Barley (VA) Church of England First School
Church End, Royston, SG8 8JW
25 pupils · 28% of 90 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 3–9
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Free school meals
- 32%
Ofsted
Good (2023) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 17 January 2023, published 14 March 2023. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Will my child get in?
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 3 | 1 | 10 | 3 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 3 | 0 | 12 | 2 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 2 | 1 | 7 | 2 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Barkway VA Church of England First School 3.4 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Reed First School 4.3 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Studlands Rise First School 4.3 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Icknield Walk First School 4.5 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Chrishall Holy Trinity and St Nicholas CofE (Aided) Primary School and Pre-School 4.5 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- St Mary Roman Catholic Primary School 4.9 km · No overall grade (2025)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.