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Church Walk CofE Primary School

Primary · Voluntary aided school · Mixed · Westmorland and Furness

Church Walk, Ulverston, LA12 7EN

Website 01229587258

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headline score

Ranking (England)

—

No ranked results

Ofsted

School remains Good

No graded inspection

Application demand

100%

1st preference success · Not oversubscribed

Attendance

95.2%

4.9% persistently absent

Above averageAround averageBelow averagecompared with the England average for state-funded schools.

At a glance

Pupils on roll

88

Capacity used

Has space

84%

105 places

GCSE rank (England)

—

KS2 rank (England)

—

Application demand

Primary entry · official council applications and offers

Not oversubscribed

100%

1st preference success rate

12 of 12 families who put it first got an offer

13

Places offered

29

Total applications

2.2

Applications per place

Preference (Sept 2025 entry)ApplicationsOffersSuccess
1st preference1212● 100%
2nd preference71● 14%
3rd preference100● 0%
Total291345%

1st preference success by year

94%
2020
68%
2021
100%
2022
94%
2023
100%
2024
100%
2025

Westmorland and Furness lets families list 3 preferences. Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.

Details

Type
Voluntary aided school
Phase
Primary
Age range
4–11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Sixth form
No
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
Susan Davies
Address
Church Walk, Ulverston, LA12 7EN
Phone
01229587258
Local authority
Westmorland and Furness
Ward / constituency
Ulverston · Barrow and Furness
Area
Urban: Further from a major town or city
URN
112361

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals8%——
English as additional language0%——
SEN support15%——
43% boys (38)57% girls (50)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)

1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.

88 pupils · 105 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 26

    10 March 2026

    S5 Inspection · report card

    InclusionExpected standard
    AchievementNeeds attention
    Safeguarding standardsMet
    Curriculum and teachingNeeds attention
    Attendance and behaviourNeeds attention
    Leadership and governanceNeeds attention
    Early yearsExpected standard
    Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
    Post-16 provisionNot applicable
  2. 22

    20 January 2022

    Ungraded inspection

    School remains Good
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Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 82 pupils

Attendance

95.2%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

4.8%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

4.9%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

1.2%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

0.7%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

6%
20/21
15%
21/22
21%
22/23
11%
23/24
5%
24/25

Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.

Primary results (Key Stage 2)

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Expected standard in reading, writing & maths44%——
Higher standard0%——
Reading progress——0.0
Writing progress——0.0
Maths progress——0.0

Primary results by subject (SATs)

Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England

Reading, writing & maths combined

Expected standard69%
+7% vs England
Higher standard13%
+5% vs England

Reading

Expected standard75%
+0% vs England
Higher standard50%
+17% vs England
Average score108
+2 vs England

Writing

Expected standard81%
+9% vs England
Greater depth13%
+0% vs England

Maths

Expected standard75%
+1% vs England
Higher standard38%
+12% vs England
Average score106
+1 vs England

Grammar, punctuation & spelling

Expected standard75%
+2% vs England
Higher standard13%
-17% vs England
Average score106
+1 vs England

Science

Expected standard94%
+12% vs England

England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).

Primary results over time

712019542023442024692025

Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Expected standard (RWM)69%61%
Higher standard13%8%

House prices near the school

Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.

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Key application dates

National deadlines in England. Apply through Westmorland and Furness council, not the school.

EntryDeadlineOffer day
Reception (primary)15 January16 April (or next working day)

Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.