Barrow CofE Primary School

State-Funded School

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North WestRegion

Cheshire West and ChesterLocal Authority

Runcorn and HelsbyConstituency

CH3 7HWPostcode

0.6

Academic Performance

Previous Ofsted

About the School

Barrow CofE Primary School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 4–11, located in Cheshire West and Chester, North West.

Ofsted's most recent inspection is published as a report card rather than a single overall grade. It currently serves 48 pupils.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 24 Feb 2026 · published 31 Mar 2026

Current inspection

Safeguarding standards

Not met

Evaluation areas

Inclusion
Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Strong standard
Early years
Expected standard
Leadership and governance
Urgent improvement

Previous Ofsted Rating

Subject Areas (previous framework)

Leadership &management

Requires improvement

Quality ofeducation

Requires improvement

Personaldevelopment

Requires improvement

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Requires improvement

Ethnicity

White

98%

Mixed

Pupils

Total Pupils

29%Boys

71%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

17%

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: 4 – 11
Deprivation band: Less deprived
Total pupils: 48
IDACI quintile: 2 (More deprived)

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
14 Sept 2023	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Good	Requires improvement
11 Jan 2013	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.