Goldsworth Primary SchoolBarnsbury Primary School and Nursery

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

Summary of the comparison

Goldsworth Primary School and Barnsbury Primary School and Nursery are primary schools in Woking.

  • Goldsworth Primary School scores 61 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Barnsbury Primary School and Nursery scores 57 out of 100 (grade C, average). Goldsworth Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Goldsworth Primary School was judged Good and Barnsbury Primary School and Nursery was judged Good.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 55.0% for Goldsworth Primary School and 61.0% for Barnsbury Primary School and Nursery.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Goldsworth Primary School (60.0% in 2022-23, 55.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Barnsbury Primary School and Nursery (58.0% in 2022-23, 61.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Goldsworth Primary School versus Barnsbury Primary School and Nursery compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure WokingGoldsworth Primary SchoolWokingBarnsbury Primary School and NurseryEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC61/100Stronger figureC57/100
Local ranking106th of 285 in Surrey Stronger figure135th of 285 in Surrey
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeAcademy converter Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range2-11 2-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll618 457
Capacity630 420
LocationWoking, GU21 6NL Woking, GU22 0BB
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard55.0% 61.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard8.0% Stronger figure5.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score108.0 108.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score104.0 106.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census618 457
Free school meals (ever 6)11.7% 12.9%
English as an additional language34.0% 21.4%
SEN support10.4% 11.6%
SEN with an EHC plan4.4% 4.2%
Attendance
Overall absence4.7% 4.6% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence9.3% Stronger figure10.5% 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.

Goldsworth Primary School

Barnsbury Primary School and Nursery

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