St George's CofE School
Voluntary controlled primary school in Barrow-in-Furness (Westmorland and Furness).
Location
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iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).St George's CofE School is a Church of England primary school located in Barrow-in-Furness, Westmorland and Furness. The school caters for boys and girls aged 2 to 11 and currently has 242 pupils on roll, with a capacity of 260. The school is led by Mr Steven Herbert.
Enrichment
6 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Charanga (Music)
- Mastering Number (NCETM)
- Number Sense Maths
- Power Maths
- Power of Reading
- Retrieval Practice
Key facts
- URN
- 112289
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Westmorland and Furness
- Constituency
- Barrow and Furness
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
Governing body (8 current, 0 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Ian Allington | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Madalina Viorica Bleau | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Jacqueline Brocklebank | Governor | Nominated by LA and appointed by GB | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Rev Simon Charles Jones | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Susan Craig | Governor | Foundation/sponsor members | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Karen Stringer | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Louise Ellis | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2022 · until 2030 |
| Mr Steven Herbert | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2016 · until 2030 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record