Barkway VA Church of England First School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 4–9 · Barkway, Hertfordshire
Barkway VA Church of England First School is a primary school in Barkway, Hertfordshire for ages 4–9 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 8 November 2023. Hertfordshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- 84 High Street, Barkway, SG8 8EF
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–9
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Hertfordshire
- Pupils on roll
- 24 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 25% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 5.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 8 November 2023
Strengths
- “This is a warm, welcoming and nurturing school.”
- “Pupils are well looked after and enjoy school.”
- “They know that adults in school care about them and will sort out any problems.”
To improve
- “However, a few staff do not do this as effectively.”
- “This means that misunderstandings are sometimes missed.”
- “However, they are less clear about how well other curriculum subjects are taught and how well pupils are achieving in them.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 19 December 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 4 first-preference applications, 5 offers in total, 4 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
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Hertfordshire.
- Reed First School 1.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Barley (VA) Church of England First School 2.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Anstey First School 2.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Therfield First School 3.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Studlands Rise First School 3.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Hormead Church of England (VA) First School 3.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Icknield Walk First School 3.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Mary Roman Catholic Primary School 3.8 mi Not judged Last distance published