Newbarns Primary and Nursery School
Academy converterPrimaryAges 3–11Mixed
Rising Side, Barrow-in-Furness, LA13 9ET
Headteacher · Mrs Victoria Fitzgibbons
From Get Information About Schools (DfE), updated 11 September 2026. Report a correction
Key facts
Pupils444Capacity 459
OfstedGraded inspectionInspected 29 April 2025
TrustSouth Cumbria Multi-Academy Trust
Free school meals11.6%
Ofsted
Inspection on 29 April 2025. Ofsted no longer gives an overall grade.
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Leadership and managementGood
- Early yearsGood
- SafeguardingEffective
Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 31 August 2026.
Reception applications close 15 January 2027
For September 2027. Apply through Westmorland and Furness council, not the school. National offer day is 16 April 2027.
How to apply in Westmorland and FurnessApplications for September 2026
All 44 families who put it first were offered a place.
Places offered48
Applications112
First choice44
First-choice offers44
Applications count every family who named the school as any preference. Figures change every year, so they are a guide, not a guarantee.
Source: Department for Education, Primary and secondary school applications and offers 2026 (on-time applications, national offer day).
Nearby schools for the same ages
- Holy Family Catholic Primary School0.2 mi
- South Cumbria Pupil Referral Service0.2 mi
- Chetwynde School0.6 mi
- Victoria Infant and Nursery School0.6 mi
- St Paul's CofE Junior School0.6 mi