Voluntary controlled school · Suffolk
Barrow Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
- Primary
- Ages 4–11
- Church of England
- Term dates set by the council
Term dates
Suffolk council sets the term dates for this school. See all Suffolk dates, taken from the council's own page.
2026/27
2027/28
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Admissions
Places for Reception and junior school are applied for through your home council, not the school.
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How places are given: as a Church of England school, it may give priority to children of that faith, then usually by distance. Check its admissions policy.
How many families applied: Reception
For September 2026, 22 families put this school as their first choice, and 26 places were offered. 22 of the families who put it first got a place (100%).
| Entry | Places offered | Put it first | Got their first choice |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 26 | 22 | 100% |
| September 2025 | 30 | 30 | 100% |
| September 2024 | 30 | 32 | 91% |
Offers made on national offer day, from the Department for Education. Waiting lists and appeals can change things later. The hardest schools to get into.
Before and after school
This club is registered with Ofsted at the school's postcode, so usually run on the school site:
- Premier Education, Barrow site. Ofsted report
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Ofsted inspection
Latest graded inspection, 24 September 2024. No overall grade was given (Ofsted stopped giving one in September 2024).
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Outstanding
From Ofsted's published inspection data (Open Government Licence). Report cards and older grades use different scales, so they can't be compared directly.
About and location
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Pupils
- 199 (capacity 210)
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Diocese
- Diocese of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich
- Phone
- 01284810223
- Address
- Colethorpe Lane, Barrow, Bury St Edmunds, IP29 5AU
School details from the Department for Education's register of schools (Open Government Licence). Report a correction.