Greengate Junior 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 19/09/2012. 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 4.5%, which is 0.5 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Greengate Street, Barrow-in-Furness

School Information

Address: Greengate Street, Barrow-in-Furness, LA14 1BG
Website:
Telephone: 01229812592
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Cumbria
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs S Jackson
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 112206

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 19/09/2012

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 7 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 240
Number of Pupils: 188
Number of Boys: 100
Number of Girls: 88

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.5% 4%
Persistent absence: 8.2% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -0.9 Confidence interval -2.6 to 0.9
Writing
Average: 1.2 Confidence interval -0.4 to 2.7
Maths
Average: -0.1 Confidence interval -1.6 to 1.4

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:72%
England Average:65%

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

School:4%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:104
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 1,425 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Greengate Junior School
Greengate Street , LA14 1BG 		3out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Ramsden Infant School
Thwaite Street , LA14 1AN 		2out of 4 427 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St George's CofE School
School Street , LA14 2JN 		3out of 4 445 yd Voluntary controlled school Yes Mixed More About School
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Barrow
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School , Lumley Street LA14 2BA 		- not rated 476 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Parkside Academy
Greengate Street , LA13 9BY 		3out of 4 618 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 4 806 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
St Bernards Catholic High School, Barrow
Rating Lane , LA13 9LE 		- not rated 2,493 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Walney School
Sandy Gap Lane , Walney LA14 3JT 		2out of 4 2,919 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 1,633 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 2,607 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 916 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Newbridge House PRU
Newbridge House , Ewan Close LA13 9HU 		3out of 4 1,248 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
George Hastwell School Special Academy
Moor Tarn Lane , Walney Island LA14 3LW 		2out of 4 2,786 yd Academy special sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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