Barnton Community Nursery and Primary School
Academy converterPrimaryAges 2–11Mixed
Townfield Lane, Barnton, Northwich, CW8 4QL
Headteacher · Miss Sara Albiston
From Get Information About Schools (DfE), updated 19 August 2026. Report a correction
Key facts
Pupils482Capacity 505
OfstedOutstandingInspected 11 October 2023
TrustWeaver Trust Limited
Free school meals18%
SEN provisionResourced provision
Ofsted
Outstanding
Graded inspection on 11 October 2023.
- Quality of educationOutstanding
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- Leadership and managementOutstanding
- Early yearsOutstanding
- SafeguardingEffective
Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 31 August 2026.
Reception applications close 15 January 2027
For September 2027. Apply through Cheshire West and Chester council, not the school. National offer day is 16 April 2027.
How to apply in Cheshire West and ChesterApplications for September 2026
All 51 families who put it first were offered a place.
Places offered51
Applications80
First choice51
First-choice offers51
Applications count every family who named the school as any preference. Figures change every year, so they are a guide, not a guarantee.
Source: Department for Education, Primary and secondary school applications and offers 2026 (on-time applications, national offer day).
Nearby schools for the same ages
- Little Leigh Primary School0.9 mi
- Comberbach Nursery and Primary School1.4 mi
- Weaverham Primary Academy1.4 mi
- St Bede's Catholic Primary School, Weaverham1.6 mi
- Weaverham Forest Primary School1.6 mi