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Voluntary aided school · Westmorland and Furness

St James' CofE Junior School

  • 7–11Ages
  • 115Pupils
  • PrimaryPhase
  • Church of EnglandReligious character
  • 112362URN

Blake Street, Barrow-in-Furness, LA14 1NY · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school
Latest Ofsted
Graded GoodMar 2012
School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Oct 2022
SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25
31%met the expected standard

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026
Graded GoodMar 2012
School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Oct 2022

Inspection history

  1. 20 October 2022
    Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
  2. 21 March 2012
    Graded inspection: Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 46% · Writing 46% · Maths 50% → all three 31% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard31%86th of 97 in Westmorland and Furness
Reading
Expected standard46%
Higher standard15%
Average scaled score 100 (100 = expected standard)
Writing
Expected standard46%
Greater depth0%
Maths
Expected standard50%
Higher standard8%
Average scaled score 99 (100 = expected standard)
  • This school
  • Westmorland and Furness median
  • England median
Every year as a table
YearExpected standardHigher standardReading scoreMaths score
2024/2531%0%10099
2023/2463%4%103104
2022/2339%3%100102

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement
  • Does not apply

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School details

Type
Voluntary aided school
Phase
Primary
URN · DfE number
112362 · 943/3601
Religious character
Church of England
Capacity
240 pupils · 115 on roll
Free school meals
46.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address
Blake Street, Barrow-in-Furness, LA14 1NY
Local authority
Westmorland and Furness

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources