Academy converter · Leicestershire

Barrow Hall Orchard Church of England Primary School

5–11Ages
571Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
140230URN

Church Street, Barrow-upon-Soar, Loughborough, LE12 8HP · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Feb 2025 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.7per place

1.0 below Leicestershire median (2.7)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Leicestershire

143 applications for 82 places · 166th of 176 in Leicestershire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

55%met the expected standard

Leicestershire 63% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 25 February 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

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

1.7applications per place, Reception

1.0 below Leicestershire median (2.7) 0.4 below England median (2.2)

143 applications · 82 places offered · 79 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.7; Leicestershire median median 2.7
2025 2.1; Leicestershire median median 2.8
2024 1.6; Leicestershire median median 2.4
2023 1.6; Leicestershire median median 2.3
2022 1.3; Leicestershire median median 1.9
2021 1.4; Leicestershire median median 1.8
2020 1.4; Leicestershire median median 1.8
2019 1.3; Leicestershire median median 1.9
2018 1.4; Leicestershire median median 1.8
2017 1.2; Leicestershire median median 1.8
2016 1.5; Leicestershire median median 1.8
2015 1.4; Leicestershire median median 1.7
2014 1.3; Leicestershire median median 1.7

More applications per place than the Leicestershire median in 0 of 13 years.

This school
Leicestershire 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	82	143	1.7	79	0.96
Sep 2025	52	107	2.1	52	1.00
Sep 2024	84	132	1.6	83	0.99
Sep 2023	64	101	1.6	63	0.98
Sep 2022	81	108	1.3	65	0.80
Sep 2021	71	96	1.4	65	0.92
Sep 2020	70	95	1.4	68	0.97
Sep 2019	71	94	1.3	68	0.96
Sep 2018	68	92	1.4	61	0.90
Sep 2017	64	78	1.2	61	0.95
Sep 2016	75	112	1.5	80	1.07
Sep 2015	65	91	1.4	67	1.03
Sep 2014	69	87	1.3	69	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 79% · Writing 64% · Maths 68% → all three 55% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard55%151st of 211 in Leicestershire

Leicestershire 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard79%

Leicestershire 80% England 78%

Higher standard25%

Leicestershire 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard64%

Leicestershire 74% England 75%

Greater depth6%

Leicestershire 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard68%

Leicestershire 79% England 77%

Higher standard19%

Leicestershire 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

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Leicestershire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	55%	4%	105	103
2023/24	76%	9%	107	105
2022/23	72%	15%	106	105

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 Orchard Church of England Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.7applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
St Bartholomew's Church of England Primary School
2.6 km · Leicestershire

Remains Good2023

3.6applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Christ Church & Saint Peter's Cofe Primary School
2.9 km · Leicestershire

Remains Good2023

2.2applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Sileby Redlands Community Primary School
3.3 km · Leicestershire

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.2applications per place 82%met the SATs standard
Burton-on-the-Wolds Primary School
3.4 km · Leicestershire

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.4applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Highgate Primary School
3.5 km · Leicestershire

Good2024

3.5applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
Lift Beacon
3.8 km · Leicestershire

2026

2.2applications per place 81%met the SATs standard
Seagrave Village Primary School
3.9 km · Leicestershire

Graded · no overall grade2025

7.0applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Cobden Primary School & Community Centre
4.2 km · Leicestershire

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.9applications per place 45%met the SATs standard

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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: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 140230 · 855/3008
Trust: Hall Orchard Barrow CE Primary School
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 420 pupils · 571 on roll
Free school meals: 12.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 October 2013
Replaced: Barrow Hall Orchard Church of England Primary School (URN 120112)
Address: Church Street, Barrow-upon-Soar, Loughborough, LE12 8HP
Local authority: Leicestershire · Charnwood

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