Chetwynde School
Rating Lane, Barrow-in-Furness, LA13 0NY
508 pupils · 100% of 510 capacity
- Phase
- All-through
- Type
- Free schools
- Ages
- 3–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- SOUTH CUMBRIA MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Westmorland and Furness
- Free school meals
- 17.3%
Ofsted
Good (2023) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 7 November 2023, published 12 December 2023. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 70% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 7% |
| Attainment 8 score | 44.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 46.4% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 58.9% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 14.3% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1.07 first-choice applications per place (primary entry, Sept 2026 entry)
Heavily oversubscribed — 2.13 first-choice applications per place (secondary entry, Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 30 | 32 | 88 | 30 |
| Sept 2026 entry | 30 | 64 | 223 | 30 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 29 | 33 | 95 | 29 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 25 | 36 | 167 | 25 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 30 | 31 | 80 | 30 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 36 | 43 | 146 | 36 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 30 | 28 | 76 | 30 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 30 | 28 | 139 | 30 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Unity Academy Blackpool 34.7 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Armfield Academy 39.5 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Ribblesdale School 61 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Maharishi Free School 68.4 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Bolton St Catherine's Academy 80.5 km · No overall grade (2025)
- LIPA School 83 km · No overall grade (2025)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.