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EnglandNorth WestWestmorland and FurnessLA14 2SJBarrow Island Community Primary School
Primary

Barrow Island Community Primary School

Primary

Westmorland and Furness · Barrow-in-Furness · LA14 2SJ www.barrowisland.cumbria.sch.uk

Pupils
168
cap. 210
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
54%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
168
Pupils · 2024/25
14%
EAL · 2024/25
17%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
54%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
168
Pupils · 2024/25
14%
EAL · 2024/25
17%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Local authorityWestmorland and Furness
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio18.9:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Barrow Island Community Primary School · Primary · Westmorland and Furness

Finance£8018 spend / pupil£7695 income / pupil2024-25 · CFRView on FBIT

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
54%
+29pp
65%45%25%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 54%
RWM higher standard
0%
0pp
5%3%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 0%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
63%
Reading higher standard
13%
Writing expected standard
75%
Writing higher standard
0%
Maths expected standard
58%
Maths higher standard
13%
Science expected standard
79%
SPAG expected standard
63%
LA AVG 71.21%
SPAG higher standard
17%
LA AVG 23.69%
Reading scaled score
100.0
LA AVG 105.17
Maths scaled score
100.0
LA AVG 104.12
GPS scaled score
102.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
168
Pupil : teacher ratio
18.9
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
14%
FSM eligible
30%
SEN
23%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
17%

Contact

Address
Trinity Street, Barrow-in-Furness, LA14 2SJ
Local authority
Westmorland and Furness
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2554%0%63%13%75%0%58%13%79%63%100.0100.0102.023%168
2023/2425%0%33%4%38%0%38%4%50%33%96.097.099.028%152
2022/2344%0%56%22%67%0%67%11%72%67%102.0100.0103.0-1.10-0.30-0.5030%141
2018/1965%5%70%15%85%10%80%25%95%75%102.0105.0104.0-1.30+0.90+0.7024%169
2017/1850%5%65%15%80%10%85%15%95%80%102.0105.0104.0-2.70-0.50-0.6026%163
2016/1774%5%79%11%89%26%95%42%95%89%104.0109.0108.0-0.80+2.30+3.8032%155

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2516817.523%14%30%6%17%
2023/2415215.928%7%28%6%17%
2022/2314114.730%7%33%7%28%
2021/2213715.126%4%31%7%30%
2020/2113814.438%4%33%
2018/1916918.224%5%37%4%5%
2017/1816315.026%4%38%5%12%
2016/1715514.832%5%43%4%8%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.