Barrow CofE Primary School

Primary · Cheshire West and Chester · CH3 7HW · URN 111270

Ofsted Requires improvementLast inspected 2023-06-27Cohort 48Church of England

Exam results, in full

Every figure below comes straight from the Department for Education performance tables. We show the coverage we hold, how the school compares with its local area and with England, and which part of the score each figure feeds, so you can see exactly how the ranking was built.

Key stage 2 results

Taken by pupils at the end of Year 6, so they describe a primary school.

2024-2025 results · cohort 6

4 of 4 headline figuresArea average from 123 schools in Cheshire West and Chester

Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths
33%
Cheshire West and Chester 58.7%England 61%
25.7 percentage points below the area average of 58.7
Overall standards
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths
0%
Cheshire West and Chester 5.9%England 8%
5.9 percentage points below the area average of 5.9
Academic stretch
Average scaled score in reading
102
Cheshire West and Chester 105.54England 105
3.5 below the area average of 105.5
Overall standards
Average scaled score in maths
98
Cheshire West and Chester 103.96England 105
6 below the area average of 104
Overall standards
Average scaled score in grammar, punctuation and spelling
101
Cheshire West and Chester 104.77England 105
3.8 below the area average of 104.8
Overall standards
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling
17%
Cheshire West and Chester 26.6%England 32%
9.6 percentage points below the area average of 26.6
Academic stretch
Expected standard in reading
50%
Cheshire West and Chester 74.8%
24.8 percentage points below the area average of 74.8
Context only, not scored
Expected standard in writing
50%
Cheshire West and Chester 69.6%
19.5 percentage points below the area average of 69.6
Context only, not scored
Expected standard in maths
33%
Cheshire West and Chester 70.7%
37.7 percentage points below the area average of 70.7
Context only, not scored
Pupils in the results cohort
6
Cheshire West and Chester 29
23.5 below the area average of 29.5
Context only, not scored

Measure	This school	Against Cheshire West and Chester	Against national	Feeds
Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths	33% Cheshire West and Chester 58.7%England 61%	25.7 percentage points below the area average of 58.7	28 percentage points below the national figure of 61	Overall standards
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths	0% Cheshire West and Chester 5.9%England 8%	5.9 percentage points below the area average of 5.9	8 percentage points below the national figure of 8	Academic stretch
Average scaled score in reading	102 Cheshire West and Chester 105.54England 105	3.5 below the area average of 105.5	3 below the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Average scaled score in maths	98 Cheshire West and Chester 103.96England 105	6 below the area average of 104	7 below the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Average scaled score in grammar, punctuation and spelling	101 Cheshire West and Chester 104.77England 105	3.8 below the area average of 104.8	4 below the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling	17% Cheshire West and Chester 26.6%England 32%	9.6 percentage points below the area average of 26.6	15 percentage points below the national figure of 32	Academic stretch
Expected standard in reading	50% Cheshire West and Chester 74.8%	24.8 percentage points below the area average of 74.8	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Expected standard in writing	50% Cheshire West and Chester 69.6%	19.5 percentage points below the area average of 69.6	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Expected standard in maths	33% Cheshire West and Chester 70.7%	37.7 percentage points below the area average of 70.7	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Pupils in the results cohort	6 Cheshire West and Chester 29	23.5 below the area average of 29.5	No national comparison	Context only, not scored

Withheld figures are suppressed at source to protect small cohorts. Figures marked not published are ones the department no longer publishes for any school. Source: DfE performance tables, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Local authority average class size

Area benchmark

Cheshire West and Chester · State-funded schools · 2025/26

Primary classes: 25.5 pupils per class

This is the council-area average, not this school’s class size. It is not used in your scorecard ranking.

Source: DfE school census · 2025/26

Published figures

English as an additional language: 2.1% of pupils
Eligible for free school meals: 16.7% of pupils
Pupils on SEN support: 6.3% of pupils
Pupils per adult, including teaching assistants: 7.7pupils per adult
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling: 17% of pupils
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths: 0% of pupils
Pupils per teacher (2025/26 staff census): 15pupils per teacher
Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths: 33% of pupils

Data last refreshed 2026-11-10. Source: DfE and Ofsted open data, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Where it is

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What is the latest Ofsted judgement?: Ofsted rated Barrow CofE Primary School Requires improvement at its inspection on 27/06/2023.
Where is the school and which authority runs it?: Barrow CofE Primary School is a primary school in Cheshire West and Chester, postcode CH3 7HW (URN 111270).
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