Cambridge 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 17/05/2017. 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 4.6%, which is 0.6 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Cambridge Street, Barrow-in-Furness, LA13 9RP
Website: www.cambridge.cumbria.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01229827761
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Cumbria
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Jenny Lavery
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 134117

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 17/05/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 2 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 245
Number of Pupils: 203
Number of Boys: 109
Number of Girls: 94

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.6% 4%
Persistent absence: 14.6% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 0.5 Confidence interval -1.7 to 2.8
Writing
Average: 1 Confidence interval -1.1 to 3
Maths
Average: 0.6 Confidence interval -1.3 to 2.6

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:70%
England Average:65%

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

School:7%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:103
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:103
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 2,425 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Cambridge Primary School
Cambridge Street , LA13 9RP 		3out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Parkside Academy
Greengate Street , LA13 9BY 		3out of 4 629 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Barrow
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School , Lumley Street LA14 2BA 		- not rated 708 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Greengate Junior School
Greengate Street , LA14 1BG 		3out of 4 1,077 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
St George's CofE School
School Street , LA14 2JN 		3out of 4 1,112 yd Voluntary controlled school 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 4 709 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
St Bernards Catholic High School, Barrow
Rating Lane , LA13 9LE 		- not rated 2,161 yd Academy converter 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 2,694 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Chetwynde School
Rating Lane , LA13 0NY 		2out of 4 2,429 yd Free schools No 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 199 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Newbridge House PRU
Newbridge House , Ewan Close LA13 9HU 		3out of 4 1,032 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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