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Barlow Hall Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMs Jayne Kennedy

corporate_fareLINK LEARNING TRUST

location_onManchester, M21 7JG

language Visit Website phone 1618812158

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2012

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Students

283

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Expected Standard

77%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Barlow Hall Primary School is a Academy converter primary school in Manchester, serving ages 2-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 17% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Barlow Hall Primary School is an academy converter in Manchester, admitting pupils aged 2-11. It is part of LINK LEARNING TRUST. The school has approximately 242 pupils on roll, of whom 59% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 77% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 7% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #23 of 127 primaries in Manchester and #1,889 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2012. The school's current overall rating is Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 19.9:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.2 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

77%

LA 57%

Reading90% LA 71%

Writing80% LA 65%

Maths87% LA 70%

Read SS

109

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

58%

LA 54%England 61%

Reading77% LA 68% · Eng 74%

Writing58% LA 64% · Eng 72%

Maths72% LA 68% · Eng 73%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

62%

LA 52%England 60%

Reading84% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Writing69% LA 62% · Eng 71%

Maths73% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.7

Read

LA -0.3

0.8 to 4.6

-2.5

Write

LA -1.2

-4.3 to -0.7

-1.3

Maths

LA 0.1

-3.1 to 0.5

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

68%

LA 60%England 65%

Reading73% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Writing84% LA 73% · Eng 78%

Maths84% LA 76% · Eng 79%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

110

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.4

Read

LA 0.3

-0.5 to 3.4

1.0

Write

LA 0.1

-0.8 to 2.8

1.2

Maths

LA 0.6

-0.5 to 2.9

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

75%

LA 61%

Reading82% LA 72%

Writing86% LA 73%

Maths89% LA 74%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.7

Read

LA 0.9

-1.1 to 2.5

0.3

Write

LA 0.3

-1.5 to 2.1

1.9

Maths

LA 1.1

0.2 to 3.6

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

No digital report timeline available.

Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2012-11-20

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

2008-04-14

None EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 242 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	242	0	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	241	1	0.4%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	268	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	259	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	261	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	281	1	0.4%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	283	1	0.4%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	274	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	293	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	287	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	285	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	290	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	288	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	289	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	308	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	308	2	0.6%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	308	1	0.3%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	324	1	0.3%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	324	2	0.6%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	324	2	0.6%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	337	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	330	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	333	0	0.0%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 58 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 13 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 12 pupils

Severe Learning Difficulty 2 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 2 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils