There are 26 schools in Barrow educating at a primary level (including infant and junior schools), three secondary schools and two colleges of further education.
Chetwynde School, formerly a
private school educates at all three levels. Although all educational institutes in the town are now
state-funded, a number have varying degrees of governance.
Furness Academy and
Walney School are
academies, while schools in the list below marked 'VA' or 'VC' are
voluntary aided or
controlled (primarily by faith groups).