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Cambridge Primary School

Primary · Academy converter · Mixed · Westmorland and Furness

Cambridge Street, Barrow-in-Furness, LA13 9RP

Website 01229827761

53

headline score

Ranking (England)

—

No ranked results

Ofsted

School remains Good

No graded inspection

Application demand

100%

1st preference success · Not oversubscribed

Attendance

93.7%

21.3% persistently absent

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

At a glance

Pupils on roll

230

Capacity used

Nearly full

94%

245 places

GCSE rank (England)

—

KS2 rank (England)

—

Application demand

Primary entry · official council applications and offers

Not oversubscribed

100%

1st preference success rate

15 of 15 families who put it first got an offer

16

Places offered

32

Total applications

2.0

Applications per place

Preference (Sept 2025 entry)ApplicationsOffersSuccess
1st preference1515● 100%
2nd preference71● 14%
3rd preference100● 0%
Total321650%

1st preference success by year

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
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Age range
2–11
Gender
Mixed
Sixth form
No
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
Jenny Lavery
Address
Cambridge Street, Barrow-in-Furness, LA13 9RP
Phone
01229827761
Local authority
Westmorland and Furness
Ward / constituency
Risedale and Roosecote · Barrow and Furness
Area
Urban: Further from a major town or city
URN
150005

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals55%——
English as additional language5%——
SEN support25%——
52% boys (119)48% girls (111)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)

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

Academy trust: SOUTH CUMBRIA MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST

230 pupils · 245 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 26

    12 May 2026

    S5 Inspection · report card

    InclusionExpected standard
    AchievementNeeds attention
    Safeguarding standardsMet
    Curriculum and teachingNeeds attention
    Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
    Leadership and governanceNeeds attention
    Early yearsNeeds attention
    Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
    Post-16 provisionNot applicable
  2. 23

    22 March 2023

    Ungraded inspection

    School remains Good
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Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 174 pupils

Attendance

93.7%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

6.3%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

21.3%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

0.0%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

2.1%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

29%
23/24
21%
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 & maths53%——
Higher standard0%——
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 standard52%
-10% vs England
Higher standard0%
-8% vs England

Reading

Expected standard72%
-3% vs England
Higher standard20%
-13% vs England
Average score103
-3 vs England

Writing

Expected standard64%
-8% vs England
Greater depth0%
-13% vs England

Maths

Expected standard72%
-2% vs England
Higher standard32%
+6% vs England
Average score105
+0 vs England

Grammar, punctuation & spelling

Expected standard80%
+7% vs England
Higher standard16%
-14% vs England
Average score105
+0 vs England

Science

Expected standard80%
-2% vs England

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

Primary results over time

532024522025

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

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Expected standard (RWM)52%61%
Higher standard0%8%

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.