Barrow Hall Orchard Church of England Primary School
Church Street, Barrow-upon-Soar, Loughborough, LE12 8HP
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Trust
- HALL ORCHARD BARROW CE PRIMARY SCHOOL
- Headteacher
- Mr Steve Dunn
- Diocese
- Diocese of Leicester
- Constituency
- Loughborough
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 571
- URN
- 140230
- Local authority
- Leicestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01509412188
About this school
Barrow Hall Orchard Church of England Primary School is a Church of England primary academy in Loughborough. It teaches children aged 5 to 11 and has 571 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- 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 | 94 | 66 | 80 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 72% | 76% | 55% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 15% | 9% | 4% |
| Expected standard in reading | 82% | 85% | 79% |
| Expected standard in maths | 82% | 85% | 68% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 82% | 85% | 79% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 107.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 105.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.10 | - | - |
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 Orchard Church of England 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 | Leicestershire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 72% | 60.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 76% | 60.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 55% | 61.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 539 |
| 2023/24 | 527 |
| 2024/25 | 552 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Barrow Hall Orchard Church of England Primary School compares
Barrow Hall Orchard Church of England Primary School ranked 154th of 211 primary schools in Leicestershire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 30% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 76% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 55% | 4.4% | 15.4% | 571 | — |
| St Bartholomew's Church of England Primary School | 63% | 3.8% | 6.3% | 497 | 1.6 miles |
| Christ Church & Saint Peter's Cofe Primary School | 63% | 5% | 28.3% | 385 | 1.8 miles |
| Sileby Redlands Community Primary School | 82% | 4.4% | 22.4% | 394 | 2.1 miles |
| Burton-on-the-Wolds Primary School | 68% | 3.5% | 3.1% | 213 | 2.1 miles |
| Highgate Primary School | 47% | 5.7% | 34.2% | 219 | 2.2 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)
- 15.4%
- English as an additional language
- 1.6%
- Overall absence
- 4.37%
- Persistent absence
- 8.67%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Bartholomew's Church of England Primary School1.6 miles
Primary · Loughborough
-
Christ Church & Saint Peter's Cofe Primary School1.8 miles
Primary · Loughborough
-
Sileby Redlands Community Primary School2.1 miles
Primary · Loughborough
-
Burton-on-the-Wolds Primary School2.1 miles
Primary · Loughborough
-
Highgate Primary School2.2 miles
Primary · Loughborough
Other schools in Loughborough
Barrow Hall Orchard Church of England Primary School ranks 27th of the 34 ranked primary schools in Loughborough.
- Belton Church of England Primary School Primary
- Booth Wood Academy Primary
- Brookside Primary School Primary
- Burton-on-the-Wolds Primary School Primary
- Christ Church & Saint Peter's Cofe Primary School Primary
- Cobden Primary School & Community Centre Primary
- Costock CofE Primary School Primary
- Hathern Church of England Primary School Primary
- Highgate Primary School Primary
- Holywell Primary School Primary
- Lantern Lane Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Lift Beacon Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Barrow Hall Orchard Church of England Primary School teach?
- Barrow Hall Orchard Church of England Primary School teaches children aged 5 to 11. It is a primary school in Loughborough.
- Who is the headteacher of Barrow Hall Orchard Church of England Primary School?
- The headteacher of Barrow Hall Orchard Church of England Primary School is Mr Steve Dunn, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Barrow Hall Orchard Church of England Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Barrow Hall Orchard Church of England 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 big is Barrow Hall Orchard Church of England Primary School?
- Barrow Hall Orchard Church of England Primary School has 571 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 11.
- Is Barrow Hall Orchard Church of England Primary School full?
- Barrow Hall Orchard Church of England Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 571 on roll (136%), 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 Orchard Church of England Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. Barrow Hall Orchard Church of England Primary School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Leicester.
- Does Barrow Hall Orchard Church of England Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Barrow Hall Orchard Church of England Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Barrow Hall Orchard Church of England Primary School?
- Barrow Hall Orchard Church of England Primary School is part of HALL ORCHARD BARROW CE PRIMARY SCHOOL. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Barrow Hall Orchard Church of England Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 72% in 2022/23 and 55% 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 Orchard Church of England Primary School rank locally?
- Barrow Hall Orchard Church of England Primary School ranked 154th of 211 primary schools in Leicestershire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 30% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 76% 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 Orchard Church of England Primary School's absence rate?
- Barrow Hall Orchard Church of England Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Barrow Hall Orchard Church of England Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Barrow Hall Orchard Church of England 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 1 July 2026.