Barrowby Church of England Primary SchoolDenton CofE School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Grantham.

Summary of the comparison

Barrowby Church of England Primary School and Denton CofE School are primary schools in Grantham.

  • Barrowby Church of England Primary School scores 68 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Denton CofE School scores 87 out of 100 (grade A, exceptional). Denton CofE School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Barrowby Church of England Primary School was judged exceptional and Denton CofE School was judged exceptional.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 79.0% for Barrowby Church of England Primary School and 90.0% for Denton CofE School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Barrowby Church of England Primary School (86.0% in 2022-23, 79.0% in 2024-25) and has fallen at Denton CofE School (100.0% in 2022-23, 90.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Barrowby Church of England Primary School versus Denton CofE School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure GranthamBarrowby Church of England Primary SchoolGranthamDenton CofE SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC68/100A87/100Stronger figure
Local ranking46th of 271 in Lincolnshire 1st of 271 in Lincolnshire Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: OutstandingOfsted: Outstanding
School typeVoluntary controlled school Voluntary controlled school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll240 61
Capacity238 70
LocationGrantham, NG32 1BX Grantham, NG32 1LG
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard79.0% 90.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard12.0% 50.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score106.0 111.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score106.0 110.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census240 61
Free school meals (ever 6)12.9% 16.4%
English as an additional language1.3% 3.3%
SEN support10.4% 6.6%
SEN with an EHC plan3.3% 3.3%
Attendance
Overall absence2.2% Stronger figure3.6% 6.2%
Persistent absence3.3% Stronger figure6.6% 15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Barrowby Church of England Primary School

Denton CofE School

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