SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Good
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?Good
CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?Good
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?Good
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?Good
CQC hasn't inspected this home for more than 5 years. It re-inspects based on risk, so an old rating doesn't count against a home on this site, but it may not reflect the home today. ?
Highbarrow Residential Home is in the Good tier ?, with 133 other homes in Staffordshire.
78% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
Sunplee Ltd runs Highbarrow Residential Home, a residential care home in Uttoxeter, Staffordshire with room for 37 residents. CQC registers it to look after older people, people with dementia and people with a physical disability.
Of the 6 closest rated homes, none is rated above it. In Staffordshire, 78% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%). The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from October 2025. 85% of homes in Staffordshire also score 5.
Its CQC rating, from March 2020, is Good across the board: overall and for every key question. That is up from Requires improvement in February 2019. At over 5 years old, this rating is older than most. 51% of ratings in Staffordshire are as old (how rating age varies by council).
