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Yarlside Academy

Red Oak Avenue, Barrow-in-Furness, LA13 0LH

Local ranking1st of 121 primary schools in Westmorland and Furness
Ofsted: Outstanding

Primary

Phase

210

Capacity

3-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Ofsted Inspection

Inspected 5 November 2024 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full

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Safeguarding standards Met
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Outstanding
Early years
Outstanding

Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25
Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
97.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
25.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected)
100.0%
Writing (Expected)
97.0%
Maths (Expected)
100.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
100.0%
Reading avg scaled score
110.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score
112.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score
115.0
Cohort Size
32

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
243
Boys
129 (53%)
Girls
114 (47%)
Capacity
210 (116% full)
SEND
7.4%
FSM Eligible
2.3%
EAL
1.2%
SEN with EHC Plan
2.1%
SEN Support
5.3%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
22.9:1
Teachers (FTE)
10.5
Budget per Pupil
£5,709/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
2.8% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
1.1% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Religious Character
Does not apply
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Boarders
No boarders
Admissions
Non-selective

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25
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  • White British: 94.4%
  • Mixed Other: 2.2%
  • Mixed White & Asian: 1.3%
  • Asian Chinese: 0.9%
  • White Other: 0.4%
  • Asian Indian: 0.4%
  • Black African: 0.4%

94.4%

White British

2.2%

Mixed Other

1.3%

Mixed White & Asian

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

Administrative

URN
142248
UKPRN
10053768
Establishment No.
2522
Trust
FURNESS EDUCATION TRUST

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