Barton Church of England Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · Richmond, North Yorkshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From North Yorkshire Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2015–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Barton Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Richmond, North Yorkshire for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 19 May 2022. North Yorkshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2026 entry.
Barton Church of England 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 |
| Reception 2019 | 🔒 With a pass |
And 4 earlier figures.
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, as at 211 of the 285 other North Yorkshire primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- Reception 2026 had 5 first-choice applications for 5 offers; 3 of the 15 applications (20%) came from families living outside North Yorkshire, and 2 offers went to them.
- With 37 pupils on roll in January 2026, there are 12.9 pupils per teacher; the middle figure across the 8 nearest primary schools in North Yorkshire is 20.2.
- 29.7% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 9.4% across the 8 nearest primary schools in North Yorkshire.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other North Yorkshire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Silver Street, Barton, Richmond, DL10 6LJ
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- North Yorkshire
- Pupils on roll
- 37 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 29.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 12.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 19 May 2022
Strengths
- “The school motto of ‘the small school with the big heart’ accurately sums up its distinct ethos.”
- “Pupils speak of accepting everyone, and valuing others’ personalities and differences.”
- “This was observed regularly during the inspection.”
To improve
- “Leaders are well on the way to completing a consistent curriculum structure.”
- “There is more work to be completed to ensure curriculum thinking is of the same good quality in every subject.”
- “Leaders know that children still need to focus on their speaking, listening and communication.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 7 July 2022 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 5 first-preference applications, 5 offers in total, 5 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 North Yorkshire.
- Middleton Tyas Church of England Primary School 1.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Melsonby Methodist Primary School 2.2 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Croft Church of England Primary School 3.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Eppleby Forcett Church of England Primary School 4.3 mi Good Last distance published
- North and South Cowton Community Primary School 4.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic voluntary academy 5.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Richmond Methodist Primary School 5.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Brompton-on-Swale Church of England Primary School 5.7 mi Good Last distance published