- Ofsted:Outstanding in every area
- Has a nursery
Results well above the Westmorland and Furness average, low absence.
39 first choices, 29 offers made
Ready for secondary school97%
Westmorland and Furness 58%England 62%
- Days missed a year
- Pupils
- 242
Primary schools in Westmorland and Furness
All 136 primary schools in Westmorland and Furness. Narrow them down, then shortlist up to four to compare.
- Ofsted:Expected standard or better
- Has a nursery
Results well above the Westmorland and Furness average, low absence.
22 first choices, 23 offers made
Ready for secondary school100%
Westmorland and Furness 58%England 62%
- Days missed a year
- Pupils
- 166
- Ofsted:Good or better
- Church of England
- Has a nursery
Results well above the Westmorland and Furness average, low absence.
5 first choices, 5 offers made
Ready for secondary school100%
Westmorland and Furness 58%England 62%
- Days missed a year
- Pupils
- 119
- Ofsted:Outstanding in every area
- Church of England
- Has a nursery
Results well above the Westmorland and Furness average, low absence.
31 first choices, 29 offers made
Ready for secondary school70%
Westmorland and Furness 58%England 62%
- Days missed a year
- Pupils
- 220
- Ofsted:Expected standard or better
- Catholic
- Has a nursery
Results above the Westmorland and Furness average, low absence.
21 first choices, 19 offers made
Ready for secondary school65%
Westmorland and Furness 58%England 62%
- Days missed a year
- Pupils
- 155
- Ofsted:Outstanding
- Church of England
- Has a nursery
Results well above the Westmorland and Furness average, low absence.
9 first choices, 9 offers made
Ready for secondary school80%
Westmorland and Furness 58%England 62%
- Days missed a year
- Pupils
- 109
- Ofsted:Good
- Has a nursery
Results well above the Westmorland and Furness average, low absence.
8 first choices, 8 offers made
Ready for secondary school89%
Westmorland and Furness 58%England 62%
- Days missed a year
- Pupils
- 87
- Ofsted:Good
- Church of England
- Has a nursery
Results well above the Westmorland and Furness average, low absence.
8 first choices, 8 offers made
Ready for secondary school88%
Westmorland and Furness 58%England 62%
- Days missed a year
- Pupils
- 95
- Ofsted:Good or better
- Church of England
- Has a nursery
Results below the Westmorland and Furness average, low absence.
10 first choices, 12 offers made
Ready for secondary school52%
Westmorland and Furness 58%England 62%
- Days missed a year
- Pupils
- 136
- Ofsted:Outstanding
Results above the Westmorland and Furness average.
Ready for secondary school65%
Westmorland and Furness 58%England 62%
- Days missed a year
- About 7Westmorland and Furness about 9
- Pupils
- 209
- Ofsted:Good
- Church of England
- Has a nursery
Results well above the Westmorland and Furness average, low absence.
13 first choices, 10 offers made
Ready for secondary school80%
Westmorland and Furness 58%England 62%
- Days missed a year
- Pupils
- 89
- Ofsted:Good in every area
- Church of England
- Has a nursery
Results well above the Westmorland and Furness average, low absence.
6 first choices, 6 offers made
Ready for secondary school67%
Westmorland and Furness 58%England 62%
- Days missed a year
- Pupils
- 48
- Ofsted:Good
- Church of England
Results well above the Westmorland and Furness average, low absence.
6 first choices, 6 offers made
Ready for secondary school77%
Westmorland and Furness 58%England 62%
- Days missed a year
- Pupils
- 75
- Ofsted:Outstanding
- Has a nursery
Results well above the Westmorland and Furness average.
30 first choices, 30 offers made
Ready for secondary school72%
Westmorland and Furness 58%England 62%
- Days missed a year
- About 8Westmorland and Furness about 9
- Pupils
- 235
- Ofsted:Good
- Has a nursery
Results well above the Westmorland and Furness average.
14 first choices, 14 offers made
Ready for secondary school89%
Westmorland and Furness 58%England 62%
- Days missed a year
- About 7Westmorland and Furness about 9
- Pupils
- 122
- Ofsted:Good
- Has a nursery
Results well above the Westmorland and Furness average, low absence.
6 first choices, 6 offers made
Ready for secondary school80%
Westmorland and Furness 58%England 62%
- Days missed a year
- Pupils
- 64
- Ofsted:Good
- Has a nursery
Results above the Westmorland and Furness average, low absence.
8 first choices, 8 offers made
Ready for secondary school64%
Westmorland and Furness 58%England 62%
- Days missed a year
- Pupils
- 76
- Ofsted:Good
- Church of England
- Has a nursery
Results well above the Westmorland and Furness average, low absence.
23 first choices, 23 offers made
Ready for secondary school75%
Westmorland and Furness 58%England 62%
- Days missed a year
- Pupils
- 192
- Ofsted:Good
- Catholic
- Has a nursery
Results well above the Westmorland and Furness average.
14 first choices, 14 offers made
Ready for secondary school75%
Westmorland and Furness 58%England 62%
- Days missed a year
- About 8Westmorland and Furness about 9
- Pupils
- 134
- Ofsted:Good
- Has a nursery
Results well above the Westmorland and Furness average, low absence.
18 first choices, 18 offers made
Ready for secondary school89%
Westmorland and Furness 58%England 62%
- Days missed a year
- Pupils
- 176
- Ofsted:Good
- Church of England
- Has a nursery
Results well above the Westmorland and Furness average.
