Church Road, Barnes, London SW13 9HQ
10 reasons to choose St Osmund's Catholic Primary School, Barnes
Main point of differentiation
St Osmund’s Catholic Primary School, Barnes is one of the best state primary schools in the Barnes and Mortlake area, ranking in the top 5% of schools in the country, with a Schoolsmith Score® of 70. One-form entry, it also has smaller class sizes than most state primary schools. (read the area review here)
School fundamentals
St Osmund’s Catholic Primary School, Barnes is a state primary school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 4 and 11 years. It is a Roman Catholic academy converter faith school. The school is one of the 4 members of Christ the Redeemer Catholic Education Trust. The school was also rated as Good by Ofsted in its last (2011) inspection.
Average class size
St Osmund’s Catholic Primary School, Barnes has one class per year, and an average class size of 21 pupils.
Exam results and leavers' destinations
Average Year 6 SATS results from 2016-19 and 2022 show that St Osmund’s Catholic Primary School, Barnes ranks in the top 5% of schools in the country by attainment. By the same measure, progress score rank the school in the top 23% of schools. Pupils go on to one of 25 secondary schools. 50% of pupils go on to an academically selective private & state schools.
The St Osmund's Catholic Primary School, Barnes curriculum
School curriculum emphasises Catholic social morality and also includes PSHE, French. There is topic-based and thematic teaching for some foundation subjects. The school offers each child a handful of extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups, visiting speakers and residential trips from Year 5.
Specialist teaching
Most lessons are taught by the class teacher with some peripatetic and specialist teaching.
Sport at St Osmund's Catholic Primary School, Barnes
School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Representative teams in major sports from Year 3.
The Arts at St Osmund's Catholic Primary School, Barnes
Art and music are taught as discrete subjects to all pupils. DT, drama, dance integrated into other subjects. Choir. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
Out of school hours care from 8.00am.
Find another school near St Osmund's Catholic Primary School, Barnes
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Barnes Primary School (0.9 miles); East Sheen Primary School (1 mile); St Mary Magdalen’s Catholic Primary School, Mortlake (1 mile).
The Harrodian School (0.6 miles); St Paul’s School (1.3 miles); Latymer Upper School (2 miles).
Sacred Heart High School (1.8 miles); Ashcroft Technology Academy (2.5 miles); Christ’s Church of England Comprehensive Secondary School (2.5 miles).