Ghyllside Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- School rating
- Requires improvement Jul 15 2025 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 3 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- 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
- 138744
- Address
- Gillinggate, LA9 4JB
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 449 (100% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 44.5%
- Girls
- 55.5%
- First language not English
- 8.2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 13.4%
- Persistent absence
- 6.4%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 9.6%
White British 89.1%
Other White 6.9%
Mixed 1.7%
Other Asian 0.9%
Indian 0.7%
Caribbean 0.2%
Other 0.2%
Unclassified 0.2%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage1.2
WritingAbove average1.6
MathsAverage0.5
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 69%
Local authority average 57%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 6%
Local authority average 6%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 105
Local authority average 105
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 105
Local authority average 104
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
Ghyllside Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 55
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 54
- 2nd preference
- 26
- 3rd preference
- 15
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 54
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 30.7 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 30 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 29.6 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Full-time | 12 5 7 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 30 15 15 |
| Reception, Full-time | 50 21 29 |
| Year 1 | 60 30 30 |
| Year 2 | 60 21 39 |
| Year 3 | 59 27 32 |
| Year 4 | 58 24 34 |
| Year 5 | 59 29 30 |
| Year 6 | 61 28 33 |