Barrow CofE Primary School
Barrow, School Lane, Chester, CH3 7HW
This school has not opened yet.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mr Paul Hudson
- Diocese
- Diocese of Chester
- Constituency
- Runcorn and Helsby
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 98
- URN
- 152717
- Local authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01244445154
About this school
Barrow CofE Primary School will be a Church of England primary academy in Chester. It teaches children aged 4 to 11.
Ofsted will inspect it once it opens.
Ofsted judgement
Barrow CofE Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in November 2026, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Before converting it was Barrow CofE Primary School. The history below belongs to that predecessor school, not to the school as it runs today.
Predecessor school: Barrow CofE Primary School (closed October 2026)
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Urgent improvement
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Not met
Ofsted placed the school in a category of concern: special measures.
How Barrow CofE Primary School compares
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | — | — | — | — |
| Guilden Sutton CofE Primary School | 84% | 3.6% | 2.4% | 207 | 1.5 miles |
| Mickle Trafford Village School | 72% | 4.6% | 10.4% | 169 | 1.8 miles |
| Tarvin Primary School | 82% | 4.6% | 5% | 230 | 1.8 miles |
| Ashton Hayes Primary School | 44% | 3.7% | 3.9% | 134 | 2.4 miles |
| Oldfield Primary School | — | 3% | 5.4% | 207 | 2.6 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.
Location
Nearby schools
-
Guilden Sutton CofE Primary School1.5 miles
Primary · Chester
-
Mickle Trafford Village School1.8 miles
Primary · Chester
-
Tarvin Primary School1.8 miles
Primary · Chester
-
Ashton Hayes Primary School2.4 miles
Primary · Chester
-
Oldfield Primary School2.6 miles
Primary · Chester
Other schools in Chester
- Acresfield Academy Primary
- Ashton Hayes Primary School Primary
- Barrow CofE Primary School Primary
- Belgrave Primary School Primary
- Boughton Heath Academy Primary
- Capenhurst CofE Primary School Primary
- Cherry Grove Primary School Primary
- Chester Blue Coat Church of England Primary School Primary
- Christleton Primary School Primary
- Clutton Church of England Primary School Primary
- Dee Point Primary School Primary
- Dodleston CofE Primary School Primary
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 15 July 2026.