Barley (VA) Church of England First School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 3–9 · Royston, Hertfordshire
Barley (VA) Church of England First School is a primary school in Royston, Hertfordshire for ages 3–9 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 17 January 2023. Hertfordshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Church End, Barley, Royston, SG8 8JW
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–9
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Hertfordshire
- Pupils on roll
- 25 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 32% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 17 January 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils happily attend this very small village school.”
- “They have firm friends and feel well supported by the staff.”
- “Pupils enjoy the various clubs and outside learning opportunities they have.”
To improve
- “However, not all pupils who need ‘catch up’ or ‘keep up’ sessions read books that closely match their phonic knowledge.”
- “This means that these pupils are not able to build up their understanding as well as they might.”
- “However, in a few subjects they do not do this as well as in other subjects.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 15 March 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 0 first-preference applications, 0 offers in total, 0 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
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- Last distance offered for Reception 2015 to 2026, as Hertfordshire published it, drawn on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
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Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Hertfordshire.
- Barkway VA Church of England First School 2.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Reed First School 2.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Studlands Rise First School 2.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Icknield Walk First School 2.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Mary Roman Catholic Primary School 3.1 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Tannery Drift School 3.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Anstey First School 3.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Roman Way Academy 3.6 mi Good Last distance published