Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Barrow
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Barrow-in-Furness, LA14 2BA
202 pupils · 96% of 210 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Trust
- MATER CHRISTI MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Westmorland and Furness
- Free school meals
- 34.2%
Ofsted
Good (2024) — Ungraded inspection — “School remains Good” (previous grade confirmed, not re-graded)
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 25 April 2024, published 9 June 2024. 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 | 43% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 0% |
“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 first-choice application per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 10 | 10 | 22 | 10 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 24 | 24 | 31 | 24 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 21 | 21 | 29 | 21 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 21 | 19 | 35 | 19 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 13 | 13 | 24 | 13 |
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
- St George's CofE School 0.4 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Greengate Junior School 0.4 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Parkside Academy 0.5 km · Most areas: Strong standard (2026)
- Cambridge Primary School 0.7 km · Most areas: Needs attention (2026)
- Ramsden Infant School 0.8 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Barrow Island Community Primary School 1.2 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
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.