Roose School, Barrow-in-Furness
Roose School is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in Barrow-in-Furness. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in October 2019. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in June 2024 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 11th-highest of the 20 schools in Barrow-in-Furness with published results, and 11,486th of 14,452 across England. It was 95% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- Below England average
- Ofsted
- Good (2019)
- Demand
- Oversubscribed
- 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
Roose School in detail
Roose School in its own words
From the headteacher's welcome: "I would like to wish you a very warm welcome to Roose Community Primary School, a caring community-focused school on the edge of Barrow in Furness. Our motto and vision - 'As a Caring Community, we Learn and Grow' reflects our daily lives in school."
The school runs after-school care.
Headteacher's welcome (school website)Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 63% of Year 6 pupils at Roose School reached the expected standard in reading and 70% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 74% and 73% in Westmorland and Furness and 77% and 75% across England.
Results fell from 79% in reading and 79% in maths in 2024.
With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.
Getting a place at Roose School
For September 2026 entry, 30 families put Roose School as their first choice and 58 named it as one of their preferences, for 30 places offered. That is one first choice for every place. 2 families who put it first were not offered a place there.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Roose School are Yarlside Academy (0.5 miles, Outstanding, 100% reading, 100% maths); Cambridge Primary School (0.7 miles, 72% reading, 72% maths); Newbarns Primary and Nursery School (0.9 miles, 68% reading, 62% maths); and Parkside Academy (1 mile, Good, 79% reading, 75% maths).
Roose School's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 4 schools.
Yarlside AcademyCambridge Primary SchoolNewbarns Primary and Nursery SchoolParkside Academy
Who goes there
15.8% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 1% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
In 2026, 12 pupils (6.1%) received SEN support and 11 (5.6%) 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.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Station Entrance, about 420 metres away (roughly a 5-minute walk).
14 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is School (outside), 20 metres away.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 72 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and criminal damage and arson. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Westmorland and Furness (11), as is usual near a town centre.
Suspensions and exclusions
Roose School recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Roose School are Furness Academy (0.9 miles); St Bernards Catholic High School, Barrow (1.2 miles); and Chetwynde School (1.4 miles).
Furness AcademySt Bernards Catholic High School, BarrowChetwynde School
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Our estimate from how close the nearest similar schools are and how oversubscribed the council's schools are. It is not a published boundary.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 2 years agoThis judgement is from October 2019, 7 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Latest (ungraded) inspection: The school remains Good.
Ofsted's report, in its own words
What is it like to attend this school?
Pupils really enjoy coming to Roose School. They are very happy and relish being part of the school community. Pupils value the vibrant and exciting learning environment. Staff know pupils and their families very well.
The school has high expectations for what pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), will learn. Pupils' positive behaviour ensures that they can learn in a calm environment which is free of disruption. They generally achieve well across a range of subjects.
What does the school do well and what does it need to do better?
The school has established an effective approach to developing pupils' early reading knowledge. Staff have been well trained. They deliver the phonics programme consistently well. Teachers carefully check pupils' progress through the programme. Teachers then make sure that pupils who find reading difficult receive extra help so that they can catch up. This enables most pupils, including those with SEND, to become fluent and accurate readers by the time that they leave key stage 1.
The school has designed an ambitious and broad curriculum from the early years to Year 6. It has identified the key knowledge and vocabulary that pupils should gain across different subjects. Teachers deliver learning in a well-ordered manner and, in most subjects, use assessment information to check pupils' learning. As a result, most pupils achieve well over time.
From Ofsted's June 2024 ungraded 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 October 2019 inspection.
Rated Good for
Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management, Early years.
At a Glance
15.8%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 79% to 63% (2024 to 2025). Maths has declined from 79% to 70% (2024 to 2025). Writing has declined from 72% to 67% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
28.0
Avg class size
26.0
Infant (KS1)
29.5
KS2
7
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Latest from Roose School
Year 2 Sports Event
2 Jul 2026
Music workshop
8 Jun 2026
National Numeracy Day 2026
20 May 2026
Certificates
15 May 2026
KS2 Sports Day
8 May 2026
Easter 2026
31 Mar 2026
From Roose School's website. School Signal is not affiliated with the school.
Social & online
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Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Roose School.
- Little Rebels Holiday Club800m away · Not yet graded
Term dates
Roose 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
Check free transport to Roose School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Roose 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
- 7
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 0
- Children hurt
- 1
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 7 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 7 slight.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt.
1 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
95%
Near capacity
197 pupils
208 places
11 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: Oversubscribed
Inspection History(7)
Ungraded inspection: The school remains Good.
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
12
SEN Support
11
EHC Plans
11.7%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
196
Total Pupils
111
Boys
85
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
10
Teachers
19.6:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£50,140
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,340
Per pupil
£1170k
Total funding
£44k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
4.4%
Overall absence
7.7%
Persistent absence
182
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
Questions parents ask about Roose School
What are SATs results like at Roose School?
Of the pupils at Roose School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 63% reached the expected standard in reading and 70% did so in maths.
What is Roose School's Ofsted rating?
Roose School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in June 2024, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in October 2019, it was rated Good.
What is the catchment area for Roose School?
No fixed boundary. When Roose 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 Roose School?
Roose School was close to full in 2025, at 95% of its capacity.
How big are the classes at Roose School?
Classes at Roose School average 28 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Roose School?
Roose School has around 196 pupils on roll. 16% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Roose School?
4.4% of sessions were missed at Roose School in 2024/25. 7.7% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Roose School?
Apply through Westmorland and Furness's coordinated admissions process, naming Roose 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 Roose School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club within a kilometre of Roose School: Little Rebels Holiday Club (800m away, registered, not yet graded). The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.
What are Roose School's term dates?
Roose 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 Roose School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 7 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 7 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt. 1 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 Roose School?
Roose School is at North Row, Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, LA13 0HF.
Sources: Westmorland and Furness term dates; Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)