Welcome
On behalf of all the staff, the children and Governors, I would like to warmly welcome you to Barley Mow Primary School. We are very fortunate to have a wonderful school building, which is fully accessible to all.
At Barley Mow we aim to create a happy, caring and supportive ethos in which every child is valued and given the opportunity to realise their full potential. We have high academic, social, sporting, cultural and behavioural standards and we are extremely proud of the achievements of our children.
Children are at the centre of everything we do. We aim to foster a love of learning which we hope will stay with them throughout their lives.
The family community of Barley Mow is central to our beliefs. Families and the wider community play a vital role as co-educators and we encourage close links between home and school.
I hope that through our school website, you will be able to gain an insight into our school. Please feel free to contact us if you would like to arrange a visit or gain further information.
Nicola Watson (Head Teacher)
Attendance
- Nursery 92.78%
- Reception 88.24%
- Year 1 99.44%
- Year 2 83.33%
- Year 3 90%
- Year 4 92.17%
- Year 5 97.06%
- Year 6 90%
News
World Book Day
On World Book Day, Year 6 recreated the cover of Skellig by David Almond. They demonstrated fantastic collaborative working and produced a brilliant piece of artwork
Critically Reviewing Poetry
In Year 5, the children have been analysing the poem, The River, by Valerie Bloom. To support their understanding of the poem, the children explored the vocabulary and features within it before writing a critical review of the poem. Many of the children commented that...
Year 3 World Book Day
Year 3 celebrated World Book Day 2025 by wearing pyjamas, sharing our favourite books and enjoying a drink and a snack. We also joined a funny online author talk with thousands of other KS2 children around the UK. Bestselling children’s author, Pamela Butchart...
World Book Day
Year 2 have really enjoyed celebrating World Book Day today. We came to school dressed in our pyjamas and brought our favourite books to share with our friends. We thought about some of our favourite book characters and gave clues to see if others could guess who we...
We are Sculptors!
In Year 2 art lessons, the children have been looking at different sculptures by the sculptor Antony Gormley. We found out his works include our own Angel of the North. We thought about how the sculptures made us feel and we experimented with tinfoil to make our own...
World Book Day
Nursery have loved coming to school in their pyjamas for World Book Day. This week we have been reading the story ‘The Colour Monster’. We worked as a team to create our own colour monster front page cover. This then inspired us to make our own colour monsters in the...
Our Classes
