Low Furness CofE Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school · Ages 3–11 · Ulverston, Westmorland and Furness
Low Furness CofE Primary School is a primary school in Ulverston, Westmorland and Furness for ages 3–11 (voluntary controlled school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 21 January 2025. Westmorland and Furness has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 to 2025 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Church Road, Great Urswick, Ulverston, LA12 0TA
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Westmorland and Furness
- Pupils on roll
- 127 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 4.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 14.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 21 January 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils find this school a happy place to be.”
- “They live out the school values, including compassion, honesty and friendship.”
- “Pupils treat each other with kindness and respect.”
To improve
- “In a small number of subjects, however, the school’s curriculum is not designed as well as it is elsewhere.”
- “In these areas, the school has not pinpointed the exact knowledge or skills that it expects pupils to learn.”
- “This hinders staff’s ability to check on what pupils know and understand.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 5 March 2025 (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) | 67% | 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, 14 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.
Last distance offered and catchment
A one-off £9.99 pass, no subscription, unlocks for 3 months:
- Last distance offered for Reception 2024 to 2025, 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.
- Lindal and Marton Primary School 1.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Pennington CofE School 1.9 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School, Dalton-In-Furness 1.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Croftlands Infant School 2.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Croftlands Junior School 2.1 mi School remains Good
- Chapel Street Infants and Nursery School 2.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Dalton St Mary's CofE Primary School 2.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- George Romney Junior School 2.3 mi Outstanding