Chetwynde School, Barrow-in-Furness

In its own words: "The Chetwynde PTA are a fundraising committee who organise various events throughout the school year. All money raised is used to purchase items for school which in turn benefits all of our children. These will be held between Monday 12th October and Wednesday 21st October - we look forward to welcoming you to Barrow's only all-through school during the day..."

From the headteacher's welcome: "Chetwynde is a thriving all-through school for children ages 3 to 16. We provide a supportive, challenging and inspiring education, balancing traditional values and a dynamic, forward-thinking approach that gives our students the foundations they need."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, netball, basketball and dance.

In 2026, pupils at Chetwynde School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 38.5, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 44.8 in Westmorland and Furness and 47 across England.

26% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 41% in Westmorland and Furness and 47% in England.

That is down from 44.2 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.39: pupils made below average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 28.1, against 43.4 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 15.3 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 18 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Design and Technology, Combined Science and Art and Design.

For September 2026 entry, 64 families put Chetwynde School as their first choice and 223 named it as one of their preferences, for 30 places offered. That is 2.1 first choices for every place. 34 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Chetwynde School are St Bernards Catholic High School, Barrow (0.2 miles, Good, Attainment 8 38.5); Furness Academy (1.1 miles, Good, Attainment 8 40.8); Dowdales School (2 miles, Good, Attainment 8 41.1); and Walney Academy (2.9 miles, Requires improvement, Attainment 8 40.5).

Each of them had higher 2026 results than Chetwynde School.

Chetwynde School is one of 6 schools run by South Cumbria Multi-Academy Trust, an academy trust.

Of the 58 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 74% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 48% to a further education college, 16% to an apprenticeship and 2% into work.

3.7% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 64 pupils (12.6%) received SEN support and 46 (9.1%) 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 social, emotional and mental health needs.

Chetwynde School had 36 teachers in 2021, one for every 13 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical secondary school, at about one for every 17.

The nearest railway station is Roose Rail Station, about 1.2 miles away in a straight line.

10 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Sixth Form College (opposite), 80 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Chetwynde School stands in is among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 94 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, criminal damage and arson and other theft. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Westmorland and Furness (11), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Chetwynde School issued 44 suspensions, 8.6 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.

The primary schools closest to Chetwynde School are St Paul's CofE Junior School (0.4 miles), Holy Family Catholic Primary School (0.5 miles), Dane Ghyll Community Primary School and Nursery (0.6 miles) and Newbarns Primary and Nursery School (0.6 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.