Barlow Hall Primary School, Manchester

In its own words: "We are situated in Chorlton, South Manchester. Barlow Hall Primary School serves a range of communities in South Manchester and we are proud of our rich and diverse school. Barlow Hall Primary school has 261 children on roll. We have wonderfully talented children from a range of different backgrounds."

The school runs a breakfast club and after-school care, from £5 per session.

In 2025, 90% of Year 6 pupils at Barlow Hall Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 87% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 74% and 74% in Manchester and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 77% in reading and 72% in maths in 2024.

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

For September 2026 entry, 16 families put Barlow Hall Primary School as their first choice and 58 named it as one of their preferences, for 16 places offered. That is one first choice for every place. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Barlow Hall Primary School are Chorlton Park Primary (0.4 miles, Good, 76% reading, 70% maths); St Ambrose RC Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 62% reading, 59% maths); Brookburn Community School (0.8 miles, Good, 93% reading, 91% maths); and Cavendish Primary School (1.1 miles).

Barlow Hall Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 2 of these 3 schools.

Barlow Hall Primary School is one of 5 schools run by Connect Alliance Trust, an academy trust.

69 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Barlow Hall Primary School (as of September 2025): 97% would recommend the school, 96% say their child is happy there and 85% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that they would recommend the school (97%); the weakest, that the school supports their child's wider development (84%).

60.2% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 64 pupils (27.7%) received SEN support and 26 (11.3%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.

Barlow Hall Primary School has a resourced provision for speech, language and communication needs and autism: 7 places, 7 pupils on roll.

The nearest tram or metro stop is Barlow Moor Road (Manchester Metrolink), about 620 metres away (roughly a 8-minute walk).

12 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Godbert Avenue (near), 90 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Barlow Hall Primary School stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In 2024/25, Barlow Hall Primary School issued 1 suspension, 0.4 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Barlow Hall Primary School are Loreto High School Chorlton (0.5 miles), Chorlton High School (0.7 miles), Didsbury High School (0.7 miles) and CHS South (0.8 miles).