Barrow Hall Community Primary School
Sophia Drive, Great Sankey, Warrington, WA5 3TX
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr John Littler
- Constituency
- Warrington South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 630
- Pupils on roll
- 628
- URN
- 111234
- Local authority
- Warrington
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01925717633
About this school
Barrow Hall Community Primary School is a community primary school in Warrington. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 628 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Barrow Hall Community Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 92 | 92 | 89 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 82% | 75% | 79% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 21% | 10% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 86% | 80% | 88% |
| Expected standard in maths | 95% | 87% | 91% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 86% | 83% | 83% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109.0 | 106.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 109.0 | 107.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.20 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Barrow Hall Community Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Warrington average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 82% | 66% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 75% | 65% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 79% | 66.6% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 639 |
| 2023/24 | 633 |
| 2024/25 | 630 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Barrow Hall Community Primary School compares
Barrow Hall Community Primary School ranked 15th of 57 primary schools in Warrington for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 86% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 94% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 79% | 3.4% | 6.7% | 628 | — |
| Park Road Community Primary School | 81% | 3.4% | 8.6% | 195 | 0.7 miles |
| Chapelford Village Primary School | 85% | 4.2% | 17.7% | 638 | 0.9 miles |
| St Philip (Westbrook) CofE Primary School | — | — | — | — | 0.9 miles |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School | 77% | 3.9% | 8.2% | 214 | 1.0 miles |
| Great Sankey Primary School | 78% | 3.6% | 12.4% | 350 | 1.2 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 6.67%
- English as an additional language
- 14.1%
- Overall absence
- 3.4%
- Persistent absence
- 3.66%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Park Road Community Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Warrington
-
Chapelford Village Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Warrington
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St Philip (Westbrook) CofE Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Warrington
-
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Warrington
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Great Sankey Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Warrington
Other schools in Warrington
Barrow Hall Community Primary School ranks 18th of the 65 ranked primary schools in Warrington.
- Alderman Bolton Primary School Primary
- All Saints Catholic Primary School, Golborne, Wigan Primary
- Appleton Thorn Primary School Primary
- Beamont Primary School Primary
- Bewsey Lodge Academy Primary
- Birchwood CofE Primary School Primary
- Bradshaw Primary School Primary
- Brook Acre Community Primary School Primary
- Broomfields Junior School Primary
- Bruche Academy Primary
- Burtonwood Community Primary School Primary
- Callands Primary Academy Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Barrow Hall Community Primary School teach?
- Barrow Hall Community Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Warrington.
- Who is the headteacher of Barrow Hall Community Primary School?
- The headteacher of Barrow Hall Community Primary School is Mr John Littler, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Barrow Hall Community Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Barrow Hall Community Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Barrow Hall Community Primary School?
- Barrow Hall Community Primary School has 628 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Barrow Hall Community Primary School full?
- Barrow Hall Community Primary School has capacity for 630 pupils and 628 on roll (100%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Barrow Hall Community Primary School a faith school?
- No. Barrow Hall Community Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Barrow Hall Community Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Barrow Hall Community Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Barrow Hall Community Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 82% in 2022/23 and 79% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Barrow Hall Community Primary School compare with other schools in Warrington?
- Barrow Hall Community Primary School ranked 15th of 57 primary schools in Warrington for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 86% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 94% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Barrow Hall Community Primary School's absence rate?
- Barrow Hall Community Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Barrow Hall Community Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Barrow Hall Community Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.