Barrow Hall Community Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Outstanding
Jul 18 2023 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
4 - 11 y.o.
Type
Local authority maintained schools
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Warrington
Unique reference
111234
Address
Sophia Drive, Great Sankey, WA5 3TX

Pupils

Number of Pupils
633 (98% of total capacity)
Boys
52.8%
Girls
47.2%
First language not English
11.7%
Free school meals (FSM)
7.1%
Persistent absence
10.0%
Special education needs (SEN)
8.7%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 77.6%
Chinese 6.2%
Indian 5.1%
Mixed 4.3%
Unclassified 1.6%
Pakistani 1.4%
Other 1.3%
Other Asian 1.1%
Other White 0.9%
African 0.5%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage1.1
WritingAbove average1.6
MathsAbove average2.2
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 82%
Local authority average 67%
England average 61%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 21%
Local authority average 10%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 109
Local authority average 106
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 109
Local authority average 106
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Barrow Hall Community Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
89
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
110
2nd preference
58
3rd preference
49
From another Local Authority
6
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
87
2nd preference
2
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes30.1
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher29.4
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher30.6
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
88
45
43
Year 1
87
43
44
Year 2
90
50
40
Year 3
91
49
42
Year 4
91
46
45
Year 5
92
52
40
Year 6
94
49
45
Year 2023-2024

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