Dane Ghyll Community Primary School and Nursery
Primary · Community school · Ages 2–11 · Barrow in Furness, Westmorland and Furness
Dane Ghyll Community Primary School and Nursery is a primary school in Barrow in Furness, Westmorland and Furness for ages 2–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 11 July 2024. Westmorland and Furness has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Skelwith Drive, Barrow in Furness, LA14 4PG
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Westmorland and Furness
- Pupils on roll
- 267 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 4.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 28.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 11 July 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils, including children in the early years, enjoy coming to this lively, happy school.”
- “They look forward to their time in the classroom, where they particularly like learning with their friends.”
- “Pupils behave well during lessons.”
To improve
- “In some subjects, the precise detail of what the school wants pupils to learn is less well defined.”
- “In addition, in these subjects the school has not identified the subject-specific vocabulary that pupils need to learn.”
- “In these subjects, some pupils do not deepen their learning or articulate what they have learned as well as they could.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 27 September 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 65% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 37 first-preference applications, 28 offers in total, 27 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
A one-off £9.99 pass, no subscription, unlocks for 3 months:
- Last distance offered for Reception 2024 to 2026, as Westmorland and Furness published it, drawn on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier years of exam results
- Which schools pupils move on to or come from
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Westmorland and Furness.
- St Paul's CofE Junior School 0.6 mi School remains Good
- Ormsgill Nursery and Primary School 0.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Victoria Academy 0.9 mi Outstanding
- Victoria Infant and Nursery School 0.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Holy Family Catholic Primary School 1.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Pius X Catholic Primary School, Barrow 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Newbarns Primary and Nursery School 1.1 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Newton Village Academy 1.3 mi Standards maintained Last distance published