# St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Ulverston

St 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.

Primary school. Code E149541. [Westmorland and Furness](https://openindex.co.uk/westmorland-and-furness)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Academy converter
- Ages: 2 to 11
- Pupils: 155
- Council: Westmorland and Furness
- URN: 149541

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Report 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
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 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

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Ulverston Victoria High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ulverston-victoria-high-school-e112385): 230 m. Secondary. Graded inspection, September 2025: no overall grade. Attainment 8 of 48.3 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Sir John Barrow School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sir-john-barrow-school-e112232): 550 m. Primary. Outstanding (overall), March 2023. 72% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Croftlands Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/croftlands-infant-school-e112197): 880 m. Primary. Good (overall), November 2023
- [Croftlands Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/croftlands-junior-school-e112198): 880 m. Primary. Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met. 50% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Church Walk CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/church-walk-cofe-primary-school-e112361): 910 m. Primary. Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met. 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Sandside Lodge School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sandside-lodge-school-e112466): 1.8 km. Special. School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, June 2024

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/149541)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/149541)

## How to cite

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