Barnton Community Nursery and Primary School
Townfield Lane, Barnton, Northwich, CW8 4QL
Headteacher: Miss Sara AlbistonSchool website ↗Pupils: 490 (capacity: 505)Part of WEAVER TRUST LIMITED
Ofsted Outstanding
Inspected October 2023
Oversubscribed
97% of first-choice applicants offered a place
82%
Reading, Writing & Maths
Outstanding
Inspected October 2023
97%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed
Latest data: 2024/25
Ofsted RatingInspected 11 October 2023Full report ↗
Outstanding
From September 2024, Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgement in inspections of state-funded schools.
Rated Outstanding across all inspected areas — Quality of Teaching, Behaviour, Pupils' Development and Leadership.
SATs Results (2024/25)
End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.
Reading, Writing & Maths combinedⓘReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
82.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)ⓘHigher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
10.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 88%·Writing 84%·Maths 90%→All three 82%
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Maths
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Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average
How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)
This school is oversubscribed.
Demand exceeds capacity.
- How many places were offered?
- 59
- How many families wanted this school first?
- 61
- How many got their first choice?
- 59of 61 (96.7%)
- How many applied in total?
- 80
Pupils & Inclusion
Eligible for pupil premium
18.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageⓘEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
0.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportⓘSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
20.0%
Boys and girls
50%girls·50%boys
246 girls, 244 boys
Location
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Results Over Time
↑ Peaked at 82% (2015/16), currently 82%
* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.
Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.
View raw year-by-year data
| Year | Reading, Writing & Maths (expected %) | Exceeding expected (%) | Reading Progress | Writing Progress | Maths Progress |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015/16 | 82.0% | 3.0% | -0.8 | +0.3 | +1.6 |
| 2016/17 | 58.0% | 8.0% | +0.8 | +0.2 | +1.9 |
| 2017/18 | 65.0% | 12.0% | +6.4 | +2.4 | +3.4 |
| 2018/19 | 77.0% | 20.0% | +4.2 | +0.8 | +3.2 |
| 2022/23 | 75.0% | 17.0% | +3.8 | +2.7 | +3.8 |
| 2023/24 | 68.0% | 7.0% | - | - | - |
| 2024/25 | 82.0% | 10.0% | - | - | - |