Barrow CofE Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4–11 · Chester, Cheshire West and Chester
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Cheshire West and Chester Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2016–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Barrow CofE Primary School is a primary school in Chester, Cheshire West and Chester for ages 4–11 (voluntary controlled school). Cheshire West and Chester has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2016 to 2026 entry.
Barrow CofE Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2022 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2021 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2020 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2019 | 🔒 With a pass |
And 3 earlier figures.
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Ofsted's latest inspection (24 February 2026) gave no single grade; the previous graded outcome was Requires improvement (27 June 2023).
- Every Reception 2026 applicant was offered a place, as at 86 of the 128 other Cheshire West and Chester primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- There are 15 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 22.3 across the 8 nearest primary schools in Cheshire West and Chester.
- In 2024/25, 33% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 0% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Cheshire West and Chester schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Barrow, School Lane, Great Barrow, Chester, CH3 7HW
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Pupils per teacher
- 15
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 24 February 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils now access a curriculum that is ambitious.”
- “Pupils rise to leaders’ and teachers’ strengthened expectations for their learning.”
- “Typically, pupils achieve well and are ready for their next stage of education.”
To improve
- “Weaknesses in safeguarding procedures mean that pupils are not consistently kept safe at this school.”
- “When pupils turn to adults that they trust to share their worries, staff do not routinely pass on these concerns to leaders.”
- “Leaders do not act quickly enough.”
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 1 April 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 33% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Cheshire West and Chester.
- Guilden Sutton CofE Primary School 1.5 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published
- Mickle Trafford Village School 1.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Tarvin Primary School 1.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Ashton Hayes Primary School 2.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Oldfield Primary School 2.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Christleton Primary School 2.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Waverton Community Primary School 2.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Hoole Church of England Primary School 3.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published