About our School

History of the School

Lowick Parish Church, just over the road from the school.

Lowick School was founded in 1856 to serve the parish of Lowick as an all-age school. This replaced an earlier foundation that existed as a Dame School. A subsequent Act of Parliament altered the school to a Primary 4-11 School, which it remains today. In 1956 the village school at Blawith closed and the pupils were transferred to Lowick. In 1984 the village school at Grizebeck closed and the pupils from that school were given the opportunity to choose whether to attend this school or the schools at Kirkby-in-Furness or Broughton-in-Furness. The school now serves the educational needs of the children living in the parishes of Lowick, Blawith with Subberthwaite, the Nibthwaite portion of the parish of Colton and the Woodland portion of the parish of Kirkby-in-Furness.

The School today

Lowick School as it is today

The school retains much of the character of its Victorian foundation, but with additions and improvements to meet modern needs. There are two classrooms, each with its own art and craft area; a servery; internal toilets; an office; and an entrance hall. The school has been well maintained and improved over the years, and we are now up-to-date with the latest technology.
There is also a two-room detatched block, one room of which is used as a P.E. store, and the other has water, electricity and our own pottery kiln.

Special areas of the School

Infants making music in the Rainbow Room !

We have a large gallery and a Rainbow Room, which together provide a library, music room, a group discussion and study area, and a haven for working on a one-to-one basis with special children; parents and the local community helped to fund these rooms through enthusiastic fund-raising and other means.