Education:
High Schools and Higher Education
Where is Barrow?
Find out hereHigh Schools
St. Bernard's Catholic High School
Rating Lane, Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria
LA13 9LE
Tel: 01229 894620
www.st-bernards.cumbria.sch.uk
Ulverston Victoria High School
Springfield Road, Ulverston, Cumbria
LA12 0EB
Tel: 01229 894140
www.ulverstonvictoria.cumbria.sch.uk
Parkview School
West Avenue, Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria
LA13 9AY
Tel: 01229 894661
www.pvcct.org/parkview
Alfred Barrow School
Duke Street, Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria
LA14 2LB
Tel: 01229 894644
www.alfredbarrow.cumbria.sch.uk
Thorncliffe School
Thorncliffe Road, Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria
LA14 5QP
Tel: 01229 894605
www.thorncliffe.cumbria.sch.uk
Walney Comprehensive School
Sandy Gap Lane, Walney, Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria
LA14 3JL
Tel: 01229 471528
www.walneyschool.co.uk
Dowdales School
Nelson Street, Dalton-in-Furness, Cumbria
LA15 8AH
Tel: 01229 897911
www.dowdalesschool.co.uk
Chetwynde School
Croslands, Rating Lane, Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria
LA13 0NY
Tel: 01229 877557
www.chetwynde.co.uk
Cartmel Priory C of E School
Cartmel, Grange-over-Sands, Cumbria
LA11 7SA
Tel: 015395 36202
www.cartmelpriory.cumbria.sch.uk
Further Education
There are two colleges for students aged 16-18 in Barrow: Barrow Sixth Form College, which concentrates on teaching A-Levels, and Furness College, which specialises in vocational courses.
Barrow also has one private school, Chetwynde, which takes pupils from nursery to sixth form level.
Barrow Sixth Form College
Rating Lane, Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria
LA13 9LE
Tel: 01229 828377
www.barrow6fc.org.uk
Furness College
Channelside, Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria
LA14 2PJ
Tel: 01229 825017
www.furness.ac.uk
Chetwynde School
Croslands, Rating Lane, Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria
LA13 0NY
Tel: 01229 824210
www.chetwynde.co.uk
Ulverston Victoria High School
Springfield Road, Ulverston, Cumbria
LA12 0EB
Tel: 01229 894140
www.ulverstonvictoria.cumbria.sch.uk
Higher education
There are 10 universities in the north west, including the University of Cumbria.
Formed on 1 August, 2007 from an amalgamation of St Martin’s College, Cumbria Institute of the Arts, and the Cumbrian campuses of the University of Central Lancashire, the University of Cumbria has campuses in Carlisle, Newton Rigg, Penrith, Ambleside and Lancaster, as well as a specialist teacher-education centre in London.
University of Cumbria
Registered Office
Fusehill Street
Carlisle
CA1 2HH
www.cumbria.ac.uk
University of Cumbria sites:
University of Cumbria
Bowerham Road, Lancaster
LA1 3JD
Tel: 01524 384384
University of Cumbria
Brampton Road, Carlisle, Cumbria
CA3 9AY
Tel: 01228 400300
Univeristy of Cumbria
Paternoster Row, Carlisle, Cumbria
CA3 8TB
Tel: 01228 888888
University of Cumbria
Rydal Road, Ambleside, Cumbria
LA22 9BB
Tel: 01539 430300
University of Cumbria
Newton Rigg, Penrith
CA11 OAH
Tel: 01768 893400
University of Cumbria
English Street, Bow, London
E3 4TA
Tel: 0207 364 6334
Furness College, an affiliate of the University of Central Lancashire, offers bachelor of engineering degrees validated by Lancaster University. Courses can be taken on a full or part-time basis.
Furness College
Channelside, Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria
LA14 2PJ
Tel: 01229 825017
www.furness.ac.uk
