Barlow Hall Primary School
Primary schoolBarlow Hall Primary School is a primary school in Manchester, for pupils aged 2 to 11. It had 231 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Standards maintained, January 2025
- Latest ungraded inspection
- Standards maintained, 29 January 2025
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 77% of pupils at Barlow Hall Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 58% in Manchester and 62% in England.
7% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Manchester | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 77% | 58% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 7% | 5% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108 | 104 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Manchester Secondary PRUPupil referral and alternative provision. Requires improvement (overall), June 2024220 m
- Chorlton Park PrimaryPrimary. Good (overall), June 2024. 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)700 m
- Loreto High School ChorltonSecondary. Requires improvement (overall), May 2024. Attainment 8 of 42.3 (2025/26, provisional)810 m
- St Ambrose RC Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, April 2023. 41% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)810 m
- Chorlton High SchoolSecondary. Report card, November 2025: safeguarding met. Attainment 8 of 54.5 (2025/26, provisional)1.1 km
- Didsbury High SchoolSecondary. Outstanding (overall), January 2024. Attainment 8 of 57.8 (2025/26, provisional)1.2 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Manchester
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).