Barford Primary School

State-Funded School

barford-primary-school-norfolk-east-of-england

East of EnglandRegion

NorfolkLocal Authority

Mid NorfolkConstituency

NR9 4ABPostcode

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Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Barford Primary School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 4–11, located in Norfolk, East of England.

The school is rated Requires improvement by Ofsted. It currently serves 87 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Requires improvement

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Requires improvement

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 38%
Higher standard: 0%
Reading score: 107
Maths score: 106

Ethnicity

White

86%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Unclassified

Pupils

Total Pupils

52%Boys

48%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

11%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 4 – 11
Deprivation band: Least deprived
Total pupils: 87
IDACI quintile: 1 (Most deprived)

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
17 Mar 2024	Good	Requires improvement	Good	Good	Requires improvement
25 Jun 2014	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.