Ofsted: Good

North Walney Primary & Nursery School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

person Mr Russell Brown (Headteacher)

location_onBarrow-in-Furness, LA14 3TN

language Visit Website phone 1229471781

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2019

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Students

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Expected Standard

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Age Range

3-11

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North Walney Primary & Nursery School is a Community school primary school in Barrow-in-Furness, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted.

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School Summary

North Walney Primary & Nursery School is a community school in Barrow-in-Furness, Westmorland and Furness, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 24 pupils on roll.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2019. The school's current overall rating is Good.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 2.1:1. There are no current teaching vacancies. Teacher turnover in the previous year was 100.0%.

In the 2023/24 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

30%

LA 68%England 65%

Reading50% LA 78% · Eng 73%

Writing70% LA 83% · Eng 78%

Maths50% LA 79% · Eng 79%

Read SS

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.0

Read

LA 1.0

-6.0 to 2.0

-0.7

Write

LA 0.7

-4.3 to 2.8

-2.0

Maths

LA -0.2

-5.6 to 1.5

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

58%

LA 64%

Reading58% LA 79%

Writing67% LA 81%

Maths67% LA 74%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.1

Read

LA 0.4

-4.6 to 2.4

Write

LA 0.4

-1.2 to 5.2

-0.3

Maths

LA -0.9

-3.5 to 2.9

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Ranking History & Trajectory

National & Local Authority position based on DfE performance data · Methodology

Year	Primary Overall (Nat)	LA Rank	Attainment	Progress
2019	#11,709 / 13,571	#75	#1	#10,763
2018	#7,657 / 12,625	#47	#1	#6,108

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

31 August 2024

Inspection Report

12 June 2019

Inspection Report

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14 March 2017

Inspection Report

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12 June 2013

Inspection Report

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14 January 2010

Inspection Report

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05 December 2006

Inspection Report

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13 January 2003

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2019-06-12

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

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2017-03-14

None Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

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2013-06-12

None Legacy

Good

Education

Good

Leadership

Good

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.7% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Spring term 2024

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 0.986% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2024, this school served a headcount of 5 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.7%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2023/24 (Spring term)	5	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	28	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	24	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	24	3	12.5%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	26	1	3.8%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	40	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	74	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	72	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	90	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	84	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	86	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	109	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	109	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	103	1	1.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	115	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	112	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	107	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	124	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	122	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	121	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	133	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	126	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	120	0	0.0%	0.5%