Barnton Community Nursery and Primary School

State-Funded School

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North WestRegion

Cheshire West and ChesterLocal Authority

TattonConstituency

CW8 4QLPostcode

9.5

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Barnton Community Nursery and Primary School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 2–11, located in Cheshire West and Chester, North West.

The school is rated Outstanding by Ofsted. It currently serves 482 pupils. Barnton Community Nursery and Primary School is part of Weaver Trust Limited.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Quality ofeducation

Outstanding

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Early yearsprovision

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 68%
Higher standard: 7%
Reading score: 104
Maths score: 105

Ethnicity

White

94%

Asian

<1%

Black

<1%

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

482

Total Pupils

49%Boys

51%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

16%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 2 – 11
Deprivation band: Less deprived
Total pupils: 482
IDACI quintile: 2 (More deprived)
MAT name: Weaver Trust Limited

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
22 Nov 2023	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding
5 Jul 2012	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.