Newbarns Primary & Nursery 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 outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 15/05/2013. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing is above average, progress in reading and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.9%, which is 0.1 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Rising Side, Barrow-in-Furness

School Information

Address: Rising Side, Barrow-in-Furness, LA13 9ET
Website: www.newbarns.cumbria.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01229877442
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Cumbria
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Gary Birkett
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 112244

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 15/05/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 446
Number of Pupils: 432
Number of Boys: 218
Number of Girls: 214

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.9% 4%
Persistent absence: 4.7% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Above Average: 1 Confidence interval -0.5 to 2.6
Writing
Above Average: 2.2 Confidence interval 0.8 to 3.7
Maths
Average: 0.4 Confidence interval -1 to 1.8

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:63%
England Average:65%

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

School:8%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:104
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:104
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 2,345 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Newbarns Primary & Nursery School
Rising Side , LA13 9ET 		4out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Holy Family Catholic Primary School
Ostley Bank , Newbarns LA13 9LR 		3out of 4 329 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Victoria Infant and Nursery School
Oxford Street , LA14 5QN 		3out of 4 1,104 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Paul's CofE Junior School
Hawcoat Lane , LA14 4HF 		3out of 4 1,105 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Parkside Academy
Greengate Street , LA13 9BY 		3out of 4 1,139 yd Academy converter Yes 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 842 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Furness Academy
Park Drive , LA13 9BB 		3out of 4 911 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 2,772 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 1,075 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 4 436 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Moorfield Learning Centre
Moorfield Street , Barrow in Furness LA13 9RS 		- not rated 1,247 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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