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Barley Lane Primary School

URN
102840
Phase
Primary
Status
Open

School overview

School name
Barley Lane Primary School
URN
102840
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3-11
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Good

66 / 100

Good

Based on official data for academic year 2024/25.

Academic Outcomes

60

Inspection

68

Admissions Value

58

Destinations

—

Stability & Context

100

School Compass rankings

Below top 50% of primary schools in England

Below top 50% nationally

#39 of 51 schools in Redbridge

Based on School Compass rankings calculated from performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

School Compass recommendation

Proceed With Caution

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Based on School Compass analysis of official performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

Admissions strategy

  • Application category: Not recommended
  • Admissions pressure: High competition
  • Admissions risk: High risk

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Crime & Safety

  • Safety score: Below Average
  • National comparison: Higher crime than average
  • Crime trend: Stable trend
  • Confidence: High confidence

Higher share of violent and serious offences than typical

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Available in the full Parent Report:

  • Crime categories in the surrounding area
  • Local authority and nearby-school comparisons
  • Safety trends over the past year
  • Area context and confidence notes

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Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.

  • Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.
  • This section reflects police-recorded crime in the surrounding area, not incidents on school premises.
  • Figures are anonymised by the police and aggregated within approximately one mile of the school site.

Question 1: Is it a good school?

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Your decision briefing for Barley Lane Primary School

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Question 2

Can we realistically get in?

  • Data confidence: Moderate confidence
  • Admissions pressure: Competitive
  • Personalised application strategy available
  • 8 alternative schools identified

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  • Competitiveness on published admissions data
  • Demand trends over recent admission cycles
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  • Last admitted distance
  • Catchment boundaries
  • Postcode-specific likelihood
  • Offer probability
  • Waiting list position
  • Priority rules
  • Grammar / selective cut-offs

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Can we realistically get in?

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Admissions strategy for Barley Lane Primary School

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Ofsted inspections

Ungraded inspection
Latest publication date
3 September 2025
Inspection date
4 June 2025
Inspection type
-
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingNot available

Inspection outcomes

  • Outcome

    Standards maintained

    Graded 3 September 2025

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Inspection history

Showing the last 1 inspection on record, including monitoring visits.

Admissions

High pressure

Official Department for Education applications and offers data for Reception in academic year 2025/26.

Academic year

Academic year

2025/26

Published admission number (PAN)

Published admission number (PAN)

104

Places offered by the school

Applications received

Applications received

251

Times listed as any preference

Offers made

Offers made

103

Preferred offers from this school

Oversubscription ratio

Oversubscription ratio

2.41×

Applications per place

Offer rate

Where to apply

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Local authority
Redbridge
Admissions portal
GOV.UK — apply for a primary school place (Redbridge)
Application deadline
15 January 2027 (on-time deadline for primary entry, September 2027)
School website
http://www.barleylane.redbridge.sch.uk/

If the portal link opens GOV.UK, select Redbridge to reach your council's application system.

Performance & outcomes

Official Department for Education attainment and outcomes data. Suppressed or unpublished figures are shown as “Not published”.

Key stage 2 (primary)

Key stage 2 (primary) data for academic year 2024/25

Official Department for Education key stage 2 attainment for academic year 2024/25.

Reading expected standard

Reading expected %

78.0%

Writing expected standard

Writing expected %

89.0%

Maths expected standard

Maths expected %

75.0%

Reading, writing and maths expected

RWM expected %

68.0%

Reading progress

Reading progress

Not published

Writing progress

Location

RM6 4RJ - Huxley Drive, Chadwell Heath, Romford, Essex

Contact details

Address
Huxley Drive, Chadwell Heath, Romford, Essex
Postcode
RM6 4RJ
Phone
2085908474
Website
http://www.barleylane.redbridge.sch.uk/
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Administrative details

Local authority name
Redbridge
Local authority code
317

School insights

Local authority context

This school is one of 165 schools in Redbridge.

Authority statistics

Total schools

165

Open schools

95

Closed schools

70

Primary schools

89

Data quality

Last updated
14 June 2026
Last imported
14 June 2026

Dates reflect the latest GIAS import and any recorded closure date for this school.

The School Compass Score combines academic outcomes, inspection findings, admissions value, destinations, and school stability to help parents compare schools consistently.

  • Not all crime is reported to the police. Small areas can vary significantly year to year.
  • Source: data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence; population from ONS.
  • PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
    3 September 20254 June 2025-Standards maintainedView report for inspection published 3 September 2025
    • Standards maintained

      Published
      3 September 2025
      Inspected
      4 June 2025
      Type
      -
      Report
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    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Ofsted management information via GOV.UK.

    Offer rate

    41.0%

    Offers as a share of applications

    First preference offers: 89

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education school applications and offers statistics.

    Writing progress

    Not published

    Maths progress

    Maths progress

    Not published

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education performance and outcomes statistics (England).

    Secondary schools

    20

    Special schools

    0

    Phase distribution

    • Primary89 (53.9%)
    • Secondary20 (12.1%)
    • Special0 (0.0%)
    • Other56 (33.9%)

    Nearby schools

    School nameDistancePhaseStatus
    Barley Lane Junior School49 mPrimaryClosed
    Barley Lane Infant School49 mPrimaryClosed
    Chadwell Heath Academy397 mSecondaryOpen
    The Chadwell Heath Foundation School397 mSecondaryClosed
    Eastcourt Independent School413 mNot applicableOpen
    Farnham Green Primary School436 mPrimaryOpen
    Farnham Green Primary School436 mPrimaryClosed
    Mountain Ash School572 mNot applicableClosed
    Ilford Grammar School616 mNot applicableClosed
    Chadwell Primary School628 mPrimaryOpen
    • Barley Lane Junior School
      Distance
      49 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • Barley Lane Infant School
      Distance
      49 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • Chadwell Heath Academy
      Distance
      397 m
      Phase
      Secondary
      Status
      Open
    • The Chadwell Heath Foundation School
      Distance
      397 m
      Phase
      Secondary
      Status
      Closed

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    Same phase (Primary) and local authority (Redbridge)

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    Avanti Court Primary SchoolPrimaryIG6 1LZClosed
    Avanti Court Primary SchoolPrimaryIG6 1LZOpen
    • Al-Noor Voluntary Aided Muslim Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      IG3 9RP
      Status
      Open
    • Aldborough Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      IG3 8HZ
      Status
      Open
    • Aldersbrook Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      E12 5HL
      Status
      Open
    • Avanti Court Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      IG6 1LZ
      Status
      Closed
    • Avanti Court Primary School
    Eastcourt Independent School
    Distance
    413 m
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Open
  • Farnham Green Primary School
    Distance
    436 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Farnham Green Primary School
    Distance
    436 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Mountain Ash School
    Distance
    572 m
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Closed
  • Ilford Grammar School
    Distance
    616 m
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Closed
  • Chadwell Primary School
    Distance
    628 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Phase
    Primary
    Postcode
    IG6 1LZ
    Status
    Open