Schools in Barrow-in-Furness
Barrow-in-Furness has 32 schools administered by Westmorland and Furness Council (formed in April 2023 from the merger of Barrow, Eden and South Lakeland districts). The town's 24 primaries serve distinct residential zones - Walney Island, Ormsgill, Hawcoat and the town centre - and many are undersubscribed, meaning most applicants living reasonably close receive a place at their preferred school.
Three secondary schools dominate the secondary sector: Barrow Sixth Form College feeds from Thorncliffe and Furness Academy, while St Bernard's Catholic High School draws from across the peninsula on faith criteria. Westmorland and Furness publishes its co-ordinated scheme annually; families are advised to name three preferences in October to maximise choice.
School demand in Barrow-in-Furness
Across the 29 schools in Barrow-in-Furness with published capacity data, the average fill rate is 88%. 7 of them are currently at or above their published admission number, and at those schools catchment distance is likely to decide places at the next intake.
8 schools in Barrow-in-Furness have a religious character, so faith criteria sit alongside catchment distance in their admissions policies.
15 of the schools in Barrow-in-Furness are academies that set their own admissions criteria independently of Westmorland and Furness, so check each school's policy directly rather than assuming the council default applies.
10 of the schools in Barrow-in-Furness have a current Ofsted rating, of which 10 are rated Good or Outstanding. Demand and catchment distance tend to be tightest at the highest-rated schools.
Primary schools in Barrow-in-Furness: 5 oversubscribed (24)
Brisbane Park Infant School
Primary · Community school
Barrow-in-Furness · LA14 1NY
Greengate Junior School
Primary · Community school
Barrow-in-Furness · LA14 1BG
Roose School
Primary · Community school
Barrow-in-Furness · LA13 0HF
Ramsden Infant School
Primary · Community school
Barrow-in-Furness · LA14 1AN
Victoria Infant and Nursery School
Primary · Community school
Barrow-in-Furness · LA14 5QN
South Walney Infant and Nursery School
Primary · Community school
Barrow-in-Furness · LA14 3BZ
Dane Ghyll Community Primary School and Nursery
Primary · Community school
Barrow in Furness · LA14 4PG
Barrow Island Community Primary School
Primary · Community school
Barrow-in-Furness · LA14 2SJ
St George's CofE School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school
Barrow-in-Furness · LA14 2JN
St James' CofE Junior School
Primary · Voluntary aided school
Barrow-in-Furness · LA14 1NY
St Columba's School
Primary · Voluntary aided school
Barrow-in-Furness · LA14 3AD
Holy Family Catholic Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school
Barrow-in-Furness · LA13 9LR
St Paul's CofE Junior School
Primary · Voluntary aided school
Barrow-in-Furness · LA14 4HF
Victoria Academy
Primary · Academy converter
Barrow-in-Furness · LA14 5NE
Yarlside Academy
Primary · Academy converter
Barrow-in-Furness · LA13 0LH
Parkside Academy
Primary · Academy converter
BARROW-in-FURNESS · LA13 9BY
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Barrow
Primary · Academy converter
Barrow-in-Furness · LA14 2BA
Vickerstown School
Primary · Academy converter
Barrow-in-Furness · LA14 3XY
Ormsgill Nursery and Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Barrow-in-Furness · LA14 4AR
Newton Village Academy
Primary · Academy converter
Barrow-in-Furness · LA13 0LT
St Pius X Catholic Primary School, Barrow
Primary · Academy converter
Barrow-in-Furness · LA14 4AA
South Walney Junior School
Primary · Academy converter
Barrow-in-Furness · LA14 3BG
Newbarns Primary and Nursery School
Primary · Academy converter
Barrow-in-Furness · LA13 9ET
Cambridge Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Barrow-in-Furness · LA13 9RP
Secondary Schools in Barrow-in-Furness (3)
Furness Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led
Barrow-in-Furness · LA13 9BB
Walney School
Secondary · Academy sponsor led
Barrow-in-Furness · LA14 3JT
St Bernards Catholic High School, Barrow
Secondary · Academy converter
Barrow-in-Furness · LA13 9LE
Other Schools in Barrow-in-Furness (5)
Hindpool Nursery School
Nursery · Local authority nursery school
Barrow-in-Furness · LA14 5TS
South Cumbria Pupil Referral Service
Not applicable · Pupil referral unit
Barrow-in-Furness · LA13 9HU
Furness College
All through · Further education
Barrow-in-Furness · LA14 2PJ
Chetwynde School
Special · Free schools
Barrow-in-Furness · LA13 0NY
George Hastwell School Special Academy
Not applicable · Academy special sponsor led
Barrow-in-Furness · LA14 3LW
Catchment area boundaries for schools in Barrow-in-Furness are set by Westmorland and Furness and updated each year. The "last distance offered", how far the furthest successful applicant lived, changes annually based on the number of applications received.