Holy Family Catholic 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 19/06/2013. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing is well above average, progress in reading and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.2%, which is 0.8 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Ostley Bank, Barrow-in-Furness

School Information

Address: Ostley Bank, Barrow-in-Furness, LA13 9LR
Website:
Telephone: 01229828018
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Cumbria
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Rachel Porter
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 112366

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 19/06/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 218
Number of Pupils: 230
Number of Boys: 105
Number of Girls: 125

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.2% 4%
Persistent absence: 3.9% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Above Average: 1.3 Confidence interval -1 to 3.6
Writing
Well Above Average: 2.7 Confidence interval 0.6 to 4.9
Maths
Average: 1 Confidence interval -1.1 to 3

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:74%
England Average:65%

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

School:15%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:105
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 2,261 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Holy Family Catholic Primary School
Ostley Bank , Newbarns LA13 9LR 		3out of 4 0 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Newbarns Primary & Nursery School
Rising Side , LA13 9ET 		4out of 4 329 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Paul's CofE Junior School
Hawcoat Lane , LA14 4HF 		3out of 4 782 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Victoria Infant and Nursery School
Oxford Street , LA14 5QN 		3out of 4 866 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Victoria Academy
Devonshire Road , LA14 5NE 		3out of 4 1,161 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Bernards Catholic High School, Barrow
Rating Lane , LA13 9LE 		- not rated 694 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Furness Academy
Park Drive , LA13 9BB 		3out of 4 1,109 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable 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 2,709 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 4 818 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Newbridge House PRU
Newbridge House , Ewan Close LA13 9HU 		3out of 4 638 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Moorfield Learning Centre
Moorfield Street , Barrow in Furness LA13 9RS 		- not rated 1,516 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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