Barnes Primary School

Primary school in London, Richmond upon Thames. Outstanding (Nov 2022).

Latest graded inspection

Inspected 3 November 2022, report published 15 January 2023, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.

Outstanding overall. The top grade under the previous system. 12% of schools whose latest graded inspection was under this system got Outstanding.

Grades for each area
Area	Grade
Quality of education	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Early years	Outstanding
Safeguarding effective	Yes

These grades come from the system Ofsted replaced in November 2025. They stay on record until the school’s next inspection, when it gets a report card instead. More about the old grades.

Next inspection: around November 2026

The last inspection was in November 2022. Schools are usually inspected about every four years. That’s within the next six months.

An estimate, not an Ofsted date. Ofsted doesn’t publish its schedule and gives schools about a day’s notice. The law says the next inspection must be by August 2028 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.

Nearby primary schools

0.3 milesEast Sheen Primary School
Primary, London, Richmond upon Thames
Outstanding (Apr 2023)
0.5 milesSt Osmund's Catholic Primary School
Primary, London, Richmond upon Thames
Not inspected yet
0.5 milesSt Mary Magdalen's Catholic Primary School
Primary, London, Richmond upon Thames
Good (Jun 2024)
0.7 milesThomson House School
Primary, London, Richmond upon Thames
No overall grade. Quality of education outstanding (Jul 2025)
0.9 milesSacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Roehampton
Primary, London, Wandsworth
Good (May 2023)

Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.