We are an exciting, forward looking, two form entry  community school situated one mile from Richmond Park in south west London. We are fully committed to inclusion and pupils with special educational needs at our school reach impressive standards.  

Barnes Primary School is a community of learners where everyone can be successful. We aim to provide an intellectually challenging learning experience from which all pupils can benefit. This school is devoted to raising children’s expectations and aspirations. Our principal objective is for each pupil to develop a deep interest in, and love for, learning. Pupils will be taught to apply this learning to the everyday world around them.

Our ultimate goal is for pupils to become self-motivated, independent learners with a wide range of generic study skills that will prove useful to them throughout their lives. Whilst engaged in this process we also want them to have fun, to enjoy their childhood.

We seek to make a real difference to children’s lives by providing them with the skills they will require to be successful, both now, as children, and in the future. The curriculum we offer is designed to prepare them for life and work in the twenty-first century.

We are committed to children leaving this school having achieved high standards in the basic skills of reading, writing and arithmetic. In addition, we wish to inspire them by offering an exciting, broad, dynamic and varied curriculum experience that embraces the arts, music and sport.

Barnes Primary School has an excellent record of staff retention. We offer outstanding continued professional development opportunities. We ensure that we have an outstanding, positive and supportive working environment and excellent staff, student working relationships.  We are committed to Learning Love and Laughter, whilst being relentlessly ambitious. We pride ourselves on being both forward-looking and innovative while also being outward facing; involved in the local community and far beyond. Once you step into our community, you begin to realise what a unique and special place this is, one that values individual contribution, and just as with pupils, encourages staff to pursue their interests and achieve their ambitions. It is a wonderful school to be part of and hence our retention of staff is so good.  

• Learning, love and laughter is embedded in all that we do
• Staff are highly valued. We care about one another and have a wonderful team spirit. Staff are proud to work at Barnes Primary School
• There is a clear vision and relentless ambition. We expect more. We will encourage you to try new ways and push boundaries
• We grow staff and have excellent continued professional development. This is one reason our staff turnover is so low
• We have leaders who work across other schools and are committed to developing others
• We are outward facing. We belong to a locality of Richmond schools, Achieving for children, the West London Teaching Alliance and have maths specialist leads working as part of the West London Maths Hub supporting seven other schools as well as linking closely with Rusuzumiro School in Rwanda