Barrow Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

State-Funded School

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East of EnglandRegion

SuffolkLocal Authority

West SuffolkConstituency

IP29 5AUPostcode

5.8

Academic Performance

Ofsted

Not judged

About the School

Barrow Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 4–11, located in Suffolk, East of England.

It currently serves 199 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Early yearsprovision

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Around average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 60%
Higher standard: 13%
Reading score: 105
Maths score: 102

Ethnicity

White

93%

Black

<1%

Mixed

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

Pupils

199

Total Pupils

50%Boys

50%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

10%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

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: 199
IDACI quintile: 1 (Most deprived)

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
15 Dec 2024	Good	Good	Outstanding	Outstanding	Not judged
10 Nov 2011	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Outstanding

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.