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EnglandNorth WestCheshire West and ChesterCH3 7HWBarrow CofE Primary School
Primary

Barrow CofE Primary School

Primary

Cheshire West and Chester · Chester · CH3 7HW www.barrowcofeschool.com

Pupils
51
cap. 98
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
33%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
51
Pupils · 2024/25
2%
EAL · 2024/25
12%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
33%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
51
Pupils · 2024/25
2%
EAL · 2024/25
12%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Requires improvement

Ofsted inspection · 27/06/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityCheshire West and Chester
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio15.0:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterChurch of England
StatusOpen, but proposed to close

Overview of Barrow CofE Primary School · Primary · Cheshire West and Chester

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
33%
67%50%33%
'17'18'19'23'25
'25 · 33%
RWM higher standard
0%
7%4%0%
'17'18'19'23'25
'25 · 0%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
50%
Reading higher standard
17%
Writing expected standard
50%
Writing higher standard
17%
Maths expected standard
33%
Maths higher standard
0%
Science expected standard
100%
SPAG expected standard
50%
SPAG higher standard
17%
Reading scaled score
102.0
Maths scaled score
98.0
GPS scaled score
101.0

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
51
Pupil : teacher ratio
15.0
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
2%
FSM eligible
22%
SEN
16%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
12%

Contact

Address
Barrow, School Lane, Chester, CH3 7HW
Local authority
Cheshire West and Chester
Website
www.barrowcofeschool.com
Telephone
01244445154
Email
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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.

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
2024/2533%0%50%17%50%17%33%0%100%50%102.098.0101.0———16%51
2023/24SuppressedSuppressedSuppressedSuppressedSuppressedSuppressedSuppressedSuppressedSuppressedSuppressedSuppressedSuppressedSuppressed———13%54
2022/2367%0%67%50%67%0%67%17%83%67%106.0102.0109.0-3.70-5.90-1.1019%48
2018/1964%0%91%36%82%18%64%9%100%73%106.0101.0102.0+1.60+0.10-4.5013%77
2017/1833%7%60%27%40%13%40%7%87%53%106.099.0102.0-0.10-6.30-6.4014%77
2016/1750%0%67%17%50%0%100%17%100%83%103.0106.0106.0SuppressedSuppressedSuppressed13%70

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
2024/255115.916%2%22%5%12%
2023/245422.613%7%28%5%16%
2022/234821.819%8%27%5%4%
2021/223814.613%5%24%4%9%
2020/214211.721%5%21%——
2018/197715.413%6%25%5%15%
2017/187716.014%3%18%4%19%
2016/177014.013%0%19%4%12%

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