Barnton Community Nursery and Primary School
Primary school in Northwich, Cheshire West and Chester. Outstanding (Oct 2023).
Latest graded inspection
Inspected 11 October 2023, report published 22 November 2023, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.
Outstanding overall. The top grade under the previous system. 12% of schools whose latest graded inspection was under this system got Outstanding.
| Area | Grade |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Early years | Outstanding |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
These grades come from the system Ofsted replaced in November 2025. They stay on record until the school’s next inspection, when it gets a report card instead. More about the old grades.
Next inspection: around October 2027
The last inspection was in October 2023. Schools are usually inspected about every four years.
An estimate, not an Ofsted date. Ofsted doesn’t publish its schedule and gives schools about a day’s notice. The law says the next inspection must be by August 2029 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.
Nearby primary schools
- 0.9 milesLittle Leigh Primary School
Good (Jul 2023)
- 1.4 milesComberbach Nursery and Primary School
Improved significantly (Oct 2024)
- 1.4 milesWeaverham Primary Academy
Good (Jan 2023)
- 1.6 milesSt Bede's Catholic Primary School, Weaverham
Good (Oct 2023)
- 1.6 milesWeaverham Forest Primary School
Report card, Jun 2026: 4 expected, 3 needs attention
Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.