Barton Clough Primary School

Barton Clough Primary School is performing well overall, having improved from a previous inspection grade of 'Requires Improvement' to 'Good'. The school's leadership has effectively implemented a more ambitious curriculum and enhanced educational offerings, which have positively impacted student outcomes, especially for those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). Pupils display a positive attitude towards learning, feel well-supported by staff, and benefit from various extracurricular activities that foster self-confidence and personal growth.

Strengths

• Pupils are warmly welcomed and treated with kindness and respect.
• The school has high expectations for all pupils, including those with SEND.
• Pupils actively participate in school life and enjoy various responsibilities.
• The curriculum is ambitious and well-ordered to help pupils build on prior knowledge.
• Reading is prioritized, and staff effectively support pupils to become confident readers.
• Staff well-being is prioritized, contributing to a positive work environment.

Areas for Improvement

• In some subjects, curriculum improvements are recent and knowledge is less secure.
• Assessment methods in a few subjects do not sufficiently check pupil understanding.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Barton Clough Primary School attended 95.0% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 16.4% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 1.8% of pupils at Barton Clough Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Barton Clough Primary School had 11.1 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 0.0% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 20.6% of pupils at Barton Clough Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 16.8% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

The school has a SEN unit with 22 pupils.

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Barton Clough Primary School received £8,979 and spent £9,803 for each of its 171 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £1,932,000 (-£11,299 per pupil).

Across all 11 schools of Bright Futures Educational Trust, income was £10,531 and spending £10,103 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Manchester · Trafford local authority: places and applications

Barton Clough Primary School is part of Bright Futures Educational Trust, which runs 11 schools. The nearest others:

• The Orchards Stretford
• Acre Hall Primary School Manchester
• Lime Tree Primary Academy Sale
• Altrincham Grammar School for Girls Altrincham
• Stanley Grove Primary Academy Longsight
• Elmridge Primary School Altrincham
• Cedar Mount Academy Gorton
• Melland High School Gorton
• Rushbrook Primary Academy Manchester
• Marton Primary Academy and Nursery Blackpool

What is Barton Clough Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Barton Clough Primary School is Good, from an inspection in May 2024.

When was Barton Clough Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Barton Clough Primary School was last inspected in May 2024.

How many pupils does Barton Clough Primary School have?

Barton Clough Primary School has 155 pupils on roll.

What age range does Barton Clough Primary School cover?

Barton Clough Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Barton Clough Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 61% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Barton Clough Primary School?

Barton Clough Primary School is at Audley Avenue, Stretford, Manchester, M32 9TG.