St George's CofE 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 19/11/2014. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing is well above average, progress in maths is above average, progress in reading is average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.4%, which is 0.4 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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School Street, Barrow-in-Furness

School Information

Address: School Street, Barrow-in-Furness, LA14 2JN
Website: www.stgeorges.cumbria.sch.uk
Telephone: 01229841240
School Type: Voluntary controlled school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Cumbria
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Steven Herbert
Religious character: Church of England
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 112289

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 19/11/2014

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 2 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 260
Number of Pupils: 235
Number of Boys: 119
Number of Girls: 116

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.4% 4%
Persistent absence: 9.8% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Above Average: 0.2 Confidence interval -2.1 to 2.4
Writing
Well Above Average: 3.2 Confidence interval 1.1 to 5.3
Maths
Above Average: 2.5 Confidence interval 0.6 to 4.5

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:45%
England Average:65%

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

School:10%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:100
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 1,725 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St George's CofE School
School Street , LA14 2JN 		3out of 4 0 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 408 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Greengate Junior School
Greengate Street , LA14 1BG 		3out of 4 445 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Ramsden Infant School
Thwaite Street , LA14 1AN 		2out of 4 851 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Parkside Academy
Greengate Street , LA13 9BY 		3out of 4 892 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 1,117 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Walney School
Sandy Gap Lane , Walney LA14 3JT 		2out of 4 2,833 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
St Bernards Catholic High School, Barrow
Rating Lane , LA13 9LE 		- not rated 2,859 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 1,836 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 3,005 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 1,015 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Newbridge House PRU
Newbridge House , Ewan Close LA13 9HU 		3out of 4 1,592 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 2,734 yd Academy special sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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