1
Victoria Academy
Barrow-in-Furness • Cumbria • LA14 5NE
1
28 Apr 2024
Top 10 Primary schools in Barrow-in-Furness
Updated for the latest inspections (median graded year: 2018)
This Top 10 showcases primary schools in the town of Barrow-in-Furness. It’s built from the latest graded Ofsted inspections. We rank Outstanding (grade 1) above Good (grade 2), then prioritise newer inspections. As tie-breakers, we consider the “Quality of education” sub-judgement (where available), then %FSM and school size.
Total primary schools
23
Outstanding
2
Good
18
Median inspection year
2018
Ofsted grade mix (graded schools)
O: 10% · G: 86% · RI: 5% · I: 0%
2
Newbarns Primary and Nursery School
Barrow-in-Furness • Cumbria • LA13 9ET
1
10 Jun 2013
3
Brisbane Park Infant School
Barrow-in-Furness • Cumbria • LA14 1NY
2
16 Jul 2024
4
Ramsden Infant School
Barrow-in-Furness • Cumbria • LA14 1AN
2
25 Jan 2023
5
Greengate Junior School
Barrow-in-Furness • Cumbria • LA14 1BG
2
16 Jan 2022
6
Parkside Academy
BARROW-in-FURNESS • Cumbria • LA13 9BY
2
5 Dec 2021
7
Roose School
Barrow-in-Furness • Cumbria • LA13 0HF
2
6 Nov 2019
8
Ormsgill Nursery and Primary School
Barrow-in-Furness • Cumbria • LA14 4AR
2
14 Jul 2019
9
South Walney Infant and Nursery School
Barrow-in-Furness • Cumbria • LA14 3BZ
2
14 Sep 2018
10
Victoria Infant and Nursery School
Barrow-in-Furness • Cumbria • LA14 5QN
2
13 Mar 2018
How we rank these schools
- Headline Ofsted grade: Outstanding (1) outranks Good (2), then RI (3), then Inadequate (4).
- More recent graded inspection dates rank higher.
- Where available, we use the Quality of education sub-judgement as a tie-breaker.
- Lower free school meals (%) may break remaining ties.
- Larger roll (pupil count) is a final tie-breaker.
Only the ten highest-ranked schools are shown; we also list “near misses” just below.
About Ofsted grades
- Outstanding (1): Highest judgement across key areas.
- Good (2): Strong effectiveness; meets standards consistently.
- Requires improvement (3): Not yet good; clear areas to improve.
- Inadequate (4): Significant weaknesses found.
Ungraded Section 8 visits check whether the previous graded judgement still stands, but they don’t replace it.
Data freshness & coverage
We refresh inspections and school snapshots regularly. If a school was inspected very recently, its report may not yet appear here.
Top-10 pages only appear for areas with at least 10 primary schools that have a graded Ofsted inspection.
Map of the Top 10
Also highly rated nearby
- Cambridge Primary School 2 • Jun 2017
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Barrow 2 • Jul 2016
- St Paul's CofE Junior School 2 • Jul 2014
- Newton Village Academy 2 • Jul 2014
- Barrow Island Community Primary School 2 • Jun 2014
- Holy Family Catholic Primary School 2 • Jul 2013
- Vickerstown School 2 • Mar 2013
- South Walney Junior School 2 • Nov 2012
- St Columba's School 2 • Jul 2012
- St James' CofE Junior School 2 • Apr 2012