Brisbane Park Infant School
Blake Street, Barrow-in-Furness, LA14 1NY
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Andrea Edmondson
- Constituency
- Barrow and Furness
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 162
- Pupils on roll
- 95
- URN
- 112199
- Local authority
- Westmorland and Furness
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01229833840
About this school
Brisbane Park Infant School is a community primary school in Barrow-in-Furness. It teaches children aged 4 to 7 and has 95 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How Brisbane Park Infant School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 106 |
| 2023/24 | 106 |
| 2024/25 | 97 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Brisbane Park Infant School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 40% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 6% | 41.2% | 95 | — |
| St James' CofE Junior School | 31% | 4.7% | 51.2% | 115 | 0.1 miles |
| Ramsden Infant School | — | 4.6% | 34.7% | 80 | 0.5 miles |
| Greengate Junior School | 60% | 5.6% | 47.2% | 161 | 0.7 miles |
| Victoria Academy | 65% | 3.7% | 13.9% | 209 | 0.8 miles |
| Victoria Infant and Nursery School | — | 3.8% | 8.3% | 228 | 0.9 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 41.24%
- English as an additional language
- 10.3%
- Overall absence
- 5.96%
- Persistent absence
- 21.62%
Location
Nearby schools
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St James' CofE Junior School0.1 miles
Primary · Barrow-in-Furness
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Ramsden Infant School0.5 miles
Primary · Barrow-in-Furness
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Greengate Junior School0.7 miles
Primary · Barrow-in-Furness
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Victoria Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Barrow-in-Furness
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Victoria Infant and Nursery School0.9 miles
Primary · Barrow-in-Furness
Other schools in Barrow-in-Furness
- Barrow Island Community Primary 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
- Roose School Primary
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Barrow Primary
- South Walney Infant and Nursery School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Brisbane Park Infant School teach?
- Brisbane Park Infant School teaches children aged 4 to 7. It is a primary school in Barrow-in-Furness.
- Who is the headteacher of Brisbane Park Infant School?
- The headteacher of Brisbane Park Infant School is Mrs Andrea Edmondson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Brisbane Park Infant School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Brisbane Park Infant School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Brisbane Park Infant School?
- Brisbane Park Infant School has 95 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 7.
- Is Brisbane Park Infant School full?
- Brisbane Park Infant School has capacity for 162 pupils and 95 on roll (59%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Brisbane Park Infant School a faith school?
- No. Brisbane Park Infant School has no designated religious character.
- Does Brisbane Park Infant School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Brisbane Park Infant School as having no nursery classes.
- What is Brisbane Park Infant School's absence rate?
- Brisbane Park Infant School's overall absence rate is 6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Brisbane Park Infant School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Brisbane Park Infant School. 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.