Dane Ghyll Community Primary School and Nursery
Primary schoolDane Ghyll Community Primary School and Nursery is a primary school in Westmorland and Furness, for pupils aged 2 to 11. It had 267 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026School remains Good, July 2024
Before that: Good (overall), December 2019
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 3 December 2019
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Latest ungraded inspection
- School remains Good, 11 July 2024
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 65% of pupils at Dane Ghyll Community Primary School and Nursery met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 58% in Westmorland and Furness and 62% in England.
6% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Westmorland and Furness | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 65% | 58% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 6% | 6% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104 | 104 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Chetwynde SchoolAll-through. Good (overall), November 2023. 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)910 m
- St Paul's CofE Junior SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, May 2023. 44% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1 km
- Ormsgill Nursery and Primary SchoolPrimary. Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade. 24% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.3 km
- St Bernards Catholic High School, BarrowSecondary. Good (overall), September 2022. Attainment 8 of 38.5 (2025/26, provisional)1.3 km
- Victoria AcademyPrimary. Outstanding (overall), February 2024. 65% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.5 km
- Victoria Infant and Nursery SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, April 20241.5 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Westmorland and Furness
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).