Brisbane Park Infant School, Barrow-in-Furness
Brisbane Park Infant School is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 7 in Barrow-in-Furness. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in June 2024. It was 57% full in 2025.
- Ofsted
- Good (2024)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- In line with England
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Westmorland and Furness (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Brisbane Park Infant School in detail
Brisbane Park Infant School in its own words
From the headteacher's welcome: "We know that making sure you find the right school for your child is a very important decision and we are here to assist you if we possibly can. We also want to make sure that communication is effective throughout your child's time here enabling us to work together to help your child achieve their very best."
The school runs after-school care, from £2.50 per day.
Headteacher's welcome (school website)Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Getting a place at Brisbane Park Infant School
For September 2026 entry, 30 families put Brisbane Park Infant School as their first choice and 38 named it as one of their preferences, for 30 places offered. That is one first choice for every place. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at Brisbane Park Infant School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Brisbane Park Infant School are St James' CofE Junior School (under 0.1 miles, Good, 46% reading, 50% maths); Ramsden Infant School (0.5 miles, Good); Greengate Junior School (0.7 miles, Good, 74% reading, 81% maths); and Victoria Academy (0.8 miles, Outstanding, 83% reading, 79% maths).
St James' CofE Junior SchoolRamsden Infant SchoolGreengate Junior SchoolVictoria Academy
Who goes there
41.1% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.
In 2026, 12 pupils (12.6%) received SEN support and 16 (16.8%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.
Staffing
Brisbane Park Infant School had 7 teachers in 2026, one for every 15 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Station Entrance, about 600 metres away (roughly a 7-minute walk).
4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is St James Vicarage (at), 230 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Brisbane Park Infant School stands in is among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
In August 2026, police recorded 298 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, public order offences and drug offences. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Westmorland and Furness (11), as is usual near a town centre.
Suspensions and exclusions
Brisbane Park Infant School recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Brisbane Park Infant School are Furness Academy (1 mile) and Walney Academy (1.3 miles).
Sources: DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; DfE school workforce census; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Every family who put it first was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance did not limit places that year.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 2 years agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted's report, in its own words
What is it like to attend this school?
The school's vision is to help pupils build up their self-belief. Pupils' positive relationships with caring staff, coupled with the range of experiences that the school provides, helps them to become confident and independent. This helps pupils to feel happy at school.
The school has high expectations of pupils' behaviour. Children in the Reception Year quickly learn the importance of the school rules. Pupils are well mannered and caring. Those pupils who need extra help in managing their emotions receive effective support from nurturing staff.
What does the school do well and what does it need to do better?
The school's curriculum is ambitious for pupils, including those with SEND. The school has effective systems in place that identify the additional needs of pupils with SEND. Carefully considered support and resources help these pupils to progress well through the curriculum.
The school has set out the key knowledge that pupils should learn in key stage 1. In the Reception Year, the school has identified much of the important knowledge that staff will teach and the order in which children will learn it. However, there remain a small number of areas where the school has not identified this in sufficient detail. This hinders staff when they design some learning activities, as it is not clear what they should focus on. As a result, some pupils are not as well prepared for the demands of the Year 1 curriculum as they could be.
From Ofsted's June 2024 inspection report: the opening paragraphs of each section, quoted word for word. Read the full report Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Good at its June 2024 inspection.
Rated Good for
Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management, Early years.
At a Glance
41.1%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Class Sizes
15.8
Avg class size
15.8
Infant (KS1)
6
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Social & online
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Before and after school care
Brisbane Park Infant School is on the Department for Education's free breakfast clubs programme (list updated July 2026), which pays for a free breakfast club for pupils before school. Source: Free breakfast clubs: schools on the programme, Department for Education Free breakfast clubs in Westmorland and Furness
Term dates
Brisbane Park Infant School is a community school, so its term dates are set by Westmorland and Furness. Training (INSET) days, when pupils are not in school, vary by school: check the school's own calendar.
