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Sir John Barrow School

Primary

Westmorland and Furness · Ulverston · LA12 0BD www.sjbarrow.cumbria.sch.uk

Pupils
242
cap. 300
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
72%
RWM expected · 2024/25
6%
RWM higher · 2024/25
242
Pupils · 2024/25
4%
EAL · 2024/25
5%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
72%
RWM expected · 2024/25
6%
RWM higher · 2024/25
242
Pupils · 2024/25
4%
EAL · 2024/25
5%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Outstanding

Ofsted inspection · 01/03/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityWestmorland and Furness
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio20.7:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Sir John Barrow School · Primary · Westmorland and Furness

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
72%
+11pp
72%65%58%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 72%
RWM higher standard
6%
0pp
7%5%3%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 6%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
91%
Reading higher standard
47%
Writing expected standard
81%
Writing higher standard
6%
Maths expected standard
91%
Maths higher standard
22%
Science expected standard
91%
SPAG expected standard
91%
SPAG higher standard
34%
Reading scaled score
108.0
Maths scaled score
107.0
GPS scaled score
108.0

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
242
Pupil : teacher ratio
20.7
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
4%
FSM eligible
18%
SEN
14%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
5%

Contact

Address
Argyle Street, Ulverston, LA12 0BD
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
2024/2572%6%91%47%81%6%91%22%91%91%108.0107.0108.014%242
2023/2461%6%81%26%74%6%87%16%74%81%107.0105.0105.018%225
2022/2358%3%68%19%68%3%74%16%74%65%104.0104.0102.0+0.60-0.60+1.0022%223
2018/1969%7%72%34%83%21%90%24%93%79%105.0107.0108.0-1.60-1.00+0.4018%223
2017/1860%7%67%27%80%17%70%13%93%80%106.0104.0108.0-2.00-1.70-2.7018%237
2016/1772%16%81%44%84%22%84%31%97%84%107.0106.0108.0+2.20+0.90+0.8014%247

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
2024/2524220.314%4%18%4%5%
2023/2422518.318%4%20%5%12%
2022/2322318.222%3%20%5%14%
2021/2222420.921%2%19%6%19%
2020/2122821.023%4%18%
2018/1922320.718%4%14%3%4%
2017/1823721.718%5%17%4%2%
2016/1724718.314%3%18%4%3%

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