Dane Ghyll Community Primary School and Nursery

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Jul 11 2024 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
2 - 11 y.o.
Type
Local authority maintained schools
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Westmorland and Furness
Unique reference
112213
Address
Skelwith Drive, LA14 4PG

Pupils

Number of Pupils
275 (100% of total capacity)
Boys
48.0%
Girls
52.0%
First language not English
7.6%
Free school meals (FSM)
5.5%
Persistent absence
20.6%
Special education needs (SEN)
4.7%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 84.4%
Mixed 4.7%
Unclassified 4.7%
Chinese 2.2%
Indian 1.8%
Other White 1.5%
Other Asian 0.4%
Other 0.4%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage-1.3
WritingAverage0.7
MathsAverage-2.2
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 54%
Local authority average 58%
England average 61%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 8%
Local authority average 6%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 103
Local authority average 105
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 102
Local authority average 104
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Dane Ghyll Community Primary School and Nursery

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
30
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
43
2nd preference
22
3rd preference
11
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
30
2nd preference
0
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes30.7
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher30
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher31.3
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Early Years 2, Full-time
1
0
1
Nursery Year 1, Full-time
31
12
19
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
28
14
14
Reception, Full-time
29
17
12
Year 1
31
18
13
Year 2
30
14
16
Year 3
29
9
20
Year 4
31
13
18
Year 5
34
17
17
Year 6
31
18
13
Year 2023-2024

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