South Cumbria Pupil Referral Service
Newbridge House, Ewan Close, Barrow-in-Furness, LA13 9HU
- Phase
- Local authority maintained schools
- School type
- Pupil referral unit
- Ages
- 7 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Miss Lisa Balderstone
- Constituency
- Barrow and Furness
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Pupils on roll
- 31
- URN
- 112098
- Local authority
- Westmorland and Furness
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01229407470
About this school
South Cumbria Pupil Referral Service is a special school in Barrow-in-Furness. It teaches children aged 7 to 16 and has 31 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected South Cumbria Pupil Referral Service, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 7 March 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Trends over time
How South Cumbria Pupil Referral Service has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 44 |
| 2023/24 | 45 |
| 2024/25 | 30 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 73.33%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Moorfield Learning Centre0.5 miles
Independent schools
-
George Hastwell School Special Academy2.2 miles
Academies · Barrow-in-Furness
-
Sandside Lodge School7.4 miles
Special schools · Ulverston
-
Newbarns Primary and Nursery School0.2 miles
Primary · Barrow-in-Furness
-
Furness Academy0.3 miles
Secondary · Barrow-in-Furness
Other schools in Barrow-in-Furness
- George Hastwell School Special Academy Academies
- Hindpool Nursery School Nursery
- Barrow Island Community Primary School Primary
- Brisbane Park Infant School Primary
- Cambridge Primary School Primary
- Greengate Junior School Primary
- Holy Family Catholic Primary School Primary
- Newbarns Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Newton Village Academy Primary
- Ormsgill Nursery and Primary School Primary
- Parkside Academy Primary
- Ramsden Infant School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does South Cumbria Pupil Referral Service teach?
- South Cumbria Pupil Referral Service teaches children aged 7 to 16. It is a special school in Barrow-in-Furness.
- Who is the headteacher of South Cumbria Pupil Referral Service?
- The headteacher of South Cumbria Pupil Referral Service is Miss Lisa Balderstone, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has South Cumbria Pupil Referral Service been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected South Cumbria Pupil Referral Service, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at South Cumbria Pupil Referral Service?
- South Cumbria Pupil Referral Service has 31 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 16.
- Is South Cumbria Pupil Referral Service a faith school?
- No. South Cumbria Pupil Referral Service has no designated religious character.
- Does South Cumbria Pupil Referral Service publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for South Cumbria Pupil Referral Service. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.