Barrow CofE Primary School is a primary school located in Chester. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 07/12/2012. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in writing are average, progress in maths is well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.1%, which is 1.1 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Barrow, Chester

School Information

Address: Barrow, Chester, CH3 7HW
Website: www.barrowcofeschool.com
Telephone: 01244445154
School Type: Voluntary controlled school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Cheshire West and Chester
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Paul Hudson
Religious character: Church of England
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 111270

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 07/12/2012

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 98
Number of Pupils: 42
Number of Boys: 15
Number of Girls: 27

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.1% 4%
Persistent absence: 15.3% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 1.6 Confidence interval -2.4 to 5.6
Writing
Average: 0.1 Confidence interval -3.6 to 3.8
Maths
Well Below Average: -4.5 Confidence interval -8 to -0.9

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:64%
England Average:65%

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

School:0%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:106
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:101
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Barrow CofE Primary School
Barrow , School Lane CH3 7HW 		3out of 4 0 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
Guilden Sutton CofE Primary School
Arrowcroft Road , Guilden Sutton CH3 7ES 		4out of 4 2,611 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
Mickle Trafford Village School
School Lane , Mickle Trafford CH2 4EF 		4out of 4 3,137 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Tarvin Primary School
Heath Drive , Tarvin CH3 8LS 		- not rated 3,145 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
iMap Centre
Unit 4a Barrowmore Estates , Barnhouse Lane CH3 7JA 		- not rated 861 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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