Barkway VA Church of England First School
84 High Street, Barkway, SG8 8EF
24 pupils · 42% of 57 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 4–9
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Free school meals
- 28.6%
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 8 November 2023, published 18 December 2023. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.8 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 5 | 4 | 14 | 5 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 8 | 8 | 18 | 8 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 11 | 11 | 28 | 11 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 3 | 2 | 7 | 2 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 10 | 9 | 19 | 10 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 10 | 9 | 15 | 9 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 11 | 11 | 17 | 11 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 9 | 9 | 18 | 9 |
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
- Reed First School 2.3 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Barley (VA) Church of England First School 3.4 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Anstey First School 3.4 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Therfield First School 5.1 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Studlands Rise First School 5.4 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Hormead Church of England (VA) First School 5.8 km · Good (2024) · previous system
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.