Ormsgill Nursery and Primary School
Mill Bank, Barrow-in-Furness, LA14 4AR
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- SOUTH CUMBRIA MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Michael Cull
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Barrow and Furness
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 245
- Pupils on roll
- 156
- URN
- 149295
- Local authority
- Westmorland and Furness
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01229830431
About this school
Ormsgill Nursery and Primary School is a primary academy in Barrow-in-Furness. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 156 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Ormsgill Nursery and Primary School, 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
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. 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
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 25 | 26 | 25 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 48% | 23% | 24% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 8% | 0% | 4% |
| Expected standard in reading | 52% | 50% | 60% |
| Expected standard in maths | 68% | 46% | 48% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 56% | 65% | 60% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 101.0 | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 101.0 | 100.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.30 | - | - |
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 Ormsgill Nursery and 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 | 48% | 60.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 23% | 57% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 24% | 56.5% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 197 |
| 2023/24 | 190 |
| 2024/25 | 180 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Ormsgill Nursery and Primary School compares
Ormsgill Nursery and Primary School ranked 95th of 98 primary schools in Westmorland and Furness for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 6% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 38% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 24% | 6.1% | 63.9% | 156 | — |
| St Pius X Catholic Primary School, Barrow | 48% | 4.4% | 35.1% | 210 | 0.3 miles |
| Victoria Academy | 65% | 3.7% | 13.9% | 209 | 0.6 miles |
| St Paul's CofE Junior School | 44% | 3.6% | 10.5% | 71 | 0.7 miles |
| Victoria Infant and Nursery School | — | 3.8% | 8.3% | 228 | 0.8 miles |
| Dane Ghyll Community Primary School and Nursery | 65% | 4.3% | 6.1% | 267 | 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)
- 63.86%
- English as an additional language
- 4.4%
- Overall absence
- 6.09%
- Persistent absence
- 16.33%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Pius X Catholic Primary School, Barrow0.3 miles
Primary · Barrow-in-Furness
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Victoria Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Barrow-in-Furness
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St Paul's CofE Junior School0.7 miles
Primary · Barrow-in-Furness
-
Victoria Infant and Nursery School0.8 miles
Primary · Barrow-in-Furness
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Dane Ghyll Community Primary School and Nursery0.8 miles
Primary · Barrow in Furness
Other schools in Barrow-in-Furness
Ormsgill Nursery and Primary School ranks 19th 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
- 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 ages does Ormsgill Nursery and Primary School teach?
- Ormsgill Nursery and Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Barrow-in-Furness.
- Who is the headteacher of Ormsgill Nursery and Primary School?
- The headteacher of Ormsgill Nursery and Primary School is Mr Michael Cull, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Ormsgill Nursery and Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Ormsgill Nursery and 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 many pupils are at Ormsgill Nursery and Primary School?
- Ormsgill Nursery and Primary School has 156 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Ormsgill Nursery and Primary School full?
- Ormsgill Nursery and Primary School has capacity for 245 pupils and 156 on roll (64%), 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 Ormsgill Nursery and Primary School a faith school?
- No. Ormsgill Nursery and Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Ormsgill Nursery and Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Ormsgill Nursery and Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is Ormsgill Nursery and Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Ormsgill Nursery and Primary School is part of SOUTH CUMBRIA MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Ormsgill Nursery and Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 48% in 2022/23 and 24% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Ormsgill Nursery and Primary School compare with other schools in Westmorland and Furness?
- Ormsgill Nursery and Primary School ranked 95th of 98 primary schools in Westmorland and Furness for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 6% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 38% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Ormsgill Nursery and Primary School's absence rate?
- Ormsgill Nursery and Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Ormsgill Nursery and Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Ormsgill Nursery and 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 10 July 2026.