Hindpool Nursery School, Barrow-in-Furness

Requires Improvement
Nursery
Local authority nursery school
Mixed
Ages 2โ€“4

Data last updated 11 Sept 2026

Location

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Andrea Edmondson Peter Mills
Pupils:79
LA:Westmorland and Furness
Phone:01229833120
Address:Bath Street, Barrow-in-Furness, LA14 5TS
Admissions:Not applicable
Status:open

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted ยท 2 years ago
-

Overall

Good

Quality of Education

Good

Behaviour & Attitudes

Good

Personal Development

Good

Leadership & Management

Inspected 15 October 2024View full report
URN:112093
UKPRN:10092534
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:Barrow and Furness
Urban/Rural:Urban: Further from a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

Ofsted rated this school Requires Improvement at its March 2022 inspection โ€” down from Outstanding.

Rated Good for

Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development.

Areas Ofsted flagged

Quality of education (Requires Improvement), Leadership & management (Requires Improvement).

A plain-English summary of the full inspection report is coming soon.

At a Glance

0.0%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

Yes

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

What Parents Think

16 responses
Would recommend100%
Child is happy100%
Well taught100%
Good progress100%
Feels safe100%
Well behaved100%
Bullying dealt with0%
Kept informed100%
Handles concerns38%
Wider development100%

Source: Ofsted Parent View - % who strongly agree or agree

Class Sizes

0.0

Avg class size

0

Total classes

2024/25 academic year

Getting There

Train Stations

Barrow-in-Furness Rail Station
687m ยท 11 min walk
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Capacity & Demand

Area Demand Pressure - Barrow-in-Furness

Low pressure
New homes approved:269
Projected new pupils:48

Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Barrow-in-Furness

Admissions Demand - Westmorland and Furness

Low demand0.68x oversubscription

Places available

2,864

Applications

1,955

Got 1st preference

96.7%

Got preferred school

99.7%

Secondary admissions across Westmorland and Furness (2025/26)

Inspection History(8)

15 October 2024
Quality of EducationGood
Behaviour & AttitudesGood
Personal DevelopmentGood
Leadership & ManagementGood
29 March 2022
Requires ImprovementReport
Quality of EducationRequires Improvement
Behaviour & AttitudesGood
Personal DevelopmentGood
Leadership & ManagementRequires Improvement
1 October 2019

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