St Barnabas CofE Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4–11 · Worcester, Worcestershire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Worcestershire County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2020–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
St Barnabas CofE Primary School is a primary school in Worcester, Worcestershire for ages 4–11 (voluntary controlled school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 17 December 2024. Worcestershire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2020 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 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2022 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2021 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2020 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Every applicant was offered a Reception place in 2026, whereas places ran out, with a last distance published, in 1 of the 6 earlier years.
- Reception 2026 had 48 first-choice applications for 48 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 59% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of primary school (England 62%); 13% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- The 2024/25 reading, writing and maths figure was the 3rd lowest of 8 schools: this one and the 7 of the 8 nearest primary schools in Worcestershire that have results.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Worcestershire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Green Lane, Worcester, WR3 8NZ
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Worcestershire
- Pupils on roll
- 380 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 23.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 17 December 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils, staff and visitors are greeted with a sense of community as they arrive at this school.”
- “Relationships between pupils and staff are exceptionally supportive.”
- “Adults have high expectations that all pupils will achieve their potential.”
To improve
- “The school is clear on the improvements still required to develop the curriculum further.”
- “However, at times, the school does not consistently take enough account of all pupils’ individual needs.”
- “Sometimes learning is not adapted sufficiently well to reflect pupils’ needs or build on and address gaps in their previous learning.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 23 January 2025 (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) | 59% | 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: 48 first-preference applications, 48 offers in total, 48 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 Worcestershire.
- St George's CofE Primary School 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Tudor Grange Primary Academy Perdiswell 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Hollymount School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- St George's Catholic Primary School 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- North Worcester Primary School 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Carnforth School 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Northwick Manor Primary School 0.9 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Stanley Road Primary School 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published