Barnack, Wittering & Wansford

Summary

Barnack, Wittering & Wansford (E02003240) is part of Peterborough local authority (view on map). Barnack, Wittering & Wansford has an approximate population of 7,100 people, of which 22% are children 15 years old and under. It is classified as "smaller rural: nearer to a major town or city".

Barnack, Wittering & Wansford neighbours Glinton, Northborough & Maxey, Orton West & Castor, Stilton, Elton & Folksworth, Langtoft, Thurlby & Uffington, Market Deeping, Stamford Central, West and South, and King's Cliffe, Woodnewton & Easton.

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Local area pages are based on the middle-layer super output areas (MSOAs) distributed across the country. MSOAs comprise between 2,000 and 6,000 households and have a resident population of, generally, between 5,000 and 15,000 people. MSOAs fit within local authorities. For each area, descriptive statistics are compared with local authority and national averages. For more information about MSOAs, please visit the Office for National Statistics website.

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Deprivation

Barnack, Wittering & Wansford is the 2nd least deprived area in Peterborough (out of 22) with 17% of children living in low-income families, compared to 46% across Peterborough and 38% nationally.

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State-funded pupil characteristics

Information acquired from the school census.

Free school meals

In Barnack, Wittering & Wansford, 17% of state-funded pupils are eligible for free school meals, compared to 32% in Peterborough and 27% nationally.

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Percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals

Table showing the percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals

% in Barnack, Wittering & Wansford % in Peterborough % in England
Eligible for free school meals 17% 32% 27%
Not eligible for free school meals 83% 68% 73%

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Special educational needs

In Barnack, Wittering & Wansford, 17% of pupils in state-funded settings have special educational needs (SEN), compared to 17% in Peterborough, and 19% nationally.

This includes the number of pupils with an education, health and care (EHC) plan and the number of pupils with SEN support.

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Percentage of pupils with special educational needs in schools

Table showing the percentage of pupils with special educational needs in schools

% in Barnack, Wittering & Wansford % in Peterborough % in England
No special educational needs 83% 83% 81%
Receiving special educational needs support 12% 12% 14%
With an education, health, and care plan (EHCP) 5% 5% 5%

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Ethnicity

In Barnack, Wittering & Wansford, 8% of pupils are from a minority ethnic background, compared to 42% in Peterborough, and 33% nationally.

Percentages may not sum to 100%, due to small values being suppressed.

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Percentage of pupils by major ethnic groups

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% in Barnack, Wittering & Wansford % in Peterborough % in England
White 89% 58% 67%
Asian – 19% 14%
Black 3% 9% 7%
Mixed 4% 9% 7%
Other – 2% 3%
Not known 2% 3% 2%

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English as an additional language

The percentage of pupils in Barnack, Wittering & Wansford with English as an additional language is 4%, compared with 35% in Peterborough, and 22% nationally.

Numbers may not sum to 100%, due to a small number of pupils with an unclassified language.

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Percentage of pupils with English as an additional language

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% in Barnack, Wittering & Wansford % in Peterborough % in England
Known or believed to be other than English 4% 35% 22%
Known or believed to be English 96% 65% 78%

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Provider information

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Registered childcare providers

Barnack, Wittering & Wansford has 9 registered childcare providers.

Type Number in Barnack, Wittering & Wansford
All childcare providers 9
Childminders 5
Pre-school/day nursery/out-of-school care 4

There have been no inspections of childcare providers in Barnack, Wittering & Wansford since the introduction of the renewed education inspection framework in November 2025.

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State-funded schools

Barnack, Wittering & Wansford has 3 state-funded schools.

Type Number in Barnack, Wittering & Wansford
All state-funded schools 3
Nursery schools 0
Primary and all-through schools 3
Secondary and all-through schools 0
Special schools 0
Registered alternative provision 0

In Barnack, Wittering & Wansford, there has been 1 full inspection of schools since the introduction of the renewed education inspection framework in November 2025.

Under the renewed education inspection framework, schools are evaluated on the following areas:

  • Achievement
  • Attendance and behaviour
  • Curriculum and teaching
  • Early years (where applicable)
  • Inclusion
  • Leadership and governance
  • Personal development and wellbeing
  • Post 16 provision (where applicable)

The evaluation scale for each evaluation area, other than safeguarding, is:

  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement

Achievement: 1 was graded 'strong standard' (of 1).

Attendance and behaviour: 1 was graded 'strong standard' (of 1).

Curriculum and teaching: 1 was graded 'strong standard' (of 1).

Early years: 1 was graded 'strong standard' (of 1).

Inclusion: 1 was graded 'strong standard' (of 1).

Leadership and governance: 1 was graded 'strong standard' (of 1).

Personal development and wellbeing: 1 was graded 'strong standard' (of 1).

Post-16 provision: There have been no inspections of Post-16 provision in Barnack, Wittering & Wansford so no outcomes are available for this area.

The tables below show the outcomes of inspections of state-funded schools in Barnack, Wittering & Wansford. The tables are split by provider type, and show the number of inspections that have taken place for each area, and the outcomes of those inspections.

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All schools

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement
Achievement 1 0 1 0 0 0
Attendance and behaviour 1 0 1 0 0 0
Curriculum and teaching 1 0 1 0 0 0
Early years 1 0 1 0 0 0
Inclusion 1 0 1 0 0 0
Leadership and governance 1 0 1 0 0 0
Personal development and wellbeing 1 0 1 0 0 0
Post-16 provision 0 0 0 0 0 0

Nursery schools

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement
Achievement 0 0 0 0 0 0
Attendance and behaviour 0 0 0 0 0 0
Curriculum and teaching 0 0 0 0 0 0
Early years 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inclusion 0 0 0 0 0 0
Leadership and governance 0 0 0 0 0 0
Personal development and wellbeing 0 0 0 0 0 0
Post-16 provision 0 0 0 0 0 0

Primary schools

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement
Achievement 1 0 1 0 0 0
Attendance and behaviour 1 0 1 0 0 0
Curriculum and teaching 1 0 1 0 0 0
Early years 1 0 1 0 0 0
Inclusion 1 0 1 0 0 0
Leadership and governance 1 0 1 0 0 0
Personal development and wellbeing 1 0 1 0 0 0
Post-16 provision 0 0 0 0 0 0

Secondary schools

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement
Achievement 0 0 0 0 0 0
Attendance and behaviour 0 0 0 0 0 0
Curriculum and teaching 0 0 0 0 0 0
Early years 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inclusion 0 0 0 0 0 0
Leadership and governance 0 0 0 0 0 0
Personal development and wellbeing 0 0 0 0 0 0
Post-16 provision 0 0 0 0 0 0

Special schools

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement
Achievement 0 0 0 0 0 0
Attendance and behaviour 0 0 0 0 0 0
Curriculum and teaching 0 0 0 0 0 0
Early years 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inclusion 0 0 0 0 0 0
Leadership and governance 0 0 0 0 0 0
Personal development and wellbeing 0 0 0 0 0 0
Post-16 provision 0 0 0 0 0 0

Registered alternative provision

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement
Achievement 0 0 0 0 0 0
Attendance and behaviour 0 0 0 0 0 0
Curriculum and teaching 0 0 0 0 0 0
Early years 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inclusion 0 0 0 0 0 0
Leadership and governance 0 0 0 0 0 0
Personal development and wellbeing 0 0 0 0 0 0
Post-16 provision 0 0 0 0 0 0

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