This schoolOther primary schools in Westmorland and Furness
What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 25 April 2024Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 15 June 2016Graded inspection: Good · as Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, URN 112363
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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 hard is it to get a place?
DfE · Sept 2026 entry22 applications · 10 places offered · 10 named it first
FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.
- 2026 2.2; Westmorland and Furness median median 1.9
- 2025 1.3; Westmorland and Furness median median 1.9
- 2024 1.4; Westmorland and Furness median median 1.7
- 2023 1.7; Westmorland and Furness median median 1.8
- 2022 1.9; Westmorland and Furness median median 1.8
- 2021 1.8; Westmorland and Furness median median 1.9; as the previous school
- 2020 1.8; Westmorland and Furness median median 1.7; as the previous school
- 2019 1.4; Westmorland and Furness median median 1.8; as the previous school
- 2018 1.9; Westmorland and Furness median median 1.8; as the previous school
- 2017 2.9; Westmorland and Furness median median 1.8; as the previous school
- 2016 2.0; Westmorland and Furness median median 1.9; as the previous school
- 2015 1.7; Westmorland and Furness median median 1.8; as the previous school
- 2014 1.9; Westmorland and Furness median median 1.6; as the previous school
- This school
- Westmorland and Furness median
Dashed bars: as Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School (URN 112363), the previous school.
Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council
How this is measured
Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.
| Entry | Places | Applications | Per place | First preferences | First-pref. ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 10 | 22 | 2.2 | 10 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2025 | 24 | 31 | 1.3 | 24 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2024 | 21 | 29 | 1.4 | 21 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2023 | 21 | 35 | 1.7 | 19 | 0.90 |
| Sep 2022 | 13 | 24 | 1.9 | 13 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2021 * | 17 | 30 | 1.8 | 17 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2020 * | 30 | 55 | 1.8 | 29 | 0.97 |
| Sep 2019 * | 30 | 42 | 1.4 | 21 | 0.70 |
| Sep 2018 * | 16 | 30 | 1.9 | 16 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2017 * | 11 | 32 | 2.9 | 11 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2016 * | 25 | 49 | 2.0 | 25 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2015 * | 26 | 43 | 1.7 | 22 | 0.85 |
| Sep 2014 * | 21 | 40 | 1.9 | 20 | 0.95 |
How did pupils do in SATs?
DfE KS2 · 2024/25Reading 57% · Writing 43% · Maths 76% → all three 43% met the expected standard, End of Year 6
- This school
- Westmorland and Furness median
- England median
Every year as a table
| Year | Expected standard | Higher standard | Reading score | Maths score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 43% | 0% | 103 | 106 |
| 2023/24 | 18% | 0% | 101 | 99 |
| 2022/23 | 46% | 0% | 106 | 105 |
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
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, BarrowThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20242.2applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
- 0.4 km · Westmorland and FurnessGraded · no overall grade20241.9applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
- 0.4 km · Westmorland and Furness202660%met the SATs standard
- 0.5 km · Westmorland and Furness20261.7applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
- 0.7 km · Westmorland and Furness20261.4applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
- 0.8 km · Westmorland and FurnessGood20222.0applications per place
- 1.2 km · Westmorland and FurnessRemains Good20241.1applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
- 1.6 km · Westmorland and FurnessGraded · no overall grade20252.3applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
- 1.6 km · Westmorland and FurnessRemains Good202231%met the SATs standard
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- URN · DfE number
- 148699 · 943/3602
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Capacity
- 210 pupils · 202 on roll
- Free school meals
- 34.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Nursery
- Has nursery classes
- Opened
- 1 September 2021
- Replaced
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School (URN 112363)
- Address
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Lumley Street, Barrow-in-Furness, LA14 2BA
- Local authority
- Westmorland and Furness
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources