St Barnabas' CofE Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 3–11 · London, Westminster
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Westminster City Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2019–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
St Barnabas' CofE Primary School is a primary school in London, Westminster for ages 3–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 28 February 2023. Westminster has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2017 to 2026 entry.
St Barnabas' CofE Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2025 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2024 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2023 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2022 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2021 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2020 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2019 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2018 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2017 | Every applicant was offered a place |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For Reception 2026, every applicant was offered a place, as at 23 of the 31 other Westminster primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- Reception 2026 had 7 first-choice applications for 9 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 2 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 40% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), while 10% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Westminster schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- St Barnabas Street, Pimlico, London, SW1W 8PF
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Westminster
- Pupils on roll
- 114 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 40.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 14.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 28 February 2023
Strengths
- “Leaders encourage pupils to develop as respectful, ambitious learners in this tightknit school.”
- “Parents and carers said that they appreciate the regular communication they receive from the school’s leaders about their children’s achievements at the school.”
- “One parent, typical of many, said, ‘The leadership team really know and care about children here.”
To improve
- “Leaders are working to sharpen curriculum thinking in a small number of subjects in early years.”
- “However, in some other subjects, what leaders intend pupils to learn is not delivered as precisely.”
- “However, on occasion, leaders have not sufficiently considered how the curriculum may need further adaption to meet the specific needs of pupils with SEND.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 3 May 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 40% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 7 first-preference applications, 9 offers in total, 7 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Westminster.
- St Peter's Eaton Square CofE Primary School 0.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Gabriel's CofE Primary School 0.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Vincent De Paul Catholic Primary School 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Pimlico Primary 0.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Burdett-Coutts and Townshend Foundation CofE Primary School 0.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Millbank Gardens Primary Academy 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Matthew's School, Westminster 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
- St George's Hanover Square CofE Primary School 1.3 mi Good Last distance published