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Greengate Junior School

Primary · Community school · Mixed · Westmorland and Furness

Greengate Street, Barrow-in-Furness, LA14 1BG

Website 01229812592

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headline score

Ranking (England)

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No ranked results

Ofsted

Good

Graded 10/11/2021

Application demand

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No council data

Attendance

94.4%

12.1% persistently absent

Above averageAround averageBelow averagecompared with the England average for state-funded schools.

At a glance

Pupils on roll

161

Capacity used

Has space

67%

240 places

GCSE rank (England)

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KS2 rank (England)

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Details

Type
Community school
Phase
Primary
Age range
7–11
Gender
Mixed
Sixth form
No
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
Keith Wright
Address
Greengate Street, Barrow-in-Furness, LA14 1BG
Phone
01229812592
Local authority
Westmorland and Furness
Ward / constituency
Old Barrow and Hindpool · Barrow and Furness
Area
Urban: Further from a major town or city
URN
112206

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals48%——
English as additional language5%——
SEN support23%——
51% boys (82)49% girls (79)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)

1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.

161 pupils · 240 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 26

    03 March 2026

    S5 Inspection · report card

    InclusionExpected standard
    AchievementExpected standard
    Safeguarding standardsMet
    Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
    Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
    Leadership and governanceExpected standard
    Early yearsNot applicable
    Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
    Post-16 provisionNot applicable
  2. 21

    10 November 2021

    Full graded inspection

    Good overall effectiveness
    Personal developmentGood
    Quality of educationGood
    Safeguarding effectiveYes
    Behaviour and attitudesGood
    Leadership and managementGood
View all Ofsted reports

Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 182 pupils

Attendance

94.4%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

5.6%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

12.1%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

1.1%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

1.6%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

8%
20/21
27%
21/22
30%
22/23
24%
23/24
12%
24/25

Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.

Primary results (Key Stage 2)

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Expected standard in reading, writing & maths63%——
Higher standard2%——
Reading progress——0.0
Writing progress——0.0
Maths progress——0.0

Primary results by subject (SATs)

Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England

Reading, writing & maths combined

Expected standard60%
-2% vs England
Higher standard0%
-8% vs England

Reading

Expected standard74%
-1% vs England
Higher standard16%
-17% vs England
Average score105
-1 vs England

Writing

Expected standard70%
-2% vs England
Greater depth0%
-13% vs England

Maths

Expected standard81%
+7% vs England
Higher standard21%
-5% vs England
Average score106
+1 vs England

Grammar, punctuation & spelling

Expected standard79%
+6% vs England
Higher standard19%
-11% vs England
Average score106
+1 vs England

Science

Expected standard91%
+9% vs England

England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).

Primary results over time

722019482023632024602025

Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Expected standard (RWM)60%61%
Higher standard0%8%

House prices near the school

Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.

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Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.