School profile

Barwick and Stoford Community Primary School

Primary · Community school · Yeovil, BA22 9TH

Inadequate

Map showing Barwick and Stoford Community Primary School

Schools
Numbers on map: pupil ages
Outstanding
Good
Requires improvement
Inadequate
Not rated

National ranking

Key stage 2 2024/25

#15,015 of 15,057

Worse than 99% of schools in England

Ranked by pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Barwick and Stoford Community Primary School Ofsted rating

Ofsted report cardInspected 4 Mar 2026

Area360 rating
Inadequate
Inclusion
Needs attention
Curriculum and teaching
Needs attention
Achievement
Urgent improvement
Attendance and behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Expected standard
Leadership and governance
Urgent improvement
Early years
Urgent improvement
Safeguarding
Met

School facts

PhasePrimary
TypeCommunity school
Ages4 to 11
Pupils58 of 80 places
GenderMixed
Head teacherMrs Rebecca Cawley (Interim Head)
Local authoritySomerset
WebsiteVisit

Source: Get Information about Schools, URN 123718.

Key stage 2 results

2024/25

Year 6 results in national curriculum tests and teacher assessments. The expected standard is the level pupils should reach by the end of primary school.

MeasureThis schoolSomersetEngland
Expected standard in reading, writing and maths9%57%63%
Higher standard in reading, writing and maths0%7%8%
Average reading score101105106
Average maths score100103105
Average grammar, punctuation and spelling score99104105
Expected standard in reading64%72%76%
Expected standard in writing9%70%73%
Expected standard in maths73%70%75%
Pupils taking tests11--

Source: DfE, Compare school performance, Compare school performance 2024-2025.

Pupils

2025/26
MeasureThis school
Pupils58
Girls33
Boys25
Eligible for free school meals43.1%
First language not English3.4%
SEN support10
EHC plan5
Average class size7.5

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Pupils ethnicity

2025/26

Pupils ethnicity

White British
87.9%
Other White
5.2%
White and Black Caribbean
5.2%
Irish
0%
Traveller of Irish heritage
0%
Gypsy/Roma
0%
White and Black African
0%
White and Asian
0%
Other mixed
0%
Indian
0%

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Attendance

2025/26

Share of possible sessions missed. Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means missing 50% or more.

MeasureThis schoolSomersetEngland
Overall absence5.3%5.3%5.1%
Persistent absence10.9%13.1%13.2%
Severe absence1.8%1%1%

Source: DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England, Autumn and spring term 2025/26, published 15 Oct 2026.

Admissions

2026/27

Applications and offers for the main entry points. Offers from oversubscribed schools depend on each school's admissions criteria; check the local authority admissions page.

MeasureThis school
Offers made (Reception)4
Applications (Reception)5
First preference applications (Reception)4
First preference offers (Reception)4
Applications from another local authority (Reception)0

Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, published 18 Jun 2026.

Capacity

2024/25
MeasureThis school
School places80
Pupils on roll67
Unfilled places16.3%

Source: DfE, School capacity, Academic year 2024/25, published 19 Mar 2026.

Teachers and staff

2025/26
MeasureThis school
Pupils per teacher16.1
Pupils per adult6.3
Teachers (FTE)3.6
Teaching assistants (FTE)5.56
Support staff (FTE)7.05
Teachers in census year (FTE)2024/254
Teachers who stayed (FTE)2024/253
Teachers who moved to another state school (FTE)2024/251
Teachers who left state schools (FTE)2024/250

Source: DfE, School workforce in England, Reporting year 2025, published 04 Jun 2026.

Suspensions and exclusions

2024/25
MeasureThis school
Suspension rate0%
Pupils with one or more suspensions0%
Permanent exclusion rate0%
Permanent exclusions0

Source: DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England, Academic year 2024/25, published 09 Jul 2026.

Nearby schools

Ratings include official Ofsted judgements and Area360 summaries of inspection grades. Open a school’s profile for its inspection grades and results.

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Good
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Good
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Requires improvement
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1.7 miPrimaryHuish Primary SchoolAcademy converter
Outstanding
1.7 miPrimaryOaklands Primary SchoolCommunity school
Good
1.8 miPrimarySt. Michael's AcademyAcademy converter
Good
1.8 miPrimaryPen Mill Infant and Nursery AcademyAcademy converter
Requires improvement

Frequently asked questions about Barwick and Stoford Community Primary School

What is Barwick and Stoford Community Primary School's Ofsted rating?

Barwick and Stoford Community Primary School is rated Inadequate, last inspected on 4 Mar 2026. Recent Ofsted inspections have no single overall grade, so Area360 summarises the inspection grades.

How does Barwick and Stoford Community Primary School rank in England?

Barwick and Stoford Community Primary School ranks 15,015 of 15,057 schools in England for Key stage 2 2024/25 (worse than 99% of schools).

How many pupils attend Barwick and Stoford Community Primary School?

Barwick and Stoford Community Primary School has 58 pupils aged 4 to 11, with capacity for 80.

Figures are the latest published by the Department for Education for each measure. Small numbers are suppressed by the publisher to protect pupils' privacy. Read how Area360 school ratings and rankings work.