Barrow CofE Primary School
Voluntary controlled school in Chester, Cheshire West and Chester.
School details
| Status | Open, but proposed to close |
|---|---|
| Phase | Primary |
| Type | Voluntary controlled school |
| Age range | 4 to 11 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Religious character | Church of England |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 48 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 98 |
| Free school meals | 16.70% |
| Local authority | Cheshire West and Chester |
| Address | Barrow, School Lane, Great Barrow, Chester, Cheshire, CH3 7HW |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | www.barrowcofeschool.com |
| Telephone | 01244445154 |
| URN | 111270 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest full inspection: report card inspection under Ofsted's renewed framework (in use since November 2025), started 24 February 2026, published 31 March 2026. Report cards grade each area separately; there is no single overall grade.
| Safeguarding standards | Not met |
|---|---|
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Urgent improvement |
Category of concern: Special measures.
Earlier graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 27 June 2023, published 14 September 2023:
| Overall effectiveness | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Requires improvement |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
| Early years provision | Requires improvement |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
Latest ungraded inspection: 27 April 2022, outcome: School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next.
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
Nearby schools
- Guilden Sutton CofE Primary School (primary school, about 2.4 km)
- Mickle Trafford Village School (primary school, about 2.9 km)
- Tarvin Primary School (primary school, about 2.9 km)
- Ashton Hayes Primary School (primary school, about 3.8 km)
- Oldfield Primary School (primary school, about 4.1 km)
- Christleton Primary School (primary school, about 4.2 km)
- Waverton Community Primary School (primary school, about 4.7 km)
- Hoole Church of England Primary School (primary school, about 5.0 km)
Browse: Primary schools in Cheshire West and Chester
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. School data: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (downloaded 11 October 2026). Inspection data: Ofsted, state-funded schools inspections and outcomes management information (as at 31 August 2026). Last updated 2026-10-11.