Croftlands Infant SchoolSir John Barrow School

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

Summary of the comparison

Croftlands Infant School and Sir John Barrow School are primary schools in Ulverston.

  • Croftlands Infant School scores 70 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Sir John Barrow School scores 68 out of 100 (grade C, average). Croftlands Infant School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Croftlands Infant School was judged Good and Sir John Barrow School was judged Outstanding.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Sir John Barrow School (58.0% in 2022-23, 72.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Croftlands Infant School versus Sir John Barrow School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure UlverstonCroftlands Infant SchoolUlverstonSir John Barrow SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreB70/100Stronger figureC68/100
Local ranking113th of 121 in Westmorland and Furness 18th of 121 in Westmorland and Furness Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: OutstandingStronger figure
School typeCommunity school Community school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range2-7 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll126 242
Capacity226 300
LocationUlverston, LA12 9JU Ulverston, LA12 0BD
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standardNot reported72.0% 62.0%
At higher standardNot reported6.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled scoreNot reported108.0 106.0
Maths average scaled scoreNot reported107.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census126 242
Free school meals (ever 6)5.2% 18.2%
English as an additional language1.6% 4.5%
SEN support0.8% 7.8%
SEN with an EHC plan2.4% 6.6%
Attendance
Overall absence5.4% 4.4% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence10.1% 4.9% 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

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