Sir John Barrow School
About Sir John Barrow School
Sir John Barrow School was rated Outstanding across every category in its most recent Ofsted inspection in 2023, a significant upgrade from its previous Good rating in 2012. The school’s overall effectiveness, quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and early years provision all received the top grade. On the most telling academic metric available, 61% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2 in the 2023/24 academic year. That places the school above the local authority average of 58% for Westmorland and Furness, though it sits in the bottom half of the national rankings for this measure. The school’s ranking within the local authority is 45th out of 99 primary schools, putting it in the middle of the pack. Still, the Ofsted judgement tells a story of consistent quality across the board, and the school is one of only six primaries in the entire local authority to hold an Outstanding rating.
Key Details
Ofsted Inspection Breakdown
1 Mar 2023Source: Ofsted, 9 May 2023. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.
SEND Support
Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.
School day
Teaching hours
08:55 – 15:15
Breakfast club
08:00-08:55
After-school care
15:15-17:30
Source: sjbarrow.cumbria.sch.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.
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