SCHOOL PROFILE

Barnfields Primary School

Primary Academy converter URN 142981
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 420 Published school capacity
Capacity used 95.0% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

19 June 2024
Latest published outcome School remains Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Staffordshire
Trust THE SOUTH EAST STAFFORD ACADEMY TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 399 398 full-time · 1 part-time
Female pupils 216 54.1% of pupils
Male pupils 183 45.9% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

6.0%
18.8 pts below England
School 6.0%
Stafford 18.1%
West Midlands 30.6%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

11.0%
9.3 pts below England
School 11.0%
Stafford 8.2%
West Midlands 22.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Stafford 0.4%
West Midlands 0.6%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
76.4%
305
Any other Asian background
4.5%
18
Indian
3.5%
14
Any other Mixed background
3.0%
12
Any other White background
2.8%
11
Any other ethnic group
2.0%
8
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 11.8% 47 of 399 pupils
9.0 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 11.8%
Stafford 20.1%
West Midlands 21.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 9.8% 39 pupils
England 14.8% 5.0 pts below
EHC plans 2.0% 8 pupils
England 6.0% 4.0 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 13
Specific learning difficulty 11
Autistic spectrum disorder 7
Social, emotional & mental health 7
No specialist assessment yet 4
Moderate learning difficulty 2

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

73.0% 12.6 pts above England
School 73.0%
Stafford 70.0%
West Midlands 60.0%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

87.0%

13.2 pts above England

School 87.0%
Stafford 82.4%
West Midlands 73.0%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

82.0%

11.7 pts above England

School 82.0%
Stafford 77.6%
West Midlands 69.9%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

89.0%

17.0 pts above England

School 89.0%
Stafford 79.4%
West Midlands 71.4%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

3.65%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

2.56 pts lower than England
School 3.65%
Stafford 5.35%
West Midlands 6.28%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

5.65%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

10.17 pts lower than England
School 5.65%
Stafford 11.61%
West Midlands 16.42%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.00%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.80 pts lower than England
School 0.00%
Stafford 1.46%
West Midlands 1.82%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

95.0% 6.8 pts above England
Barnfields Primary School
95.0%
Stafford
86.6%
West Midlands
91.3%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information