St James' CofE 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 22/03/2012. 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 4.1%, which is 0.1 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Blake Street, Barrow-in-Furness

School Information

Address: Blake Street, Barrow-in-Furness, LA14 1NY
Website: www.stjamesjun-bif.cumbria.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01229833610
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Cumbria
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Jacqueline Rushton
Religious character: Church of England
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 112362

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 22/03/2012

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 7 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 240
Number of Pupils: 120
Number of Boys: 61
Number of Girls: 59

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.1% 4%
Persistent absence: 8.5% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -1.1 Confidence interval -3.3 to 1
Writing
Average: -0.6 Confidence interval -2.6 to 1.4
Maths
Average: -1.2 Confidence interval -3.1 to 0.7

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:68%
England Average:65%

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

School:13%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:106
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:106
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 4 165 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St James' CofE Junior School
Blake Street , LA14 1NY 		3out of 4 0 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Brisbane Park Infant School
Blake Street , LA14 1NY 		3out of 4 106 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Ramsden Infant School
Thwaite Street , LA14 1AN 		2out of 4 909 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Greengate Junior School
Greengate Street , LA14 1BG 		3out of 4 1,274 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Victoria Academy
Devonshire Road , LA14 5NE 		3out of 4 1,385 yd Academy converter No 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 1,697 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Walney School
Sandy Gap Lane , Walney LA14 3JT 		2out of 4 2,412 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
St Bernards Catholic High School, Barrow
Rating Lane , LA13 9LE 		- not rated 2,771 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 589 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 2,693 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 1,878 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Moorfield Learning Centre
Moorfield Street , Barrow in Furness LA13 9RS 		- not rated 2,071 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
George Hastwell School Special Academy
Moor Tarn Lane , Walney Island LA14 3LW 		2out of 4 2,201 yd Academy special sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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