What did Ofsted judge Barton Junior School's overall effectiveness to be?

Ofsted judged Barton Junior School's overall effectiveness as Good at its inspection in October 2014 (last graded inspection), and an ungraded inspection in July 2024 confirmed it, on Ofsted's own scale.

How many pupils attend Barton Junior School?

Barton Junior School has 202 pupils on roll.

What ages does Barton Junior School take?

Barton Junior School admits pupils aged 7 to 11.

Where is Barton Junior School located?

Barton Junior School is located in Dover, CT16 2ND, Kent.

How do I apply to Barton Junior School?

Barton Junior School is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for primary places is 15 January.

How close do you need to live to get into Barton Junior School?

Distance did not decide places at Barton Junior School for 2026-27 (Year 3): every applicant who applied on time was offered a place, so there was no cut-off distance. This changes year to year; check the current year's figures before relying on it.

How are Year 3 places decided at Barton Junior School?

When Barton Junior School has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked After Children and previously Looked After Children — A looked after child is a child who is (a) in the care of a local authority, or (b) being provided with accommodation by a local authority in the exercise of their social services functions (see the definition in Section 22(1) of the Children Act 1989) at the time of making an application to a school. A previously looked after child means such children who were adopted (or subject to child arrangements orders or special guardianship orders) immediately following having been looked after and those children who appear to the admission authority to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted; 2. Attendance at a linked school — Where admissions links have been established between the Infant and Junior Schools concerned. Children attending Shatterlocks Infant and Nursery School are given priority for admission to Barton Junior School; 3. Current Family Association — A brother or sister attending this school or Shatterlocks Infant and Nursery School when the child starts. In this context brother or sister means children who live as brother or sister in the same house, including natural brothers or sisters, adopted siblings, stepbrothers or sisters and foster brothers and sisters. If siblings from multiple births (twins, triplets, etc) apply for a school and the school would reach its Published Admission Number (PAN) after admitting one or more, but before admitting all of those siblings, the LA will offer a place to each of the siblings, even if doing so takes the school above its PAN, and 2 further criteria. The school offers 60 places at this entry point. Tie-break: In the unlikely event that two or more children in all other ways have equal eligibility for the last available place at the school, the names will be issued a number and drawn randomly to decide which child should be given the place.

What is the largest ethnic background at Barton Junior School?

According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 82.2% of pupils at Barton Junior School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

Barton Junior School: Ofsted, Results & Catchment 2026

How close did you need to live?

Distance did not decide places here

Every applicant who applied on time was offered a place for 2026-27 (Year 3), so there was no cut-off distance. This changes from year to year; check the current year's figures before relying on it.

Last distance offered at Barton Junior School, year by year →

How places are decided at Barton Junior School

When there are more applications than places for 2027-28 (Year 3), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Looked After Children and previously Looked After Children — A looked after child is a child who is (a) in the care of a local authority, or (b) being provided with accommodation by a local authority in the exercise of their social services functions (see the definition in Section 22(1) of the Children Act 1989) at the time of making an application to a school. A previously looked after child means such children who were adopted (or subject to child arrangements orders or special guardianship orders) immediately following having been looked after and those children who appear to the admission authority to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted.
2Attendance at a linked school — Where admissions links have been established between the Infant and Junior Schools concerned. Children attending Shatterlocks Infant and Nursery School are given priority for admission to Barton Junior School.
3Current Family Association — A brother or sister attending this school or Shatterlocks Infant and Nursery School when the child starts. In this context brother or sister means children who live as brother or sister in the same house, including natural brothers or sisters, adopted siblings, stepbrothers or sisters and foster brothers and sisters. If siblings from multiple births (twins, triplets, etc) apply for a school and the school would reach its Published Admission Number (PAN) after admitting one or more, but before admitting all of those siblings, the LA will offer a place to each of the siblings, even if doing so takes the school above its PAN.
4Health and Special Access Reasons — Medical/Health and Special Access Reasons will be applied in accordance with the school's legal obligations, in particular those under the Equality Act 2010. Priority will be given to those children whose mental or physical impairment means they have a demonstrable and significant need to attend a particular school. Equally this priority will apply to children whose parents'/guardians', physical or mental health or social need means there is a demonstrable and significant need for their child to attend a particular school. Such claims will need to be supported by written evidence from a suitably qualified medical or other practitioner who can demonstrate a special connection between these needs and the particular school.
5Nearness of children's homes to school — Nearness of children's homes to school - we use the distance between the child's permanent home address (defined in KCC's annual admissions prospectus) and the school, measured in a straight line using the National Land and Property Gazetteer (NLPG) address point. Distances are measured from a point defined as within the child's home to a point defined as within the school as specified by NLPG. The same address point on the school site is used for everybody.

