Ramsden Infant School
Thwaite Street, Barrow-in-Furness, LA14 1AN
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Keith Wright
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Barrow and Furness
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 135
- Pupils on roll
- 80
- URN
- 112208
- Local authority
- Westmorland and Furness
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01229840950
About this school
Ramsden Infant School is a community primary school in Barrow-in-Furness. It teaches children aged 3 to 7 and has 80 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit 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 Ramsden 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 | 7.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 118 |
| 2023/24 | 108 |
| 2024/25 | 94 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Ramsden Infant School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 71% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 4.6% | 34.7% | 80 | — |
| Greengate Junior School | 60% | 5.6% | 47.2% | 161 | 0.2 miles |
| Parkside Academy | 71% | 4.3% | 42% | 272 | 0.4 miles |
| St George's CofE School | 50% | 6.5% | 51.8% | 226 | 0.5 miles |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Barrow | 43% | 7.2% | 39.7% | 202 | 0.5 miles |
| St James' CofE Junior School | 31% | 4.7% | 51.2% | 115 | 0.5 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)
- 34.67%
- English as an additional language
- 7.4%
- Overall absence
- 4.58%
- Persistent absence
- 8.77%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Greengate Junior School0.2 miles
Primary · Barrow-in-Furness
-
Parkside Academy0.4 miles
Primary · BARROW-in-FURNESS
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St George's CofE School0.5 miles
Primary · Barrow-in-Furness
-
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Barrow0.5 miles
Primary · Barrow-in-Furness
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St James' CofE Junior School0.5 miles
Primary · Barrow-in-Furness
Other 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
- Roose School Primary
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Barrow Primary
- South Walney Infant and Nursery School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Ramsden Infant School teach?
- Ramsden Infant School teaches children aged 3 to 7. It is a primary school in Barrow-in-Furness.
- Who is the headteacher of Ramsden Infant School?
- The headteacher of Ramsden Infant School is Mr Keith Wright, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Ramsden Infant School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Ramsden 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 Ramsden Infant School?
- Ramsden Infant School has 80 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 7.
- Is Ramsden Infant School full?
- Ramsden Infant School has capacity for 135 pupils and 80 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 Ramsden Infant School a faith school?
- No. Ramsden Infant School has no designated religious character.
- Does Ramsden Infant School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Ramsden Infant School as having nursery classes.
- What is Ramsden Infant School's absence rate?
- Ramsden Infant School's overall absence rate is 4.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Ramsden 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 Ramsden 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.