Leven Valley CofE Primary SchoolPenny Bridge CofE School

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

Summary of the comparison

Leven Valley CofE Primary School and Penny Bridge CofE School are primary schools in Ulverston.

  • Leven Valley CofE Primary School scores 62 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Penny Bridge CofE School scores 65 out of 100 (grade C, average). Penny Bridge CofE School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Leven Valley CofE Primary School was judged the expected standard and Penny Bridge CofE School was judged Good.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 64.0% for Leven Valley CofE Primary School and 58.0% for Penny Bridge CofE School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Leven Valley CofE Primary School (70.0% in 2022-23, 64.0% in 2024-25) and has fallen at Penny Bridge CofE School (91.0% in 2022-23, 58.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Leven Valley CofE Primary School versus Penny Bridge CofE School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure UlverstonLeven Valley CofE Primary SchoolUlverstonPenny Bridge CofE SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC62/100C65/100Stronger figure
Local ranking34th of 121 in Westmorland and Furness 24th of 121 in Westmorland and Furness Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeVoluntary aided school Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll68 120
Capacity63 105
LocationUlverston, LA12 8QF Ulverston, LA12 7RQ
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard64.0% Stronger figure58.0% 62.0%
At higher standard0.0% 8.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score101.0 104.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score100.0 106.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census68 120
Free school meals (ever 6)1.5% 5.0%
English as an additional language4.4% 1.7%
SEN support7.3% 15.0%
SEN with an EHC plan0.0% 0.8%
Attendance
Overall absence2.8% Stronger figure3.2% 6.2%
Persistent absence0.0% Stronger figure3.7% 15.8%

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.

Leven Valley CofE Primary School

Penny Bridge CofE School

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