Primary school

Sir John Barrow School

  • Community School
  • ages 3–11
  • Mixed
  • Westmorland and Furness
  • LA12 0BD
Ofsted Outstanding · inspected Mar 2023

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 4,483 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 30%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 55%55%2016/17: top 29%29% · 2016/172017/18: top 67%2018/19: top 46%2022/23: top 59%2023/24: top 54%2024/25: top 30%No exams

Against North West

Expected standard, RWM72% · North West 63%8/10 Above
Higher standard, RWM6% · North West 6%5/10 Middle
Reading score108 · North West 1058/10 Above
Maths score107 · North West 1058/10 Above
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 53% · 60 pupils · North West 55%2016/17: 72% · 32 pupils · North West 64%2017/18: 60% · 30 pupils · North West 68%2018/19: 69% · 29 pupils · North West 67%2022/23: 58% · 31 pupils · North West 61%2023/24: 61% · 31 pupils · North West 63%2024/25: 72% · 32 pupils · North West 63%72%53%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 2% · 60 pupils · North West 3%2016/17: 16% · 32 pupils · North West 7%2017/18: 7% · 30 pupils · North West 8%2018/19: 7% · 29 pupils · North West 9%2022/23: 3% · 31 pupils · North West 6%2023/24: 6% · 31 pupils · North West 5%2024/25: 6% · 32 pupils · North West 6%16%2%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 104 · 60 pupils · North West 1022016/17: 107 · 32 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 106 · 30 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 105 · 29 pupils · North West 1042022/23: 104 · 31 pupils · North West 1052023/24: 107 · 31 pupils · North West 1052024/25: 108 · 32 pupils · North West 105108104No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 102 · 60 pupils · North West 1032016/17: 106 · 32 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 104 · 30 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 107 · 29 pupils · North West 1052022/23: 104 · 31 pupils · North West 1042023/24: 105 · 31 pupils · North West 1042024/25: 107 · 32 pupils · North West 105107102No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in83.3%
25 of 30 who put it first2024 · 100.0%2026 · 83.3%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st3025
2nd205
3rd110

No last distance offered published

Inspections · 2007–2023

  1. 2007Satisfactory
  2. 2007Goodas predecessor
  3. 2010Satisfactory
  4. 2012Good
  5. 2017Ungraded visit
  6. 2023Outstanding

5 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

0 weak areas

5 areas graded · safeguarding effective

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026235
Free school meals (past 6 years)18.2%
First language not English4.5%
SEN support7.8%
EHC plan6.6%
Absence (sessions missed)4.4%
Persistently absent pupils4.9%

Girls 49.2%Boys 50.8%

78.3% full · 300 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher20.7
Pupils per adult13.6
  • Classroom teachers 9.3
  • Leadership 2
  • Teaching assistants 5.9
  • Other support 3.7

Teachers 11.3 FTE · Whole workforce 20.9 · 34 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£7,171
Spend per pupil£7,823
Staff spend per pupil£5,264
Reserve per pupil−£409
  • −£95,813revenue reserve
  • −£153,011in-year balance

Grants £6,677 · self-generated £494 · premises £447 per pupil