Schools in Barrow-in-Furness

About schools in Barrow-in-Furness

Most of the 31 schools listed in Barrow-in-Furness are primary schools. Its three secondary schools are where families compare options once a child finishes primary. One all-through school teaches every age from the early years to school-leaving age on a single site.

Every school on this page is inspected by Ofsted. Its newer reports judge a school across several areas rather than giving one overall grade, while older reports still carry the previous single grade, so read the framework and the date on each page before you set two schools side by side. Where results have been published you will also find key stage 2 scores for the primary schools and Attainment 8 for the secondary schools. An inspection or a results table captures a school at one past moment, so use this page to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

Key stage 2, 2024/25

52%

of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, across the 21 schools with published results

Key stage 4, 2024/25

39.7

average Attainment 8 score, across the 4 schools with published results

Nursery schools1

• Hindpool Nursery School

  Local authority nursery school · Ages 2 to 4

Primary schools23

The figure beside a school is the share of its pupils who reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

• Barrow Island Community Primary School

  Community school · Ages 4 to 11

  54%

  expected standard
• Brisbane Park Infant School

  Community school · Ages 4 to 7

• Cambridge Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 2 to 11

  52%

  expected standard
• Greengate Junior School

  Community school · Ages 7 to 11

  60%

  expected standard
• Holy Family Catholic Primary School

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 3 to 11

  62%

  expected standard
• Newbarns Primary and Nursery School

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  47%

  expected standard
• Newton Village Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  31%

  expected standard
• Ormsgill Nursery and Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  24%

  expected standard
• Parkside Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 2 to 11

  71%

  expected standard
• Ramsden Infant School

  Community school · Ages 3 to 7

• Roose School

  Community school · Ages 4 to 11

  57%

  expected standard
• Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Barrow

  Academy converter · Ages 2 to 11

  43%

  expected standard
• South Walney Infant and Nursery School

  Community school · Ages 3 to 7

• South Walney Junior School

  Academy converter · Ages 7 to 11

  66%

  expected standard
• St Columba's School

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 3 to 11

  30%

  expected standard
• St George's CofE School

  Voluntary controlled school · Ages 2 to 11

  50%

  expected standard
• St James' CofE Junior School

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 7 to 11

  31%

  expected standard
• St Paul's CofE Junior School

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 7 to 11

  44%

  expected standard
• St Pius X Catholic Primary School, Barrow

  Academy converter · Ages 2 to 11

  48%

  expected standard
• Vickerstown School

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  15%

  expected standard
• Victoria Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 7 to 11

  65%

  expected standard
• Victoria Infant and Nursery School

  Community school · Ages 2 to 7

• Yarlside Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  97%

  expected standard

Secondary schools3

The figure beside a school is its average Attainment 8 score (out of 90) in 2024/25.

• Furness Academy

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 11 to 16

  42.4

  Attainment 8
• St Bernards Catholic High School, Barrow

  Academy converter · Ages 11 to 16

  34.6

  Attainment 8
• Walney School

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 11 to 16

  38.7

  Attainment 8

All-through schools1

The figure beside a school is its average Attainment 8 score (out of 90) in 2024/25.

• Chetwynde School

  Free schools · Ages 3 to 16

  44.2

  Attainment 8

Sixth forms and colleges1

• Furness College

  Further education · Ages 16 to 99

Special schools and alternative provision2

• George Hastwell School Special Academy

  Academy special sponsor led · Ages 3 to 19

• South Cumbria Pupil Referral Service

  Pupil referral unit · Ages 7 to 16

Common questions about schools in Barrow-in-Furness

How many schools are in Barrow-in-Furness?

OfferDay lists 31 schools in Barrow-in-Furness, including 23 primary schools and three secondary schools.

Who inspects schools in Barrow-in-Furness?

Every school in Barrow-in-Furness is inspected by Ofsted. Newer reports grade several areas of a school separately on a report card, while older reports carry a single overall grade, so check the framework and the date on each page before you compare two schools.

Which are the best schools in Barrow-in-Furness?

OfferDay ranks schools in Barrow-in-Furness where the Department for Education has published results, by key stage 2 scores for primary schools and Attainment 8 for secondary schools. The ranking links are near the top of this page. A results table only captures one part of a school, so use it to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

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. Information on this page was last updated on 15 July 2026.