Broughton CofE Primary and Nursery School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school · Ages 2–11 · Broughton-in-Furness, Westmorland and Furness
Last distance offered · Reception 2025
Not published
From Westmorland and Furness Council · offers on 16 April 2025
2024 figure 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Broughton CofE Primary and Nursery School is a primary school in Broughton-in-Furness, Westmorland and Furness for ages 2–11 (voluntary controlled school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 22 March 2023. Westmorland and Furness has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 to 2025 entry.
Broughton CofE Primary and Nursery School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2025 | Not published |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 63% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 13% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- Reception 2026 drew 11 first-choice applications for 12 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 1 offer went to a family who ranked it second or lower.
- Of 16 Reception 2026 applications, 4 (25%) came from families living outside Westmorland and Furness, and 4 offers went to them.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Westmorland and Furness schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Kepplewray, Broughton-in-Furness, LA20 6BJ
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Westmorland and Furness
- Pupils on roll
- 129 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 9.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 24.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 22 March 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils enjoy attending this friendly, welcoming school.”
- “They are polite and respectful to one another.”
- “Pupils are enthusiastic about their learning.”
To improve
- “However, they have not yet made clear how the learning that children receive in the early years is successfully built upon in Year 1.”
- “This leads to children being less well prepared for their learning as they enter key stage 1.”
- “However, their understanding of communities with different faiths and cultures is limited.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 19 May 2023 (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) | 63% | 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: 11 first-preference applications, 12 offers in total, 11 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Westmorland and Furness.
- Burlington CofE School 3.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Ireleth St Peter's CofE Primary School 6.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Askam Village School 6.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Penny Bridge CofE School 6.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Pennington CofE School 7.1 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Church Walk CofE Primary School 7.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Lindal and Marton Primary School 7.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Ulverston 7.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published