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Ramsden Infant School

Primary · Community school · Mixed · Westmorland and Furness

Thwaite Street, Barrow-in-Furness, LA14 1AN

Website 01229840950

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headline score

Ranking (England)

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No ranked results

Ofsted

Good

Graded 06/12/2022

Application demand

100%

1st preference success · Not oversubscribed

Attendance

95.4%

8.8% persistently absent

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

At a glance

Pupils on roll

80

Capacity used

Has space

59%

135 places

GCSE rank (England)

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KS2 rank (England)

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Application demand

Primary entry · official council applications and offers

Not oversubscribed

100%

1st preference success rate

22 of 22 families who put it first got an offer

23

Places offered

39

Total applications

1.7

Applications per place

Preference (Sept 2025 entry)ApplicationsOffersSuccess
1st preference2222● 100%
2nd preference100● 0%
3rd preference70● 0%
Total392256%

1st preference success by year

100%
2020
100%
2021
100%
2022
100%
2023
100%
2024
100%
2025

Westmorland and Furness lets families list 3 preferences. Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.

Details

Type
Community school
Phase
Primary
Age range
3–7
Gender
Mixed
Sixth form
No
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
Keith Wright
Address
Thwaite Street, Barrow-in-Furness, LA14 1AN
Phone
01229840950
Local authority
Westmorland and Furness
Ward / constituency
Old Barrow and Hindpool · Barrow and Furness
Area
Urban: Further from a major town or city
URN
112208

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals26%——
English as additional language8%——
SEN support24%——
51% boys (41)49% girls (39)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)

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

80 pupils · 135 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 22

    06 December 2022

    Full graded inspection

    Good overall effectiveness
    Early yearsGood
    Personal developmentGood
    Quality of educationGood
    Safeguarding effectiveYes
    Behaviour and attitudesGood
    Leadership and managementGood
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Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 57 pupils

Attendance

95.4%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

4.6%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

8.8%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

0.0%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

1.0%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

6%
20/21
22%
21/22
36%
22/23
21%
23/24
9%
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.

House prices near the school

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

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Key application dates

National deadlines in England. Apply through Westmorland and Furness council, not the school.

EntryDeadlineOffer day
Reception (primary)15 January16 April (or next working day)

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.