Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School, Dalton-In-Furness
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 2–11 · Dalton-in-Furness, Westmorland and Furness
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0 miles
Published by Westmorland and Furness Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2024–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School, Dalton-In-Furness is a primary school in Dalton-in-Furness, Westmorland and Furness for ages 2–11 (academy converter). Westmorland and Furness has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 to 2026 entry.
Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School, Dalton-In-Furness 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 2026 | 0 miles |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- 17.8% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 7.9% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Westmorland and Furness.
- For Reception 2026 there were 14 first-choice applications for 15 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and the published last distance offered was 0 miles.
- In 2024/25, 78% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 0% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- There are 20.4 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 15.4 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
- Crooklands Brow, Dalton-in-Furness, LA15 8LB
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Westmorland and Furness
- Pupils on roll
- 101 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 17.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 14 April 2026
Strengths
- “The school is a warm and friendly environment where pupils start each day feeling welcomed and ready to learn.”
- “They quickly establish nurturing relationships with staff and with each other.”
- “They quickly get any help that they need from caring staff.”
To improve
- “However, some of these changes are not yet fully in place in some classes, meaning that in some subjects pupils find it harder to build on their prior learning.”
- “However, on occasion, some teachers do not adapt learning activities as well as they could to support pupils to learn as well as they could.”
- “However, recent refinements to the curriculum in some other subjects are not consistently embedded in all classes to ensure that all pupils can achieve their best.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 8 June 2026 (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) | 78% | 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: 14 first-preference applications, 15 offers in total, 14 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.
- Chapel Street Infants and Nursery School 0.3 mi Good Last distance published
- George Romney Junior School 0.4 mi Outstanding
- Dalton St Mary's CofE Primary School 0.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Lindal and Marton Primary School 1.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Newton Village Academy 1.9 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Low Furness CofE Primary School 1.9 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Ireleth St Peter's CofE Primary School 2.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Dane Ghyll Community Primary School and Nursery 2.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published