Roose School

About Roose School

Roose School, a state primary in Westmorland and Furness, holds a Good rating from Ofsted, a grade it has maintained across its two most recent graded inspections. The most recent graded inspection in 2019 awarded Good across all areas, including quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, and leadership and management, and an ungraded inspection in 2024 confirmed the school 'remains Good'. On academic outcomes, the school's Key Stage 2 results for 2023/24 show that 59% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined. That figure sits one point above the local authority average of 58%, placing Roose 47th out of 99 primary schools in Westmorland and Furness. While this puts it in the bottom half of the local league table, the school is not far off the middle of the pack, and its individual subject scores are notably stronger in reading and maths.

Looking at the breakdown, 79% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 79% in maths, with average scaled scores of 104 and 103 respectively. Writing was a little lower at 72% reaching the expected level, and the proportion reaching the higher standard in any subject was modest — 14% in maths and 10% in writing, with none in reading or the combined measure. The school has no progress scores available for any subject, so it is hard to say how much value it adds relative to pupils' starting points. Nationally, Roose ranks in the 59th percentile among all primaries, meaning it performs slightly better than the median school across England. Its local ranking of 47 out of 99 puts it in the middle of the Westmorland and Furness pack, some way behind the top performers like Yarlside Academy, which is just 0.8 km away and rated Outstanding.

Roose is a smaller-than-average primary with 198 pupils against a capacity of 210, and it is oversubscribed: for 2025/26, there were 57 applications for 28 places, with 25 of those going to first-preference families. The school offers a range of facilities including a library, art studios, a gymnasium and playing fields, plus a chapel. Sports on offer include football, gymnastics, cricket and swimming, and there are clubs for coding, chess, book club and art club. The school's SEND provision covers moderate learning difficulty, social, emotional and mental health needs, hearing impairment and multi-sensory impairment. With its solid but not exceptional results, a Good Ofsted rating and a clear local demand for places, Roose is a reliable choice for families in the Barrow-in-Furness area who want a primary with a broad extracurricular offer, though those seeking the highest academic outcomes locally may want to look at the nearby Outstanding-rated Yarlside Academy.

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