Barnes Primary School

At a glance

Type

Community school (state-funded)

Phase

Primary

Ages

3 to 11

Gender

Mixed

Pupils

470 census January 2026

Capacity

480

Nursery classes

Yes

Headteacher

Ms Sue Jepson

Address

Cross Street, Barnes, London, SW13 0QQ

Borough

Richmond upon Thames

Telephone

02088767358

DfE reference (URN)

102902

Website

barnesprimaryschool.co.uk

Source: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools · daily extract as at 2026-10-07 · last checked 9 October 2026

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Key dates for 2027 entry

Reception (4+)

1. Accept your offerDate not statedDate not stated

   Accept the offer by the deadline given in your offer letter; your home borough sets the date.

   Source: GOV.UK · checked 9 Oct 2026

A status ("Closes in 12 days") is shown only for a closing date we have checked, worked out from today's date, 10 October 2026. Other dates are printed as the school published them, with its own wording beside them. Dates given only as "early January" are shown as approximate and never counted down. Always confirm with the school or council.

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Admissions

You apply through the council where you live, not to the school, naming up to six schools in order on one form. Every applicant on time hears on the same national offer day.

107 first-preference applications and 255 applications naming it at any preference for 60 places offered (September 2026 entry, DfE)

These are counts of applications and offers on national offer day. They are not a chance of getting in: places are allocated by the school's published admissions criteria, such as siblings, distance or faith.

Source: Department for Education, Secondary and primary school applications and offers · entry years up to 2026/27 · last checked 9 October 2026

Richmond upon Thames: Reception offers, September 2026 entry

Across the borough, 88.8% of applicants were offered their first preference and 98.9% were offered one of their preferences (1,663 applications). These are borough-wide figures, not a forecast for any school or child.

Source: Department for Education, Secondary and primary schools applications and offers 2026 · entry years 2014/15 to 2026/27 (release published 2026-06-18) · last checked 9 October 2026

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Inspection

Source: Ofsted, Management information - state-funded schools - latest inspections as at 31 August 2026 · latest inspections as at 2026-08-31 · last checked 9 October 2026

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Results

Key stage 2 (end of primary), 2024/25

• % meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths2022/23: 95% · 2023/24: 92%
  96%This school78%Richmond upon Thames62%England, state-funded
• % achieving the higher standard in reading, writing and maths2022/23: 39% · 2023/24: 42%
  39%This school21%Richmond upon Thames8%England, state-funded
• Average scaled score in reading2022/23: 112 · 2023/24: 111
  114This school109Richmond upon Thames106England, state-funded
• Average scaled score in maths2022/23: 111 · 2023/24: 111
  112This school109Richmond upon Thames105England, state-funded

Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · academic year 2024/25 · 51 pupils in the cohort

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Pupils and context

Eligible for free school meals

1.5% January 2026

English as an additional language

16.7%

Receiving SEN support

9.8%

With an Education, Health and Care Plan

2.8%

Girls / boys

48% / 52%

Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · school census 2024/25

Attendance and staffing

Overall absence

3.4% 2024/25

Persistently absent (missed 10% or more)

3.6%

Pupils per teacher

19.9 2025/26

Source: Department for Education, Absence rates by school level · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026

Places

Places

450

Pupils on roll

410

Source: Department for Education, Capacity - school / Sixth form capacity - school · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · position at 1 May, 2024/25

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Nearby schools

Schools covering the same ages within about a mile, by straight-line distance (not walking or travel time).

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Compare with similar schools

Side-by-side comparisons with the nearest schools of the same type. Sourced facts only; no winner is declared.

• Barnes Primary School and East Sheen Primary School0.3 miles apart
• Barnes Primary School and St Osmund's Catholic Primary School0.5 miles apart
• Barnes Primary School and St Mary Magdalen's Catholic Primary School0.5 miles apart
• Barnes Primary School and Thomson House School0.7 miles apart

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