Barrow Island Community Primary School
Trinity Street, Barrow-in-Furness, LA14 2SJ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Miss V R Evans
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Barrow and Furness
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 162
- URN
- 112236
- Local authority
- Westmorland and Furness
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01229820302
About this school
Barrow Island Community Primary School is a community primary school in Barrow-in-Furness. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 162 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 18 April 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.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 18 | 24 | 24 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 44% | 25% | 54% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 56% | 33% | 63% |
| Expected standard in maths | 67% | 38% | 58% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 67% | 33% | 63% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 96.0 | 100.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100.0 | 97.0 | 100.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.50 | - | - |
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 Barrow Island Community Primary 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 | 44% | 60.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 25% | 57% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 54% | 56.5% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 141 |
| 2023/24 | 152 |
| 2024/25 | 168 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Barrow Island Community Primary School compares
Barrow Island Community Primary School ranked 60th of 98 primary schools in Westmorland and Furness for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 28% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 43% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 54% | 5.8% | 29.8% | 162 | — |
| St George's CofE School | 50% | 6.5% | 51.8% | 226 | 0.5 miles |
| Greengate Junior School | 60% | 5.6% | 47.2% | 161 | 0.7 miles |
| South Walney Junior School | 66% | 4.8% | 24.6% | 209 | 0.8 miles |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Barrow | 43% | 7.2% | 39.7% | 202 | 0.8 miles |
| South Walney Infant and Nursery School | — | 3.9% | 15% | 134 | 0.8 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)
- 29.76%
- English as an additional language
- 14.3%
- Overall absence
- 5.77%
- Persistent absence
- 17.42%
Location
Nearby schools
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St George's CofE School0.5 miles
Primary · Barrow-in-Furness
-
Greengate Junior School0.7 miles
Primary · Barrow-in-Furness
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South Walney Junior School0.8 miles
Primary · Barrow-in-Furness
-
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Barrow0.8 miles
Primary · Barrow-in-Furness
-
South Walney Infant and Nursery School0.8 miles
Primary · Barrow-in-Furness
Other schools in Barrow-in-Furness
Barrow Island Community Primary School ranks 9th of the 20 ranked primary schools in Barrow-in-Furness.
- 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
- Roose School Primary
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Barrow Primary
- South Walney Infant and Nursery School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Barrow Island Community Primary School teach?
- Barrow Island Community Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Barrow-in-Furness.
- Who is the headteacher of Barrow Island Community Primary School?
- The headteacher of Barrow Island Community Primary School is Miss V R Evans, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Barrow Island Community Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Barrow Island Community Primary 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 Barrow Island Community Primary School?
- Barrow Island Community Primary School has 162 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Barrow Island Community Primary School full?
- Barrow Island Community Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 162 on roll (77%), 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 Barrow Island Community Primary School a faith school?
- No. Barrow Island Community Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Barrow Island Community Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Barrow Island Community Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Barrow Island Community Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 44% in 2022/23 and 54% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Barrow Island Community Primary School rank locally?
- Barrow Island Community Primary School ranked 60th of 98 primary schools in Westmorland and Furness for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 28% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 43% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Barrow Island Community Primary School's absence rate?
- Barrow Island Community Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Barrow Island Community Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Barrow Island Community Primary 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.