Barlow Hall Primary School | Primary in Manchester | Ofsted & DfE

77%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

242

Pupils · 2024/25

25%

EAL · 2024/25

14%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

77%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

242

Pupils · 2024/25

25%

EAL · 2024/25

14%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

77%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

242

Pupils · 2024/25

25%

EAL · 2024/25

14%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Good

Ofsted inspection · 30/01/2020

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityManchester

PhasePrimary

School typeAcademy

Pupil : teacher ratio19.9:1

AdmissionsNot applicable

Religious characterDoes not apply

StatusOpen

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How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2017/18

RWM expected standard

77%

+19pp

77%68%58%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 77%

RWM higher standard

0pp

7%4%0%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 7%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

90%

Reading higher standard

47%

Writing expected standard

80%

Writing higher standard

Maths expected standard

87%

Maths higher standard

20%

Science expected standard

80%

SPAG expected standard

80%

SPAG higher standard

43%

Reading scaled score

109.0

Maths scaled score

108.0

GPS scaled score

108.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll

242

Pupil : teacher ratio

19.9

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

25%

FSM eligible

59%

SEN

37%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

14%

Contact

Address

Darley Avenue, Chorlton-Cum-Hardy, Manchester, M21 7JG

Local authority

Manchester

Website

http://barlowhallprimary.co.uk/

Telephone

01618812158

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History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

Year	RWM expected	RWM higher	Reading exp.	Reading hi.	Writing exp.	Writing hi.	Maths exp.	Maths hi.	Science	SPAG exp.	Read. score	Maths score	GPS score	Reading prog.	Writing prog.	Maths prog.	SEN	Cohort
2024/25	77%	7%	90%	47%	80%	7%	87%	20%	80%	80%	109.0	108.0	108.0	—	—	—	37%	242
2023/24	58%	7%	77%	28%	58%	7%	72%	12%	72%	70%	107.0	107.0	108.0	—	—	—	38%	259
2022/23	62%	0%	84%	40%	69%	2%	73%	11%	78%	78%	107.0	104.0	107.0	+2.70	-2.50	-1.30	34%	283
2018/19	68%	5%	73%	30%	84%	14%	84%	23%	82%	89%	105.0	106.0	110.0	+1.40	+1.00	+1.20	29%	324
2017/18	75%	5%	82%	18%	86%	11%	89%	20%	89%	91%	104.0	106.0	107.0	+0.70	+0.30	+1.90	—	330

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	242	21.6	37%	25%	59%	6%	14%
2023/24	259	19.2	38%	23%	52%	6%	16%
2022/23	283	17.0	34%	26%	52%	6%	12%
2021/22	287	17.8	33%	26%	49%	5%	12%
2020/21	288	17.7	26%	28%	42%	—	—
2018/19	324	17.9	29%	28%	46%	4%	6%
2017/18	—	17.1	—	—	—	4%	6%