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Newbarns Primary and Nursery School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Academy
Rising Side, Barrow-in-Furness LA13 9ET · newbarns.cumbria.sch.uk · 01229 877442
On the mapSearch near LA13 9ET
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Apr 2025
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 47%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Westmorland and Furness 58%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Reception, September 2026 entry · Westmorland and Furness Council
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 444
- 97% of 459 places
- Local authority
- Westmorland and Furness
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 11.6%
- First language not English
- 2%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Westmorland and Furness Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 44 families put the school first and 48 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 | 48 | 44 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 52 | 47 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 60 | 61 | 1▲ | 97% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 48 | 45 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 57 | 55 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 47% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 4% 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 | |||
| ▼47% | 62% | ||
| ▼4% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●104 | 106 | ||
| ▼102 | 105 | ||
| ▼102 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 112244)
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Newbarns Primary and Nursery School on 29 April 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 29 Apr 2025
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, May 2013
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 112244), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
May 2013Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 112244)
Mar 2008Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 112244)
What parents said
81% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (78 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 81%
- Replies
- 78
- 18% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 67% who raised concerns
based on the 21% who had a child bullied
based on 10 parents (13%) with SEND