SCHOOL PROFILE

William Barcroft Junior School

Primary Academy converter URN 143884
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 360 Published school capacity
Capacity used 75.8% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 7 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

25 June 2025
Latest published outcome Improved significantly
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority North East Lincolnshire
Trust HARBOUR LEARNING TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 273 273 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 155 56.8% of pupils
Male pupils 118 43.2% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

72.2%
47.4 pts above England
School 72.2%
North East Lincolnshire 33.9%
Yorkshire and The Humber 27.7%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

5.9%
14.4 pts below England
School 5.9%
North East Lincolnshire 8.7%
Yorkshire and The Humber 17.9%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
North East Lincolnshire 1.0%
Yorkshire and The Humber 0.4%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
76.6%
209
Unclassified
14.3%
39
African
2.2%
6
Any other White background
2.2%
6
Any other Mixed background
1.8%
5
Any other ethnic group
1.5%
4
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 32.6% 89 of 273 pupils
11.8 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 32.6%
North East Lincolnshire 20.5%
Yorkshire and The Humber 20.9%
England 20.8%
SEN support 26.4% 72 pupils
England 14.8% 11.6 pts above
EHC plans 6.2% 17 pupils
England 6.0% 0.2 pts above
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Specific learning difficulty 29
Speech, language & communication 26
Moderate learning difficulty 13
Social, emotional & mental health 12
Autistic spectrum disorder 4
Vision impairment 3

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

74.0% 13.6 pts above England
School 74.0%
North East Lincolnshire 61.9%
Yorkshire and The Humber 60.2%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

75.0%

1.2 pts above England

School 75.0%
North East Lincolnshire 72.0%
Yorkshire and The Humber 72.8%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

84.0%

13.7 pts above England

School 84.0%
North East Lincolnshire 72.0%
Yorkshire and The Humber 70.2%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

80.0%

8.0 pts above England

School 80.0%
North East Lincolnshire 73.4%
Yorkshire and The Humber 71.9%
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

5.85%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.37 pts lower than England
School 5.85%
North East Lincolnshire 6.05%
Yorkshire and The Humber 6.13%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

20.18%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

4.36 pts higher than England
School 20.18%
North East Lincolnshire 16.26%
Yorkshire and The Humber 15.55%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

2.71%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.91 pts higher than England
School 2.71%
North East Lincolnshire 1.61%
Yorkshire and The Humber 1.77%
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

75.8% 12.4 pts below England
William Barcroft Junior School
75.8%
North East Lincolnshire
83.0%
Yorkshire and The Humber
88.6%
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