6 first choices, 6 offers made
Ready for secondary school83%
Westmorland and Furness 58%England 62%
- Days missed a year
- About 7Westmorland and Furness about 9
- Pupils
- 51
- Ofsted:Good
- Has a nursery
Results well above the Westmorland and Furness average, low absence.
3 first choices, 3 offers made
Ready for secondary school83%
Westmorland and Furness 58%England 62%
- Days missed a year
- Pupils
- 30
- Ofsted:Expected standard or better
- Church of England
- Has a nursery
Results close to the Westmorland and Furness average, low absence.
8 first choices, 8 offers made
Ready for secondary school57%
Westmorland and Furness 58%England 62%
- Days missed a year
- Pupils
- 47
- Ofsted:Good
- Has a nursery
Results well above the Westmorland and Furness average.
17 first choices, 17 offers made
Ready for secondary school77%
Westmorland and Furness 58%England 62%
- Days missed a year
- About 7Westmorland and Furness about 9
- Pupils
- 189
- Primary schools136including 9 special
- Ready for secondary school58.0%
- Good or Outstanding99%of graded schools ·
- Faith schools67 of 1369 Catholic, 58 Church of England
- With a nursery class101take children from 2 or 3
- Free school meals15.0%of pupils get them
The big picture
How Westmorland and Furness's primary schools spread out
Each dot is one school. Hover over a dot to see which school it is.
Met the expected standard at 11
Share of Year 6 pupils reaching the expected level in reading, writing and maths.
Days missed
Share of school sessions pupils missed, for any reason. Lower is better.
Ofsted grades in Westmorland and Furness
The last full grade for each school Ofsted has graded. 55 newer or converted schools don't have a grade yet.
- Outstanding: 4 of 81
- Good: 76 of 81
- Requires improvement: 0 of 81
- Inadequate: 1 of 81
Before you apply
Four things worth knowing in Westmorland and Furness
Some are faith schools.
67 of the 136 primary schools in Westmorland and Furness have a religious character. When they're full, they can put families of their faith first, so check each school's rules.
Show schools with no religious characterA nursery place isn't a Reception place.
101 schools take children from age 2 or 3. You still need to apply for Reception, even if your child is already in the school's nursery.
Show schools with a nurseryApply by 15 January.
Apply to your council for a Reception place starting in September. Offers come out on 16 April.
Check how old the Ofsted grade is.
Some grades are many years old. Each school's page shows the date of its last inspection and what's changed since.
Show Good or Outstanding
About these schools
Primary schools in Westmorland and Furness, explained
There are 136 primary schools in Westmorland and Furness, teaching 17,145 children. 92 are run by the council and 31 are academies or free schools. Among them are 9 special and 10 independent schools.
99% of the mainstream state schools Ofsted has graded are Good or Outstanding, against 94.8% across England. 4 of them are Outstanding, though some grades are several years old, so check the date on each school's page.
58.0% of pupils in Westmorland and Furness met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at 11, against 62% across England. The gap between schools is wide, from 0% to 100%, which is why it's worth looking school by school.
15.0% of pupils get free school meals. Schools here spend £8,712 a year on each pupil, against £8,120 across England. 9.5% of pupils are persistently absent, missing one day in ten or more, against 18.1% across England.
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Questions
Questions parents ask
How many primary schools are in Westmorland and Furness?
There are 136 primary schools in Westmorland and Furness, including state-funded, academies, and independent schools.
What are the best primary schools in Westmorland and Furness?
The highest-ranked primary schools in Westmorland and Furness on Eduscope are Yarlside Academy, Yanwath Primary School and Morland Area CofE Primary School. We rank each state school against schools of the same phase across England on its Ofsted inspection, results and attendance.
How many Ofsted Outstanding primary schools are in Westmorland and Furness?
Westmorland and Furness has 4 primary schools rated Outstanding by Ofsted. A further 76 are rated Good, meaning 99% of inspected schools hold a Good or Outstanding rating.
How are primary schools in Westmorland and Furness ranked on Eduscope?
Each state school gets a rank score out of 100. We place each measure as a percentile among state schools of the same phase across England, then weight them. Primary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 30%, pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 30%, pupils reaching the higher standard 10%, persistent absence (lower is better) 20%, average reading and maths scores 10%. Secondary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 25%, Attainment 8 25%, grade 5 or above in English and maths 15%, persistent absence (lower is better) 15%, pupils staying in education or work after GCSEs 10%, A level average points (sixth forms only) 10%. Results are averaged over up to three years, and an Ofsted grade older than five years counts for less. A school needs data for at least 60% of the weights. Special schools, pupil referral units, nurseries, independent schools and 16 to 19 schools aren't ranked, and are listed by Ofsted grade and name. Our methodology page explains more.
How do primary schools in Westmorland and Furness perform at Key Stage 2?
Across primary schools in Westmorland and Furness, 58% of pupils meet the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths at Key Stage 2. This figure is based on the latest published results from the Department for Education.
What is the average class size in Westmorland and Furness primary schools?
The average pupil-teacher ratio across primary schools in Westmorland and Furness is 19:1. While this is not a direct measure of class size, it indicates the level of teaching resource available per pupil.
How do I choose a primary school in Westmorland and Furness?
When choosing a primary school in Westmorland and Furness, consider Ofsted ratings, Key Stage 2 results, distance from home, school size, and whether the school offers wrap-around care. You can compare all 136 primary schools on Eduscope using filters for school type, gender, religious character, and more.
Sources: Department for Education school performance tables, school census and workforce data, Get Information About Schools and Ofsted. Distances are straight-line estimates.