# Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Barrow

Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Barrow is a primary school in Westmorland and Furness, for pupils aged 2 to 11.

It had 202 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E148699. [Westmorland and Furness](https://openindex.co.uk/westmorland-and-furness)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Academy converter
- Ages: 2 to 11
- Pupils: 202
- Council: Westmorland and Furness
- URN: 148699

## Latest Ofsted outcome

School remains Good, April 2024
- Latest ungraded inspection: School remains Good, 25 April 2024
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2024/25, 43% of pupils at Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Barrow met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 58% in Westmorland and Furness and 62% in England.
0% 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 | 43% | 58% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 0% | 6% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106 | 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

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [St George's CofE School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-georges-cofe-school-e112289): 370 m. Primary. Graded inspection, December 2024: no overall grade. 50% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Greengate Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/greengate-junior-school-e112206): 440 m. Primary. Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met. 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Parkside Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/parkside-academy-e142249): 520 m. Primary. Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met. 71% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Moorfield Learning Centre](https://openindex.co.uk/school/moorfield-learning-centre-e145465): 560 m. Independent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
- [Cambridge Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cambridge-primary-school-e150005): 650 m. Primary. Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met. 52% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Furness Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/furness-academy-e135940): 730 m. Secondary. Good (overall), March 2023. Attainment 8 of 40.8 (2025/26, provisional)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/148699)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/148699)

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