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Barrow Hall Orchard Church of England Primary School

Primary · Mixed · Ages 5–11 · Academy

Church Street, Barrow-upon-Soar, Loughborough LE12 8HP · hall-orchard.leics.sch.uk · 01509 412188

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Overview

Ofsted
No overall grade
2019 framework · inspected Feb 2025
Key stage 2, 2024/25
55%
reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Leicestershire 63%, England 62%
Demand for places
1.0
first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
Pupils
571
151 over 420 places · 136%
Local authority
Leicestershire
Free school meals
12.6%
First language not English
0.5%
School census 2025/26
Trust
Hall Orchard Barrow Ce Primary School

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Reception in September 2026, 79 families put the school first and 82 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 65 (Places 81)65September 2023: 63 (Places 64)63September 2024: 83 (Places 84)83September 2025: 52 (Places 52)52September 2026: 79 (Places 82)79Places 82
ReceptionPlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 202682791100%
September 2025Sept 202552521100%
September 2024Sept 202484831100%
September 2023Sept 202364631100%
September 2022Sept 202281650.8100%

Results

In 2024/25, 55% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 4% the higher standard. Across Leicestershire it was 63%, and across England 62%.

Expected standard reading, writing and maths

2019/20 to 2021/22: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1922/2323/2424/252015/16: 55% (England 53%)55%2016/17: 77% (England 61%)77%2017/18: 78% (England 64%)78%2018/19: 76% (England 65%)76%2022/23: 72% (England 60%)72%2023/24: 76% (England 61%)76%2024/25: 55% (England 62%)55%England 62%
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
Reading, writing and maths
▼55%62%
▼4%8%
Average scaled score
●105106
●103105
●105105

Ofsted

Ofsted inspected Barrow Hall Orchard Church of England Primary School on 25 February 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.

Overall
No overall grade
Inspected
25 Feb 2025
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentOutstanding
Leadership and managementGood
Early yearsGood

Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Mar 2019

Earlier inspections

Before September 2019

  • Mar 2019Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Jul 2015Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Early yearsGood
  • Mar 2011Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Early yearsGood

What parents said

92% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (118 replies, to 1 September 2025).

Recommend
92%
Replies
118
21% · 1 Sept 2025
Child is happy at school▲97% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe▲98% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▲91% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations●84% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well▲95% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▼79% agreeEngland 84%
Told how child is doing●83% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects●91% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities▲95% agreeEngland 91%
Supports personal development▲88% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▲81% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 70% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▼45% agreeEngland 50%

based on the 22% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▲88% agreeEngland 67%

based on 24 parents (20%) with SEND

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