Newbarns Primary and Nursery School
Primary schoolNewbarns Primary and Nursery School is a primary school in Westmorland and Furness, for pupils aged 3 to 11. It had 444 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Graded inspection, April 2025: no overall grade
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 29 April 2025
- Overall effectiveness
- No overall grade (from September 2024)
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 47% of pupils at Newbarns Primary and Nursery School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 58% in Westmorland and Furness and 62% in England.
4% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Westmorland and Furness | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 47% | 58% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 4% | 6% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102 | 104 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Holy Family Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, December 2022. 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)300 m
- South Cumbria Pupil Referral ServicePupil referral and alternative provision. School remains Good, March 2024400 m
- St Bernards Catholic High School, BarrowSecondary. Good (overall), September 2022. Attainment 8 of 38.5 (2025/26, provisional)770 m
- Furness AcademySecondary. Good (overall), March 2023. Attainment 8 of 40.8 (2025/26, provisional)830 m
- Chetwynde SchoolAll-through. Good (overall), November 2023. 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)980 m
- Victoria Infant and Nursery SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, April 20241 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Westmorland and Furness
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).