Sir John Barrow School

Type Primary / Community school
Age Range 3-11
Religion Does not apply
Address Argyle Street
Sir John Barrow School
Ulverston
Cumbria
LA12 0BD
Phone 01229483960
Reference Number 112232

General Makeup

Number of pupils 225
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 51.56%
Girls: 48.44%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 18.4%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 4.4%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 27.6
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 30
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 28.3

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 11 19 30
2 18 12 30
3 10 17 27
4 18 7 25
5 18 15 33
6 19 12 31

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 91.6%
White, Other 2.2%
Indian 1.8%
White & Asian 1.3%
Unclassified 1.3%
African 1.3%

Overall Ofsted Rating Outstanding
 >  Quality of education Outstanding
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Outstanding
  >  Personal Development Outstanding
  >  Leadership & Management Outstanding
  >  Early Years Provision Outstanding
Last Inspection Date 2023-05-10
Date Description Report
2023-03-01 School inspection: School inspection:
2017-11-14 Short inspection Short inspection
2012-10-24 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2010-11-22 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2007-02-13 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2002-06-10 Full inspection Full inspection

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 58% Unlock Unlock
Pupils meeting a higher standard 3% Unlock Unlock

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 104 Unlock Unlock
Maths 104 Unlock Unlock

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 0.6 Unlock Unlock
Writing -0.6 Unlock Unlock
Maths 1 Unlock Unlock

How many students meet the standards

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Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

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Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

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2024 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 10 0
Third Preference 4 0
From another Local Authority 0 0

Previous Years

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Name Distance
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Ulverston
Springfield Road, Ulverston, Cumbria, LA12 0EA
0.34 miles
Church Walk CofE Primary School
Church Walk, Ulverston, Cumbria, LA12 7EN
0.36 miles
Croftlands Infant School
Oakwood Drive, Ulverston, Cumbria, LA12 9JU
0.78 miles
Croftlands Junior School
Oakwood Drive, Ulverston, Cumbria, LA12 9JU
0.78 miles
Pennington CofE School
Pennington, Ulverston, Cumbria, LA12 0RR
1.6 miles
Lindal and Marton Primary School
Pit Lane, Lindal, Ulverston, Cumbria, LA12 0NB
2.78 miles
Low Furness CofE Primary School
Church Road, Great Urswick, Ulverston, Cumbria, LA12 0TA
2.83 miles
Penny Bridge CofE School
Greenodd, Ulverston, Cumbria, LA12 7RQ
3.17 miles
Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School, Dalton-In-Furness
Crooklands Brow, Dalton-in-Furness, Cumbria, LA15 8LB
3.98 miles
Ireleth St Peter's CofE Primary School
Kirkby Road, Ireleth, Askam-in-Furness, Cumbria, LA16 7EY
4.14 miles
Chapel Street Infants and Nursery School
Chapel Street, Dalton-in-Furness, Cumbria, LA15 8RX
4.31 miles
George Romney Junior School
Cobden Street, Dalton-in-Furness, Cumbria, LA15 8SE
4.31 miles
Burlington CofE School
School Road, Kirkby-in-Furness, Cumbria, LA17 7UH
4.56 miles
Dalton St Mary's CofE Primary School
Coronation Drive, Dalton-in-Furness, Cumbria, LA15 8QR
4.66 miles
Askam Village School
Lots Road, Askam-in-Furness, Cumbria, LA16 7DA
4.75 miles
Flookburgh CofE Primary School
Winder Lane, Flookburgh, Flookburgh Cofe Primary School, Winder Lane, Grange-Over-Sands, Cumbria, LA11 7LE
4.82 miles
Name Distance
Ulverston Victoria High School
Springfield Road, Ulverston, Cumbria, LA12 0EB
0.37 miles
Sandside Lodge School
Springfield Road, Ulverston, Cumbria, LA12 0DZ
0.84 miles
Dowdales School
[Postcode LA15 8AH], Dalton-in-Furness, Cumbria, LA15 8AH
4.49 miles
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