Ormsgill Nursery and Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · Barrow-in-Furness, Westmorland and Furness
Last distance offered · Reception 2025
Every applicant was offered a place
From Westmorland and Furness Council · offers on 16 April 2025
2024 figure 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Ormsgill Nursery and Primary School is a primary school in Barrow-in-Furness, Westmorland and Furness for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 13 May 2025. Westmorland and Furness has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 to 2025 entry.
Ormsgill Nursery and Primary 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 2025 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 24% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of primary school (England 62%), and 4% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- On 2024/25 reading, writing and maths, it was lowest of 7 schools: this one and the 6 of the 8 nearest primary schools in Westmorland and Furness that have results.
- In 2026, Reception had 10 first-choice applications for 10 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place; the admission number for Reception 2027 is 30 places.
- Free school meals eligibility stands at 57.1%, against a middle figure of 18.3% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Westmorland and Furness.
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
- Mill Bank, Barrow-in-Furness, LA14 4AR
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Westmorland and Furness
- Pupils on roll
- 156 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 57.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 13 May 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils are happy at the school.”
- “This is because they make many friends.”
- “They enjoy positive, supportive relationships with staff.”
To improve
- “Nevertheless, in some subjects, sometimes checks on pupils’ long-term knowledge are less effective.”
- “As a result, some teaching is less successful.”
- “On occasion, pupils do not remember some essential information.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 26 June 2025 (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) | 24% | 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: 10 first-preference applications, 10 offers in total, 10 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 Pius X Catholic Primary School, Barrow 0.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Victoria Academy 0.6 mi Outstanding
- St Paul's CofE Junior School 0.7 mi School remains Good
- Victoria Infant and Nursery School 0.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Dane Ghyll Community Primary School and Nursery 0.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Holy Family Catholic Primary School 1.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St James' CofE Junior School 1.2 mi School remains Good
- Brisbane Park Infant School 1.2 mi Good Last distance published