Community school · Warrington

Barrow Hall Community Primary School

4–11Ages
628Pupils
PrimaryPhase
111234URN

Sophia Drive, Great Sankey, Warrington, WA5 3TX · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jul 2023 Previous framework

Outstanding

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.6per place

0.5 above Warrington median (2.1)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Warrington

233 applications for 90 places · 12th of 56 in Warrington

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

79%met the expected standard

Warrington 70% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Outstanding · 18 July 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Early years provision	Outstanding

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.6applications per place, Reception

0.5 above Warrington median (2.1) 0.4 above England median (2.2)

233 applications · 90 places offered · 99 named it first

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 2.6; Warrington median median 2.1
2025 2.3; Warrington median median 2.1
2024 2.4; Warrington median median 2.0
2023 2.1; Warrington median median 1.9
2022 2.5; Warrington median median 2.0
2021 2.4; Warrington median median 2.0
2020 2.3; Warrington median median 2.1
2019 2.6; Warrington median median 2.0
2018 2.4; Warrington median median 2.1
2017 2.7; Warrington median median 2.3
2016 2.4; Warrington median median 2.2
2015 2.7; Warrington median median 2.3
2014 2.4; Warrington median median 2.3

More applications per place than the Warrington median in 13 of 13 years.

This school
Warrington median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	90	233	2.6	99	1.10
Sep 2025	90	210	2.3	106	1.18
Sep 2024	89	217	2.4	110	1.24
Sep 2023	88	184	2.1	81	0.92
Sep 2022	87	214	2.5	101	1.16
Sep 2021	90	220	2.4	108	1.20
Sep 2020	90	208	2.3	87	0.97
Sep 2019	90	236	2.6	99	1.10
Sep 2018	90	217	2.4	90	1.00
Sep 2017	88	239	2.7	100	1.14
Sep 2016	89	217	2.4	90	1.01
Sep 2015	74	202	2.7	69	0.93
Sep 2014	90	213	2.4	84	0.93

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 88% · Writing 83% · Maths 91% → all three 79% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard79%12th of 57 in Warrington

Warrington 70% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard88%

Warrington 85% England 78%

Higher standard44%

Warrington 38% England 33%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard83%

Warrington 77% England 75%

Greater depth3%

Warrington 12% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard91%

Warrington 83% England 77%

Higher standard43%

Warrington 30% England 24%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Warrington median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	79%	3%	108	108
2023/24	75%	10%	106	107
2022/23	82%	21%	109	109

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Barrow Hall Community Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Outstanding2023

2.6applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
Park Road Community Primary School
1.2 km · Warrington

2025

2.7applications per place 81%met the SATs standard
Chapelford Village Primary School
1.5 km · Warrington

2026

2.1applications per place 85%met the SATs standard
St Philip (Westbrook) CofE Primary School
1.5 km · Warrington

Graded · no overall grade2025
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
1.7 km · Warrington

Standards maintained2025

2.2applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Great Sankey Primary School
1.9 km · Warrington

2025

2.8applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
Penketh Primary School
2.2 km · Warrington

Good2023

2.9applications per place 81%met the SATs standard
Westbrook Old Hall Primary School
2.2 km · Warrington

2026

2.4applications per place 44%met the SATs standard
Sankey Valley St James Church of England Primary School
2.2 km · Warrington

2026

2.0applications per place 75%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 111234 · 877/2717
Capacity: 630 pupils · 628 on roll
Free school meals: 5.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Sophia Drive, Great Sankey, Warrington, WA5 3TX
Local authority: Warrington

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources