St Pius X Catholic Primary School, Barrow
About the school
St Pius X Catholic Primary School, Barrow is an open primary school in Westmorland and Furness.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 21 April 2026
- Published
- 24 June 2026
- Inspection type
- S5 Inspection
Published inspection outcomes
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Strong standard
Early years
Expected standard
Leadership and governance
Expected standard
Results and school context
Key Stage 2 results
Combined attainment
Reading, writing and maths expected standard
- School
- 48%
- Westmorland and Furness
- 58%
- England
- 62%
Reading, writing and maths higher standard
- School
- 7%
- Westmorland and Furness
- 6%
- England
- 8%
Subject attainment
Reading expected standard
- School
- 56%
- Westmorland and Furness
- 74%
- England
- 75%
Writing expected standard
- School
- 70%
- Westmorland and Furness
- 69%
- England
- 72%
Maths expected standard
- School
- 70%
- Westmorland and Furness
- 73%
- England
- 74%
Grammar, punctuation and spelling expected
- School
- 59%
- Westmorland and Furness
- 71%
- England
- 73%
Grammar, punctuation and spelling higher
- School
- 11%
- Westmorland and Furness
- 23%
- England
- 30%
Science expected standard
- School
- 70%
- Westmorland and Furness
- 82%
- England
- 82%
Scaled scores
Reading average scaled score
- School
- 101
- Westmorland and Furness
- 105
- England
- 106
Maths average scaled score
- School
- 103
- Westmorland and Furness
- 104
- England
- 105
Grammar average scaled score
- School
- 101
- Westmorland and Furness
- 105
- England
- 105
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
216
Girls
45.37%
Boys
54.63%
SEN support
17.59%
Education, health and care plan
5.09%
English as an additional language
6.00%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
35.05%
Overall absence
4.38
Persistent absence
9.58