Barkston and Syston CofE Primary School
Church Street, Grantham, NG32 2NB
94 pupils · 90% of 105 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Local authority
- Lincolnshire
- Free school meals
- 14.9%
Ofsted
Good (2023) — Ungraded inspection — “School remains Good” (previous grade confirmed, not re-graded)
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 28 February 2023, published 26 April 2023. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 57% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 7% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1.06 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 16 | 17 | 39 | 16 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 9 | 9 | 30 | 9 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 14 | 11 | 32 | 14 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 15 | 15 | 40 | 15 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 11 | 10 | 31 | 11 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 14 | 15 | 34 | 14 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 15 | 21 | 51 | 15 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 11 | 9 | 28 | 11 |
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
- Belton Lane Community Primary School 4.3 km · No overall grade (2025)
- The Marston Thorold's Charity Church of England School 4.6 km · Good (2020) · previous system
- Cliffedale Primary School 4.8 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- The St Sebastian's Church of England Primary School, Great Gonerby 4.8 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Belmont Community Primary School 4.8 km · No overall grade (2024)
- The Harrowby Church of England Primary School 5 km · Most areas: Expected standard (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.