Schools by area › Westmorland and Furness › Barrow Island Community Primary School
Barrow Island Community Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Community school
Trinity Street, Barrow-in-Furness LA14 2SJ · barrowisland.cumbria.sch.uk · 01229 820302
On the mapSearch near LA14 2SJ
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Apr 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 54%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Westmorland and Furness 58%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 162
- 77% of 210 places
- Local authority
- Westmorland and Furness
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 29.6%
- First language not English
- 18.5%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 19 families put the school first and 19 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 19 | 19 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 23 | 23 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 19 | 18 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 16 | 16 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 54% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 0% the higher standard. Across Westmorland and Furness it was 58%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼54% | 62% | ||
| ▼0% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▼100 | 106 | ||
| ▼100 | 105 | ||
| ▼102 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 18 April 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for Barrow Island Community Primary School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 18 Apr 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, May 2014
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
May 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Nov 2012Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Good
What parents said
82% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (11 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 82%
- Replies
- 11
- 7% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 55% who raised concerns
based on the 18% who had a child bullied