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EnglandNorth WestCheshire West and ChesterCW8 4QLBarnton Community Nursery and Primary School
Primary

Barnton Community Nursery and Primary School

Primary

Cheshire West and Chester · Northwich · CW8 4QL http://www.barnton.cheshire.sch.uk

Pupils
490
cap. 505
Ages
2 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
82%
RWM expected · 2024/25
10%
RWM higher · 2024/25
490
Pupils · 2024/25
3%
EAL · 2024/25
6%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
82%
RWM expected · 2024/25
10%
RWM higher · 2024/25
490
Pupils · 2024/25
3%
EAL · 2024/25
6%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Local authorityCheshire West and Chester
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio22.3:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Barnton Community Nursery and Primary School · Primary · Cheshire West and Chester

Finance£6738 spend / pupil£6912 income / pupil2024-25 · AARView on FBIT

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
82%
+14pp
82%74%65%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 82%
RWM higher standard
10%
+3pp
20%14%7%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 10%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
88%
Reading higher standard
45%
Writing expected standard
84%
Writing higher standard
27%
Maths expected standard
90%
Maths higher standard
29%
Science expected standard
82%
SPAG expected standard
84%
LA AVG 74.77%
SPAG higher standard
29%
LA AVG 27.97%
Reading scaled score
107.0
LA AVG 105.93
Maths scaled score
107.0
LA AVG 104.48
GPS scaled score
106.0

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
490
Pupil : teacher ratio
22.3
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
3%
FSM eligible
17%
SEN
26%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
6%

Contact

Address
Townfield Lane, Barnton, Northwich, CW8 4QL
Local authority
Cheshire West and Chester
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

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

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2582%10%88%45%84%27%90%29%82%84%107.0107.0106.026%490
2023/2468%7%75%22%80%15%90%22%78%85%104.0105.0107.023%502
2022/2375%17%85%31%78%20%83%35%83%82%106.0106.0107.0+3.80+2.70+3.8016%492
2018/1977%20%91%39%80%27%93%43%89%93%108.0108.0110.0+4.20+0.80+3.2021%495
2017/1865%12%94%39%73%25%84%22%84%76%108.0105.0106.0+6.40+2.40+3.40478

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.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2549020.026%3%17%4%6%
2023/2450224.723%2%18%5%11%
2022/2349226.916%2%20%5%11%
2021/2248422.815%1%21%6%16%
2020/2148823.416%1%18%
2018/1949521%2%20%3%5%
2017/184%11%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.