Barrow Island Community Primary School is a primary school located in Barrow-in-Furness. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 21/05/2014. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4%, the same as UK average.

School Information

Address: Trinity Street, Barrow-in-Furness, LA14 2SJ
Website:
Telephone: 01229820302
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Cumbria
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs J Dixon
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 112236

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 21/05/2014

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 138
Number of Boys: 73
Number of Girls: 65

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4% 4%
Persistent absence: 5.3% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -1.3 Confidence interval -4.1 to 1.4
Writing
Average: 0.9 Confidence interval -1.7 to 3.4
Maths
Average: 0.7 Confidence interval -1.7 to 3.1

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:65%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:5%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:102
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:105
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Hindpool Nursery School
Bath Street , LA14 5TS 		4out of 4 1,835 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Barrow Island Community Primary School
Trinity Street , LA14 2SJ 		3out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St George's CofE School
School Street , LA14 2JN 		3out of 4 930 yd Voluntary controlled school Yes Mixed More About School
Greengate Junior School
Greengate Street , LA14 1BG 		3out of 4 1,232 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
South Walney Junior School
Amphitrite Street South , Walney LA14 3BG 		3out of 4 1,329 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Barrow
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School , Lumley Street LA14 2BA 		- not rated 1,332 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Furness Academy
Park Drive , LA13 9BB 		3out of 4 2,016 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Walney School
Sandy Gap Lane , Walney LA14 3JT 		2out of 4 2,045 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Furness College
Channelside , LA14 2PJ 		- not rated 1,702 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Moorfield Learning Centre
Moorfield Street , Barrow in Furness LA13 9RS 		- not rated 1,940 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
George Hastwell School Special Academy
Moor Tarn Lane , Walney Island LA14 3LW 		2out of 4 1,999 yd Academy special sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Newbridge House PRU
Newbridge House , Ewan Close LA13 9HU 		3out of 4 2,476 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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