If two applications tie: In the unlikely event that two or more children in all other ways have equal eligibility for the last available place at the school, the names will be issued a number and drawn randomly to decide which child should be given the place.

Children with a statement of SEN or EHCP naming the school are admitted before oversubscription criteria are applied, reducing the PAN accordingly.

Published by the admission authority. Meeting a criterion never guarantees a place — it sets the order places are offered in. Full detail, other entry points and previous years are on the Admissions tab.

Barton Junior School: key facts

What did Ofsted judge Barton Junior School's overall effectiveness to be?: Ofsted judged Barton Junior School's overall effectiveness as Good at its inspection in October 2014 (last graded inspection), and an ungraded inspection in July 2024 confirmed it, on Ofsted's own scale.
How many pupils attend Barton Junior School?: Barton Junior School has 202 pupils on roll.
What ages does Barton Junior School take?: Barton Junior School admits pupils aged 7 to 11.
Where is Barton Junior School located?: Barton Junior School is located in Dover, CT16 2ND, Kent.
How do I apply to Barton Junior School?: Barton Junior School is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for primary places is 15 January.
How close do you need to live to get into Barton Junior School?: Distance did not decide places at Barton Junior School for 2026-27 (Year 3): every applicant who applied on time was offered a place, so there was no cut-off distance. This changes year to year; check the current year's figures before relying on it.
How are Year 3 places decided at Barton Junior School?: When Barton Junior School has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked After Children and previously Looked After Children — A looked after child is a child who is (a) in the care of a local authority, or (b) being provided with accommodation by a local authority in the exercise of their social services functions (see the definition in Section 22(1) of the Children Act 1989) at the time of making an application to a school. A previously looked after child means such children who were adopted (or subject to child arrangements orders or special guardianship orders) immediately following having been looked after and those children who appear to the admission authority to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted; 2. Attendance at a linked school — Where admissions links have been established between the Infant and Junior Schools concerned. Children attending Shatterlocks Infant and Nursery School are given priority for admission to Barton Junior School; 3. Current Family Association — A brother or sister attending this school or Shatterlocks Infant and Nursery School when the child starts. In this context brother or sister means children who live as brother or sister in the same house, including natural brothers or sisters, adopted siblings, stepbrothers or sisters and foster brothers and sisters. If siblings from multiple births (twins, triplets, etc) apply for a school and the school would reach its Published Admission Number (PAN) after admitting one or more, but before admitting all of those siblings, the LA will offer a place to each of the siblings, even if doing so takes the school above its PAN, and 2 further criteria. The school offers 60 places at this entry point. Tie-break: In the unlikely event that two or more children in all other ways have equal eligibility for the last available place at the school, the names will be issued a number and drawn randomly to decide which child should be given the place.
What is the largest ethnic background at Barton Junior School?: According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 82.2% of pupils at Barton Junior School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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How close did you need to live?

Distance did not decide places here

Every applicant who applied on time was offered a place for 2026-27 (Year 3), so there was no cut-off distance. This changes from year to year; check the current year's figures before relying on it.

