Barnton Community Nursery and Primary School, Northwich

In 2025, 88% of Year 6 pupils at Barnton Community Nursery and Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 90% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 78% and 74% in Cheshire West and Chester and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 75% in reading and 90% in maths in 2024.

For September 2026 entry, 51 families put Barnton Community Nursery and Primary School as their first choice and 80 named it as one of their preferences, for 51 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 Barnton Community Nursery and Primary School are Little Leigh Primary School (0.9 miles, Good, 77% reading, 77% maths); Comberbach Nursery and Primary School (1.4 miles, 91% reading, 87% maths); Weaverham Primary Academy (1.4 miles, Good, 57% reading, 52% maths); and St Bede's Catholic Primary School, Weaverham (1.6 miles, Good, 90% reading, 87% maths).

Barnton Community Nursery and Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.

Barnton Community Nursery and Primary School is one of 6 schools run by Weaver Trust Limited, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 71% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

16% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 3.5% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 124 pupils (25.7%) received SEN support and 36 (7.5%) 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.

Barnton Community Nursery and Primary School has a resourced provision for speech, language and communication needs and moderate learning difficulties: 30 places, 30 pupils on roll.

The nearest railway station is Greenbank Rail Station, about 1.9 miles away in a straight line.

8 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Whitehall Close (opposite), 80 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Barnton Community Nursery and Primary School stands in is among the 10% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 29 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and criminal damage and arson. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Cheshire West and Chester (71).

In 2024/25, Barnton Community Nursery and Primary School issued 5 suspensions, 1 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.