Croftlands Infant SchoolPennington CofE School

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

Summary of the comparison

Croftlands Infant School and Pennington CofE School are primary schools in Ulverston.

  • Croftlands Infant School scores 70 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Pennington CofE School scores 57 out of 100 (grade C, average). Croftlands Infant School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Croftlands Infant School was judged Good and Pennington CofE School was judged Good.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Pennington CofE School (72.0% in 2022-23, 65.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Croftlands Infant School versus Pennington CofE School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure UlverstonCroftlands Infant SchoolUlverstonPennington CofE SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreB70/100Stronger figureC57/100
Local ranking113th of 121 in Westmorland and Furness 50th of 121 in Westmorland and Furness Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Voluntary controlled school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range2-7 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll126 202
Capacity226 210
LocationUlverston, LA12 9JU Ulverston, LA12 0RR
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standardNot reported65.0% 62.0%
At higher standardNot reported6.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled scoreNot reported108.0 106.0
Maths average scaled scoreNot reported106.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census126 202
Free school meals (ever 6)5.2% 9.4%
English as an additional language1.6% 0.0%
SEN support0.8% 7.4%
SEN with an EHC plan2.4% 4.0%
Attendance
Overall absence5.4% 3.8% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence10.1% 5.9% 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.

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.

Croftlands Infant School

Pennington CofE School

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