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Hertfordshire County Council

School

Barkway (VA) C of E First School

84 High Street
Barkway
Royston
Hertfordshire
SG8 8EF

Telephone: 01763 848283

Email: admin@barleybarkway.herts.sch.uk

Head teacher: Sharon Brown

School type: First Mixed

School category: Voluntary Aided

School number: 52

DFE number: 919-3308

Faith or religion: Church of England

Published Admission Number: 14

(how many children this school is admitting)

Number of children on roll: 33

Free Childcare

2 year old funding: No

30 hours funding: Yes

Admission rules if you want a place at the school to start now

This school is its own admitting authority.

Read Barkway (VA) C of E First School admission rules for 25-26

How were school places allocated in previous years?

What happened in the last 2 years
 20242025

Number of places available

12

14

Number of applications made

29

20

Number of places offered

12

9

Places offered under each rule in 2025
Rules (in rule priority order)2025

Education, Health And Care (EHC) Plan

0

Children looked after

0

Living In Named Parish(es) - Sibling

2

Living In Named Parish(es)

3

Any Other Sibling

1

Any other applicant

3

Non Ranked Allocation

0

Places offered under each rule in 2024
Rules (in rule priority order)2024

Education, Health And Care (EHC) Plan

1

Children looked after

0

Living In Named Parish(es) - Sibling

2

Living In Named Parish(es)

3

Any Other Sibling

1

Any other applicant

5

Non Ranked Allocation

0

Distance of the furthest child admitted

Please contact the school for further information about distance allocations.

Use our 'Find Your Nearest School' system to identify the "nearest" school to your child's home address, in accordance with Hertfordshire County Council's admission arrangements.

Vacancies (for in year applications)

Yes - there are vacancies in Reception, Year 2, Year 3 and Year 4

Updated: 31 August 2025

Vacancy information is only relevant to in year applications.

Schools aim to update their vacancy information every 2 weeks.

Treat this information as a guide only – the situation can change on a daily basis.

Performance and Ofsted

Performance table for Barkway (VA) C of E First School.

Ofsted report and rating for Barkway (VA) C of E First School.

School officers

Admissions Officer: Alyx Langley1

In Year Admissions Officer: Lucy Smith

Local Authority Attendance Officer: Karen Fitzgerald

District Schools Effectiveness Advisor: Sarah Anderson

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