Newbarns Primary and Nursery School

Rising Side, Barrow-in-Furness, LA13 9ET

Local ranking94th of 121 primary schools in Westmorland and Furness

Ofsted: Good

Primary

Phase

459

Capacity

3-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Continues from Newbarns Primary & Nursery School (URN 112244) since 1 October 2023. Results, demographics and trends from before then are that school's, shown here so the record is unbroken.

Ofsted Inspection

Inspected 29 April 2025 — 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: Good
Behaviour & attitudes: Good
Personal development: Good
Leadership & management: Good
Early years: Good

Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25

Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected): 47.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher): 4.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected): 68.0%
Writing (Expected): 57.0%
Maths (Expected): 62.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected): 70.0%
Reading avg scaled score: 104.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score: 102.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score: 102.0
Cohort Size: 53

Pupil Demographics

2024-25

Total Pupils: 439
Boys: 221 (50%)
Girls: 218 (50%)
Capacity: 459 (96% full)
SEND: 24.1%
FSM Eligible: 12.6%
EAL: 2.1%
SEN with EHC Plan: 7.7%
SEN Support: 16.4%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio: 19.3:1
Teachers (FTE): 22.6
Budget per Pupil: £6,423/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25

Overall Absence Rate: 4.6% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence: 9.7% 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: Not applicable

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25

White British: 93.5%
Black African: 2.3%
Mixed Other: 0.9%
Mixed White & Asian: 0.7%
Asian Other: 0.7%
Other: 0.7%
Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 0.5%
White Other: 0.2%

93.5%

White British

2.3%

Black African

0.9%

Mixed Other

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

01229877442

admin@newbarns.cumbria.sch.uk

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Rising Side

Barrow-in-Furness, North West

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Administrative

URN: 149961
UKPRN: 10092928
Establishment No.: 2712
Trust: SOUTH CUMBRIA MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST

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