2026 to 2027
- Autumn term: Wednesday 2 September to Friday 18 December 2026 (half term Monday 26 October to Friday 30 October 2026)
- Spring term: Tuesday 5 January to Thursday 25 March 2027 (half term Monday 15 February to Friday 19 February 2027)
- Summer term: Monday 12 April to Friday 16 July 2027 (half term Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June 2027)
2027 to 2028
- Autumn term: Monday 6 September to Friday 17 December 2027 (half term Monday 25 October to Friday 29 October 2027)
- Spring term: Wednesday 5 January to Friday 31 March 2028 (half term Monday 14 February to Friday 18 February 2028)
- Summer term: Tuesday 18 April to Thursday 20 July 2028 (half term Monday 29 May to Friday 2 June 2028)
Getting There
Train Stations
Bus Stops
Free school transport
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You apply to the council where you live. Brisbane Park Infant School is in Westmorland and Furness; for families living there:
- Westmorland and Furness's school travel policy: Home to School Transport Policy 2027 to 2028 (Reception to Year 11)
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 31
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 7
- Children hurt
- 8
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 31 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 7 serious and 24 slight.
8 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 6 on foot and 2 in a vehicle or otherwise.
9 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Westmorland and Furness is 3 (the median across 161 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
57%
Available places
102 pupils
180 places
78 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Barrow-in-Furness
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Barrow-in-Furness
Across Westmorland and Furness council
Places available
2,590
Applications
1,692
Got 1st preference
96.1%
Got preferred school
99.4%
All primary applications across Westmorland and Furness council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
Inspection History(7)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
12
SEN Support
16
EHC Plans
29.5%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
95
Total Pupils
55
Boys
40
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
7
Teachers
13.6:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£54,490
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£7,014
Per pupil
£799k
Total funding
£59k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
6.0%
Overall absence
21.6%
Persistent absence
74
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Brisbane Park Infant School
Questions parents ask about Brisbane Park Infant School
What is Brisbane Park Infant School's Ofsted rating?
Brisbane Park Infant School was rated Good at its most recent Ofsted inspection in June 2024.
What is the catchment area for Brisbane Park Infant School?
No fixed boundary. When Brisbane Park Infant School is oversubscribed, Westmorland and Furness allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Brisbane Park Infant School?
Brisbane Park Infant School was not full in 2025: it ran at 57% of its 180 places.
How big are the classes at Brisbane Park Infant School?
Classes at Brisbane Park Infant School average 15.8 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Brisbane Park Infant School?
Brisbane Park Infant School has around 95 pupils on roll. 41% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Brisbane Park Infant School?
6% of sessions were missed at Brisbane Park Infant School in 2024/25. 21.6% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Brisbane Park Infant School?
Apply through Westmorland and Furness's coordinated admissions process, naming Brisbane Park Infant School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
Does Brisbane Park Infant School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Brisbane Park Infant School is on the Department for Education's free breakfast clubs programme (list updated July 2026), which pays for a free breakfast club for pupils before school.
What are Brisbane Park Infant School's term dates?
Brisbane Park Infant School is a community school, so its term dates are set by Westmorland and Furness. In 2026 to 2027: Autumn term: Wednesday 2 September to Friday 18 December 2026 (half term Monday 26 October to Friday 30 October 2026); Spring term: Tuesday 5 January to Thursday 25 March 2027 (half term Monday 15 February to Friday 19 February 2027); Summer term: Monday 12 April to Friday 16 July 2027 (half term Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June 2027). In 2027 to 2028: Autumn term: Monday 6 September to Friday 17 December 2027 (half term Monday 25 October to Friday 29 October 2027); Spring term: Wednesday 5 January to Friday 31 March 2028 (half term Monday 14 February to Friday 18 February 2028); Summer term: Tuesday 18 April to Thursday 20 July 2028 (half term Monday 29 May to Friday 2 June 2028).
How many road collisions happen near Brisbane Park Infant School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 31 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 7 serious and 24 slight. 8 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 6 on foot and 2 in a vehicle or otherwise. 9 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Westmorland and Furness is 3 (the median across 161 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Brisbane Park Infant School?
Brisbane Park Infant School is at Blake Street, Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, LA14 1NY.
Sources: Westmorland and Furness term dates; Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)