Sir John Barrow School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · Ulverston, Westmorland and Furness
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
1.5 miles
Published by Westmorland and Furness Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2024–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Sir John Barrow School is a primary school in Ulverston, Westmorland and Furness for ages 3–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Outstanding, from the inspection on 1 March 2023. Westmorland and Furness has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 to 2026 entry.
Sir John Barrow School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | 1.5 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For Reception 2026, the last child offered a place lived 1.5 miles away, the 5th shortest of 13 Westmorland and Furness primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
- The Reception last distance was further from the school in 2026 than in 2025, and it swung sharply between some years, with the biggest move from 2025 to 2026.
- For Reception 2026, there were 30 first-choice applications for 30 offers: 25 offers went to first-choice families, and 5 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- Reading, writing and maths in 2024/25 ranked highest of 8 schools: this one and the 7 of the 8 nearest primary schools in Westmorland and Furness that have results.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Westmorland and Furness schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Argyle Street, Sir John Barrow School, Ulverston, LA12 0BD
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Westmorland and Furness
- Pupils on roll
- 235 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 13.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Outstanding Inspected 1 March 2023
Strengths
- “Some even used words like ‘amazing’ to describe it.”
- “Their strong relationships with staff help pupils feel safe, happy and secure.”
- “They know who to speak to if they have any worries.”
To improve
- “In 2021/22, more pupils were persistently absent than usual.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 10 May 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 72% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 30 first-preference applications, 30 offers in total, 25 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Westmorland and Furness.
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Ulverston 0.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Church Walk CofE Primary School 0.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Croftlands Infant School 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Croftlands Junior School 0.8 mi School remains Good
- Pennington CofE School 1.6 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Lindal and Marton Primary School 2.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Low Furness CofE Primary School 2.8 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Penny Bridge CofE School 3.2 mi Good Last distance published