Barnes Primary School

Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · London, Richmond upon Thames

Last distance offered · Reception 2026

0.35 miles

Published by London Borough of Richmond upon Thames · offers on 16 April 2026

Reception last distance offered, 2020–2026 (miles)

0.30

0.18

0.24

0.25

0.35

20202023202420252026

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Barnes Primary School is a primary school in London, Richmond upon Thames for ages 3–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Outstanding, from the inspection on 3 November 2022. Richmond upon Thames has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2020 to 2026 entry.

Barnes 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	0.35 mi
Reception 2025	0.25 mi
Reception 2024	0.24 mi
Reception 2023	0.18 mi
Reception 2020	0.30 mi

What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment

What the figures show

For Reception in 2026 there were 107 first-choice applications for 60 offers; 60 offers went to first-choice families and 47 first-choice families were not offered a place.
In 2026 the last Reception offer went to a child living 0.35 miles away, the 2nd shortest of 12 Richmond upon Thames primary schools with a published last distance.
The 2026 Reception last distance was further from the school than in 2025 and 2020, and the 2026 figure was the longest of the 5 years with a published distance.
In 2024/25, 96% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 39% reached the higher standard (England 8%).

Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Richmond upon Thames schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.

Key facts

Address: Cross Street, Barnes, London, SW13 0QQ
Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
Ages: 3–11
Council: Richmond upon Thames
Pupils on roll: 470 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 1.5% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 19.9

Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026

Ofsted

Outstanding Inspected 3 November 2022

Strengths

“Pupils get off to an excellent start to their education at this school.”
“Pupils said that this is because there are always adults there to help them.”
“Pupils appreciate the worry box and dedicated email they can use to report any concerns they may have.”

Safeguarding: Effective

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 16 January 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)	96%	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: 107 first-preference applications, 60 offers in total, 60 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 Richmond upon Thames.

East Sheen Primary School 0.3 mi Outstanding Last distance published
St Osmund's Catholic Primary School 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
St Mary Magdalen's Catholic Primary School 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
Thomson House School 0.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
Lowther Primary School 1.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
Kew Riverside Primary School 1.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
Sheen Mount Primary School 1.2 mi Good Last distance published
Darell Primary and Nursery School 1.5 mi Good Last distance published