Barrow-in-Furness Higher Grade School

From completion until 1930 the building was occupied by the Barrow Higher Grade School.

In the 1970s a new science block and gym were opened at the main site, and the segregation of gender ceased.

In 2003 the Department of Education wrote to Cumbria County Council recommending that Alfred Barrow School is closed down.

In September 2009 Alfred Barrow School closed and the children moved to the new Furness Academy at Parkview and Thorncliffe.

The last headteacher was Dr. Linda Potts, who had managed to successfully lead the School out of special measures within its last year.

The site was put on the market in July 2013 when the Barrow Island School departed, and in December 2013 a buyer was found.