Last distance offered at Barton Junior School, year by year →

How places are decided at Barton Junior School

When there are more applications than places for 2027-28 (Year 3), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Looked After Children and previously Looked After Children — A looked after child is a child who is (a) in the care of a local authority, or (b) being provided with accommodation by a local authority in the exercise of their social services functions (see the definition in Section 22(1) of the Children Act 1989) at the time of making an application to a school. A previously looked after child means such children who were adopted (or subject to child arrangements orders or special guardianship orders) immediately following having been looked after and those children who appear to the admission authority to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted.
2Attendance at a linked school — Where admissions links have been established between the Infant and Junior Schools concerned. Children attending Shatterlocks Infant and Nursery School are given priority for admission to Barton Junior School.
3Current Family Association — A brother or sister attending this school or Shatterlocks Infant and Nursery School when the child starts. In this context brother or sister means children who live as brother or sister in the same house, including natural brothers or sisters, adopted siblings, stepbrothers or sisters and foster brothers and sisters. If siblings from multiple births (twins, triplets, etc) apply for a school and the school would reach its Published Admission Number (PAN) after admitting one or more, but before admitting all of those siblings, the LA will offer a place to each of the siblings, even if doing so takes the school above its PAN.
4Health and Special Access Reasons — Medical/Health and Special Access Reasons will be applied in accordance with the school's legal obligations, in particular those under the Equality Act 2010. Priority will be given to those children whose mental or physical impairment means they have a demonstrable and significant need to attend a particular school. Equally this priority will apply to children whose parents'/guardians', physical or mental health or social need means there is a demonstrable and significant need for their child to attend a particular school. Such claims will need to be supported by written evidence from a suitably qualified medical or other practitioner who can demonstrate a special connection between these needs and the particular school.
5Nearness of children's homes to school — Nearness of children's homes to school - we use the distance between the child's permanent home address (defined in KCC's annual admissions prospectus) and the school, measured in a straight line using the National Land and Property Gazetteer (NLPG) address point. Distances are measured from a point defined as within the child's home to a point defined as within the school as specified by NLPG. The same address point on the school site is used for everybody.

Children with a statement of SEN or EHCP naming the school are admitted before oversubscription criteria are applied, reducing the PAN accordingly.

Barton Junior School: key facts

What did Ofsted judge Barton Junior School's overall effectiveness to be?: Ofsted judged Barton Junior School's overall effectiveness as Good at its inspection in October 2014 (last graded inspection), and an ungraded inspection in July 2024 confirmed it, on Ofsted's own scale.
How many pupils attend Barton Junior School?: Barton Junior School has 202 pupils on roll.
What ages does Barton Junior School take?: Barton Junior School admits pupils aged 7 to 11.
Where is Barton Junior School located?: Barton Junior School is located in Dover, CT16 2ND, Kent.
How do I apply to Barton Junior School?: Barton Junior School is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for primary places is 15 January.
How close do you need to live to get into Barton Junior School?: Distance did not decide places at Barton Junior School for 2026-27 (Year 3): every applicant who applied on time was offered a place, so there was no cut-off distance. This changes year to year; check the current year's figures before relying on it.
How are Year 3 places decided at Barton Junior School?: When Barton Junior School has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked After Children and previously Looked After Children — A looked after child is a child who is (a) in the care of a local authority, or (b) being provided with accommodation by a local authority in the exercise of their social services functions (see the definition in Section 22(1) of the Children Act 1989) at the time of making an application to a school. A previously looked after child means such children who were adopted (or subject to child arrangements orders or special guardianship orders) immediately following having been looked after and those children who appear to the admission authority to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted; 2. Attendance at a linked school — Where admissions links have been established between the Infant and Junior Schools concerned. Children attending Shatterlocks Infant and Nursery School are given priority for admission to Barton Junior School; 3. Current Family Association — A brother or sister attending this school or Shatterlocks Infant and Nursery School when the child starts. In this context brother or sister means children who live as brother or sister in the same house, including natural brothers or sisters, adopted siblings, stepbrothers or sisters and foster brothers and sisters. If siblings from multiple births (twins, triplets, etc) apply for a school and the school would reach its Published Admission Number (PAN) after admitting one or more, but before admitting all of those siblings, the LA will offer a place to each of the siblings, even if doing so takes the school above its PAN, and 2 further criteria. The school offers 60 places at this entry point. Tie-break: In the unlikely event that two or more children in all other ways have equal eligibility for the last available place at the school, the names will be issued a number and drawn randomly to decide which child should be given the place.
What is the largest ethnic background at Barton Junior School?: According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 82.2% of pupils at Barton Junior School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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Shatterlocks Infant and Nursery School

Primary

Outstanding

Where children go next

Pupils here are given admissions priority at these schools.

Shatterlocks Infant and Nursery School

Primary

Outstanding

Links are derived from Ofsted registration addresses and published admission arrangements. Always confirm current arrangements with the school.

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