Roose School
North Row, Barrow-in-Furness, LA13 0HF
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Jenny Redhead
- Constituency
- Barrow and Furness
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 196
- URN
- 112207
- Local authority
- Westmorland and Furness
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01229838841
About this school
Roose School is a community primary school in Barrow-in-Furness. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 196 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Roose School, and its latest judgement is set out 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
A short monitoring inspection followed on : inspectors confirmed the school remains Good.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 29 | 29 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 52% | 59% | 57% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 0% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 72% | 79% | 63% |
| Expected standard in maths | 66% | 79% | 70% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 69% | 86% | 77% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 104.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 103.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.30 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Roose 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 | Westmorland and Furness average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 52% | 60.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 59% | 57% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 57% | 56.5% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 199 |
| 2023/24 | 201 |
| 2024/25 | 198 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Roose School compares
Roose School ranked 56th of 98 primary schools in Westmorland and Furness for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 34% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 74% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 57% | 4.5% | 15.7% | 196 | — |
| Yarlside Academy | 97% | 2.8% | 2.3% | 242 | 0.5 miles |
| Cambridge Primary School | 52% | 6.3% | 63.4% | 230 | 0.7 miles |
| Newbarns Primary and Nursery School | 47% | 4.6% | 12.6% | 444 | 0.9 miles |
| Parkside Academy | 71% | 4.3% | 42% | 272 | 1.0 miles |
| Holy Family Catholic Primary School | 62% | 4.3% | 5.5% | 217 | 1.1 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.
Inspection history
-
Ungraded inspection report26 June 2024
- 8 October 2019
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 15.66%
- English as an additional language
- 1%
- Overall absence
- 4.45%
- Persistent absence
- 7.69%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Yarlside Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Barrow-in-Furness
-
Cambridge Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Barrow-in-Furness
-
Newbarns Primary and Nursery School0.9 miles
Primary · Barrow-in-Furness
-
Parkside Academy1.0 miles
Primary · BARROW-in-FURNESS
-
Holy Family Catholic Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Barrow-in-Furness
Other schools in Barrow-in-Furness
Roose School ranks 8th of the 20 ranked primary schools in Barrow-in-Furness.
- 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
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Barrow Primary
- South Walney Infant and Nursery School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Roose School teach?
- Roose School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Barrow-in-Furness.
- Who is the headteacher of Roose School?
- The headteacher of Roose School is Mrs Jenny Redhead, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Roose School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Roose 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 many pupils are at Roose School?
- Roose School has 196 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Roose School full?
- Roose School has capacity for 210 pupils and 196 on roll (93%), 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 Roose School a faith school?
- No. Roose School has no designated religious character.
- How have Roose School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 52% in 2022/23 and 57% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Roose School compare with other schools in Westmorland and Furness?
- Roose School ranked 56th of 98 primary schools in Westmorland and Furness for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 34% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 74% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Roose School's absence rate?
- Roose School's overall absence rate is 4.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Roose School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Roose School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
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.