Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School is a primary school located in Dalton-in-Furness. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 27/06/2012. According to tests results, the school's progress in maths is well above average, progress in reading and progress in writing are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.5%, which is 1.5 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Crooklands Brow, Dalton-in-Furness, LA15 8LB
Website:
Telephone: 01229467987
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Cumbria
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Elizabeth Crellin
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 112357

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 27/06/2012

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 2 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 98
Number of Pupils: 108
Number of Boys: 55
Number of Girls: 53

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.5% 4%
Persistent absence: 13.8% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 2.5 Confidence interval -0.5 to 5.5
Writing
Average: 1.5 Confidence interval -1.3 to 4.3
Maths
Well Above Average: 3.6 Confidence interval 1 to 6.3

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:94%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:13%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:108
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:109
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School
Crooklands Brow , LA15 8LB
3out of 4 0 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Chapel Street Infants and Nursery School
Chapel Street , LA15 8RX
3out of 4 600 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
George Romney Junior School
Cobden Street , LA15 8SE
3out of 4 705 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Dalton St Mary's CofE Primary School
Coronation Drive , LA15 8QR
3out of 4 1,301 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Lindal and Marton Primary School
Pit Lane , Lindal LA12 0NB
3out of 4 2,412 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Dowdales School
, LA15 8AH
3out of 4 997 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.