Ormsgill Nursery and Primary School, Barrow-in-Furness

From the headteacher's welcome: "Some of you will already know us, but for some this will be your first contact with us. Ormsgill is a happy, vibrant learning community where every child is given every opportunity to reach their full potential."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, rugby and choir.

The school runs a breakfast club from 8:00am and after-school care.

In 2025, 60% of Year 6 pupils at Ormsgill Nursery and Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 48% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 74% and 73% in Westmorland and Furness and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 50% in reading and 46% in maths in 2024.

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

For September 2026 entry, 10 families put Ormsgill Nursery and Primary School as their first choice and 16 named it as one of their preferences, for 10 places offered. That is one first choice for every place. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Ormsgill Nursery and Primary School are St Pius X Catholic Primary School, Barrow (0.3 miles, 56% reading, 70% maths); Victoria Academy (0.6 miles, Outstanding, 83% reading, 79% maths); St Paul's CofE Junior School (0.7 miles, Good, 89% reading, 61% maths); and Victoria Infant and Nursery School (0.8 miles, Good).

Each of them had higher 2025 results than Ormsgill Nursery and Primary School.

Ormsgill Nursery and Primary School is one of 6 schools run by South Cumbria Multi-Academy Trust, an academy trust.

57.1% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 8.3% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (89%) and other ethnic groups (8%).

In 2026, 30 pupils (19.2%) received SEN support and 20 (12.8%) 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.

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

6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Community Centre (outside), 280 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Ormsgill Nursery and Primary 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 100 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, criminal damage and arson and drug offences. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Westmorland and Furness (11), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Ormsgill Nursery and Primary School issued 6 suspensions, 3.3 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Ormsgill Nursery and Primary School are Chetwynde School (1.1 miles); and St Bernards Catholic High School, Barrow (1.3 miles).