we don't list them. What matters is where this school sits among them.

Beats32%of schools with a similar mix of pupils
In the lower half of its group. Its score of 27 is 15 points below the typical school in the group.
0Lowest of the group 3 · middle 43 · highest 88100

Nearby schools with a similar mix of pupils that score higher

Of those 47 schools, these are within 25 km and score at least five points more than Barton St Peter's CofE Primary School, nearest first. A school with the same kind of pupils and a higher score is the fairest sign that it gets more out of them.

SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
Ings Primary SchoolAcademy8.2 miles219Not inspected43Compare

How the score was worked out

The score is out of 100. A 27 means that once everything below is added up, this school comes out ahead of 27% of primary schools in England. Results bounce around from year to year, especially in small schools, so we also show a likely range: 14 to 49. That range is wide enough that the school could sit in the next band, so take the band as a rough guide rather than a verdict. Every part is judged against schools with a similar mix of pupils. For small schools we pull each part towards the group average, so one unusual year can't swing the score too far.

What we looked atHow much it countsAgainst schools like itEffect on the scoreBased on
Results over three years25%below
-0.12
2025, 2024 and 2023 results; 41 pupils
Ofsted inspection16% (normally 20%, cut because the inspection is old)in line
+0.01
Ofsted grade, 4.8 years old
Progress pupils make20%well below
-0.25
DfE progress measure; 41 pupils
Direction of travel over five years10%above
+0.08
results and attendance rising year on year
Attendance and behaviour10%above
+0.05
2024/25; 246 pupils
Results, allowing for the mix of pupils10%below
-0.05
Attainment relative to schools with a similar intake; 41 pupils
What parents say0%no data

Worked out on 13 September 2026 (method v1). Read how the score works, including every weight and the checks we run. Think a number is wrong? Tell us.

Questions parents ask

Is Barton St Peter's CofE Primary School a good school?

The figures are weak. Barton St Peter's CofE Primary School scores 27 out of 100. That is below schools that take in a similar mix of pupils, and ahead of 32% of the 50 schools most like it in England. The score could fairly be anywhere from 14 to 49, so a few points either way between schools doesn't mean much.

What is Barton St Peter's CofE Primary School's Ofsted rating?

Ofsted rated Barton St Peter's CofE Primary School good at its last full inspection on 8 December 2021. That was more than four years ago. When Ofsted next visits, the school will get a report card instead of a single grade.

How good are Barton St Peter's CofE Primary School's SATs results?

In summer 2025, 61% of Year 6 children reached the expected level in reading, writing and maths. Across England it was 63%. 2% went further and reached the higher level.

How many pupils does Barton St Peter's CofE Primary School have?

267 pupils aged 4 to 11 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 280 places, so it is 95% full.

Is Barton St Peter's CofE Primary School oversubscribed?

Often. Fewer than one place in twenty was empty in 2024/25, so popular year groups fill up.

What is attendance like at Barton St Peter's CofE Primary School?

Pupils were in school 95.5% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 94.8%. 9% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.

How big are the classes at Barton St Peter's CofE Primary School?

The average class had 26.7 pupils in January 2026. Across England it was 25.4. No class had more than 30 pupils.

These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.

Contact and details

Address
Marsh Lane, Barton-upon-Humber, DN18 5HB
Telephone
01652 632286
Website
www.barton-st-peters.n-lincs.sch.uk
Headteacher
Miss Adeline Brack
Type of school
Church of England school (voluntary controlled) (Voluntary controlled school, local authority maintained schools)
Phase
Primary school, ages 4-11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England, Diocese of Lincoln
Local authority
North Lincolnshire
Ward
Barton
Constituency
Brigg and Immingham
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
118006 · LAESTAB 8133057 · UKPRN 10070345

Where these figures come from