Church Walk CofE Primary SchoolSt Mary's Catholic Primary School, Ulverston

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Ulverston.

Summary of the comparison

Church Walk CofE Primary School and St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Ulverston are primary schools in Ulverston.

  • Church Walk CofE Primary School scores 46 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Ulverston scores 79 out of 100 (grade B, strong). St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Ulverston is ahead on our composite score.

  • Church Walk CofE Primary School was judged in need of attention and St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Ulverston was judged the expected standard.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 69.0% for Church Walk CofE Primary School and 65.0% for St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Ulverston.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Church Walk CofE Primary School (54.0% in 2022-23, 69.0% in 2024-25) and has fallen at St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Ulverston (81.0% in 2022-23, 65.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Church Walk CofE Primary School versus St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Ulverston compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure UlverstonChurch Walk CofE Primary SchoolUlverstonSt Mary's Catholic Primary School, UlverstonEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD46/100B79/100Stronger figure
Local ranking84th of 121 in Westmorland and Furness 3rd of 121 in Westmorland and Furness Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: Needs attentionOfsted: ExpectedStronger figure
School typeVoluntary aided school Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 2-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll86 164
Capacity105 120
LocationUlverston, LA12 7EN Ulverston, LA12 0EA
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard69.0% Stronger figure65.0% 62.0%
At higher standard13.0% Stronger figure0.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score108.0 108.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score106.0 Stronger figure103.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census86 164
Free school meals (ever 6)8.1% 7.2%
English as an additional language3.5% 2.4%
SEN support15.1% 9.8%
SEN with an EHC plan4.7% 4.3%
Attendance
Overall absence4.8% 3.2% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence4.9% 1.8% Stronger figure15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Church Walk CofE Primary School

St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Ulverston

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