Sir John Barrow School

 

Contact Details

Address:
 Argyle Street
 Sir John Barrow School
 Ulverston
 Cumbria LA12 0BD
Telephone: 01229 483960

School Type

Phase: Primary (ages 3-11)
Type: Community School
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
History: This school arose from Dale Street Infant and Nursery School

Staff and Pupils

Headteacher: Mr David Reddy (since February 2026 – came from George Romney Junior School)
Previous Headteacher: Nancy Fletcher
Numbers of Teachers / Assistants*: 11.33 / 5.87
Non-teaching Staff*: 9.53
Number of pupils: 242
Pupils Per Teacher: 21.4
Sex: Mixed (51% boys / 49% girls)
Eligible for free school meals (FSM): 17.20% (low)
FSM pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 8.5%
Local child deprivation rate: 8.2% (2km radius)
Proportion of ethnic minority pupils: 0.0%
Ethnic minority pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 5.5%
Distance to 10th nearest school†: 6.7km
* Full-time equivalents (FTEs)
† Schools of the same phase (primary or secondary) for which data are available

Financials

Total Income: £1,644,604*
Income Per Pupil: £6,795
* Income figures are for all schools in the same federation (see list below right)

Location and Administration

Region: North West
Authority: Cumbria
Constituency: Barrow and Furness
Electoral Ward: Ulverston
School Number: 9432627

Inspections and Reports

Ofsted Report: 1st March 2023 (view record)
Ofsted Rating: Outstanding

External Links

DfE Record: View record
School Performance Table: View record
The Schools Guide: School indicators | Staff indicators
 
 

Nearby Schools

  1. Sandside Lodge School (0.4km) show on map
  2. St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Ulverston (0.5km) show on map
  3. Church Walk CofE Primary School (0.6km) show on map
  4. Ulverston Victoria High School (0.6km) show on map
  5. Croftlands Infant School (1.3km) show on map
  6. Croftlands Junior School (1.3km) show on map
  7. Pennington CofE School (2.6km) show on map
  8. Low Furness CofE Primary School (4.3km) show on map
  9. Lindal and Marton Primary School (4.5km) show on map
  10. Penny Bridge CofE School (5.1km) show on map
  11. Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary Schoo... (6.4km) show on map
  12. Ireleth St Peter's CofE Primary School (6.7km) show on map
  13. George Romney Junior School (6.9km) show on map
  14. Chapel Street Infants and Nursery School (6.9km) show on map
  15. Dowdales School (7.2km) show on map
  16. Burlington CofE School (7.3km) show on map
  17. Dalton St Mary's CofE Primary School (7.6km) show on map
  18. Askam Village School (7.6km) show on map
  19. Flookburgh CofE Primary School (7.7km) show on map
  20. Newton Village Academy (8.8km) show on map
  21. Leven Valley CofE Primary School (9.0km) show on map
  22. Cartmel Priory CofE School (9.1km) show on map
  23. Cartmel CofE Primary School (9.2km) show on map
  24. Allithwaite CofE Primary School (9.7km) show on map
  25. Dane Ghyll Community Primary School and Nursery (9.9km) show on map
  26. St Bernards Catholic High School, Barrow (10.1km) show on map
  27. Chetwynde School (10.1km) show on map
  28. Yarlside Academy (10.2km) show on map
  29. St Paul's CofE Junior School (10.7km) show on map
  30. Holy Family Catholic Primary School (10.8km) show on map
  31. Newbarns Primary and Nursery School (10.9km) show on map
  32. Roose School (10.9km) show on map
  33. Ormsgill Nursery and Primary School (11.2km) show on map
  34. South Cumbria Pupil Referral Service (11.2km) show on map
  35. Grange CofE Primary School (11.2km) show on map
  36. Victoria Infant and Nursery School (11.2km) show on map
  37. Victoria Academy (11.4km) show on map
  38. St James' Catholic Primary School (11.4km) show on map
  39. Fell House School (11.5km) show on map
  40. St Pius X Catholic Primary School, Barrow (11.5km) show on map
  41. Millom Infant School (11.6km) show on map
  42. Cambridge Primary School (11.7km) show on map
  43. Parkview Nursery School (11.7km) show on map
  44. Furness Academy (11.7km) show on map
  45. Moorfield Learning Centre (11.7km) show on map
  46. Parkside Academy (11.8km) show on map
  47. Millom School (11.9km) show on map
  48. Broughton CofE Primary and Nursery School (11.9km) show on map
  49. Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Barrow (12.3km) show on map
  50. Ramsden Infant School (12.3km) show on map
  51. Greengate Junior School (12.3km) show on map
  52. Black Combe Junior School (12.3km) show on map
  53. Hindpool Nursery School (12.6km) show on map
  54. St George's CofE School (12.6km) show on map
  55. Brisbane Park Infant School (12.6km) show on map
  56. St James' CofE Junior School (12.6km) show on map
  57. Lindale CofE Primary School (12.8km) show on map
  58. Haverigg Primary School (13.0km) show on map
  59. Furness College (13.1km) show on map
  60. Thwaites School (13.1km) show on map
  61. Barrow Island Community Primary School (13.4km) show on map
  62. Vickerstown School (13.8km) show on map
  63. St Columba's School (14.2km) show on map
  64. South Walney Junior School (14.4km) show on map
  65. South Walney Infant and Nursery School (14.5km) show on map
  66. George Hastwell School Special Academy (14.6km) show on map
  67. Walney School (14.7km) show on map
  68. Dean Barwick Primary School (15.4km) show on map
  69. SwitchED2 (16.6km) show on map
  70. Oversands School (16.6km) show on map
  71. Arnside National CofE School (16.9km) show on map
  72. Bleasdale School (17.4km) show on map
  73. Silverdale St John's Church of England Volunt... (17.4km) show on map
  74. Storth CofE School (18.6km) show on map
  75. John Ruskin School (19.4km) show on map
  76. Coniston CofE Primary School (19.8km) show on map
  77. West End Primary School (19.9km) show on map
  78. Morecambe and Heysham Sandylands Community Pr... (20.0km) show on map
  79. Poulton-le-Sands Church of England Primary School (20.1km) show on map
  80. Morecambe Bay Community Primary School (20.1km) show on map
  81. Crosthwaite CofE School (20.2km) show on map
  82. Bay Leadership Academy (20.3km) show on map
  83. Morecambe Bay Academy (20.4km) show on map
  84. St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Morecambe (20.4km) show on map
  85. Beetham CofE Primary School (20.7km) show on map
  86. Mossgate Primary School (20.8km) show on map
  87. Heysham St Peter's Church of England Primary ... (20.8km) show on map
  88. Captain Shaw's CofE School (20.9km) show on map
  89. Lancaster Road Primary School (20.9km) show on map
  90. St Patrick's Catholic Primary School (20.9km) show on map
  91. Hawkshead Esthwaite Primary School (21.0km) show on map
  92. Morecambe and Heysham Westgate Primary School (21.0km) show on map
  93. Milnthorpe Primary School (21.1km) show on map
  94. Levens CofE School (21.2km) show on map
  95. Dallam School (21.3km) show on map
  96. Great Wood Primary School (21.3km) show on map
  97. Yealand Church of England Primary School (21.5km) show on map
  98. Trumacar Nursery and Community Primary School (21.5km) show on map
  99. Warton Archbishop Hutton's VC Primary School (21.7km) show on map
  100. Morecambe and Heysham Torrisholme Community P... (21.8km) show on map
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