St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Ulverston
Primary schoolSt Mary's Catholic Primary School, Ulverston is a primary school in Westmorland and Furness, for pupils aged 2 to 11. It had 155 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met
- Inspection
- Report card, 24 March 2026
- Safeguarding
- Met
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Early years
- Strong standard
- Post-16 provision
- Not applicable
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
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 St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Ulverston met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 58% in Westmorland and Furness and 62% in England.
0% 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 | 0% | 6% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103 | 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- Ulverston Victoria High SchoolSecondary. Graded inspection, September 2025: no overall grade. Attainment 8 of 48.3 (2025/26, provisional)230 m
- Sir John Barrow SchoolPrimary. Outstanding (overall), March 2023. 72% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)550 m
- Croftlands Infant SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), November 2023880 m
- Croftlands Junior SchoolPrimary. Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met. 50% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)880 m
- Church Walk CofE Primary SchoolPrimary. Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met. 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)910 m
- Sandside Lodge SchoolSpecial. School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, June 20241.8 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).