Askam Village School

What the figures show

• The last child offered a Reception place in 2026 lived 2 miles away, the 5th longest of 13 Westmorland and Furness primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
• For 2026 Reception entry there were 31 first-choice applications for 29 offers; 29 offers went to first-choice families, and 2 first-choice families were not offered a place.
• In 2024/25, 26% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of primary school (England 62%), and 0% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
• The school has 29.7 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 20.4 across the 8 nearest primary schools in Westmorland and Furness.

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

Lots Road, Askam-in-furness, LA16 7DA

Type

Foundation school

Phase

Primary

Ages

3–11

Council

Westmorland and Furness

Pupils on roll

187 January 2026 school census

Free school meals

7.5% of pupils eligible

Pupils per teacher

29.7

Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026

Ofsted

Good Inspected 15 June 2022

Strengths

• “Pupils are happy and feel safe at this welcoming school.”
• “They are greeted warmly and know that adults will listen if they have a worry.”
• “Pupils talk about trusted staff who help them to manage their feelings and use calm spaces if they need time to settle.”

To improve

• “However, some pupils find work difficult when new ideas do not link closely enough to what they have learned before.”
• “Gaps in reading, writing and mathematics knowledge can make it harder for some pupils to keep up.”
• “Leaders have not acted quickly to address this issue.”

Safeguarding: met

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 10 September 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Exam results

Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Applications and offers

• 2026 Reception entry: 31 first-preference applications, 29 offers in total, 29 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.

• Ireleth St Peter's CofE Primary School 0.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
• George Romney Junior School 2.0 mi Outstanding
• Chapel Street Infants and Nursery School 2.1 mi Good Last distance published
• Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School, Dalton-In-Furness 2.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
• Lindal and Marton Primary School 2.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
• Dalton St Mary's CofE Primary School 2.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
• Dane Ghyll Community Primary School and Nursery 3.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
• Pennington CofE School 3.2 mi Standards maintained Last distance published

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