# Barnton Community Nursery and Primary School

Barnton Community Nursery and Primary School is a primary school in Cheshire West and Chester, for pupils aged 2 to 11.

It had 482 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E144058. [Cheshire West and Chester](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Academy converter
- Ages: 2 to 11
- Pupils: 482
- Council: Cheshire West and Chester
- URN: 144058

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Outstanding (overall), October 2023
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 11 October 2023
- Overall effectiveness: Outstanding
- Quality of education: Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding
- Personal development: Outstanding
- Leadership and management: Outstanding
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2024/25, 82% of pupils at Barnton Community Nursery and Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 61% in Cheshire West and Chester and 62% in England.
10% reached the higher standard (8% in England).

### End of primary school (KS2): 2024/25

| Measure | This school | Cheshire West and Chester | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 82% | 61% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 10% | 6% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107 | 105 | 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

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Rosebank School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/rosebank-school-e111513): 230 m. Special. School remains Good, October 2022
- [Little Leigh Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/little-leigh-primary-school-e146202): 1.5 km. Primary. Good (overall), July 2023. 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/144058)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/144058)

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