Newbarns Primary and Nursery School
Rising Side, Barrow-in-Furness, LA13 9ET
444 pupils · 97% of 459 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- SOUTH CUMBRIA MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Westmorland and Furness
- Free school meals
- 11.6%
Ofsted
No overall grade (2025) — Inspected 2024–2025 — no overall grade under the interim framework
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 29 April 2025, published 9 June 2025. 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 | 47% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 4% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.92 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 48 | 44 | 112 | 48 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 52 | 47 | 102 | 52 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 60 | 61 | 112 | 60 |
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
- Holy Family Catholic Primary School 0.3 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Victoria Infant and Nursery School 1 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- St Paul's CofE Junior School 1 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Parkside Academy 1 km · Most areas: Strong standard (2026)
- Yarlside Academy 1.1 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Cambridge Primary School 1.2 km · Most areas: Needs attention (2026)
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.