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Best Schools in Ulverston

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Year 7 applications for September 2027 close in 4 days

Deadline Saturday 31 October 2026. Apply to Westmorland and Furness (the council where you live). Offers on 1 March.

Reception applications for September 2027 close in 80 days

Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Westmorland and Furness (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.

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Schools in Ulverston ranked

1

Sir John Barrow School

LA12 0BDAges 3-11235 pupils
Primary
Community school
Outstanding
2

Pennington CofE School

LA12 0RRAges 4-11211 pupils
Primary
Voluntary controlled school
Good
3

Low Furness CofE Primary School

LA12 0TAAges 3-11127 pupils
Primary
Voluntary controlled school
Good
4

Ulverston Victoria High School

LA12 0EBAges 11-181319 pupils
Secondary
Community school
Good
5

Church Walk CofE Primary School

LA12 7ENAges 4-1188 pupils
Primary
Voluntary aided school
Good
6

Croftlands Junior School

LA12 9JUAges 7-11152 pupils
Primary
Community school
Good
7

Leven Valley CofE Primary School

LA12 8QFAges 4-1168 pupils
Primary
Voluntary aided school
Good
8

Penny Bridge CofE School

LA12 7RQAges 4-11123 pupils
Primary
Academy converter
Good
9

Croftlands Infant School

LA12 9JUAges 2-7119 pupils
Primary
Community school
Good
10

St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Ulverston

LA12 0EAAges 2-11155 pupils
Primary
Academy converter
11

Lindal and Marton Primary School

LA12 0NBAges 4-1178 pupils
Primary
Academy converter

Special schools and alternative provision in Ulverston

These schools serve pupils with particular needs, so they aren't ranked against mainstream schools on exam results. Places are usually arranged through the council, often via an Education, Health and Care plan.

Questions parents ask about schools in Ulverston

How many schools are there in Ulverston?

Ulverston has 12 open schools: 10 state primary, 1 state secondary or all-through and 1 special.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Which schools in Ulverston are rated Outstanding?

1 school in Ulverston was rated Outstanding at its most recent graded Ofsted inspection: Sir John Barrow School. Counting Good as well, 100% of the 10 graded schools here are rated Good or better. Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall grades in September 2024, so these are the grades from each school's last full inspection.

Sir John Barrow School

Source: Ofsted

Which primary schools in Ulverston have the best SATs results?

Of the 9 primary schools in Ulverston with 2025 Key Stage 2 results, the highest shares of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading and maths were at St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Ulverston (100% in reading, 83% in maths); Sir John Barrow School (91% in reading, 91% in maths); and Pennington CofE School (94% in reading, 87% in maths). Small schools can swing a long way from one year to the next, because each pupil is a large share of the result.

St Mary's Catholic Primary School, UlverstonSir John Barrow SchoolPennington CofE School

Source: DfE school performance data

Are there grammar schools in Ulverston?

No. None of the state secondary schools in Ulverston selects pupils by ability, so every state secondary here is comprehensive.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Do schools in Ulverston have catchment areas?

Most state schools in Ulverston have no fixed catchment boundary. When a school is oversubscribed, Westmorland and Furness allocates places on its published criteria - usually looked-after children first, then siblings, then home-to-school distance - so the practical cut-off moves each year. Each school's page here shows an estimate of its catchment radius.

How do I apply for a school place in Ulverston?

Apply to Westmorland and Furness through its coordinated admissions process, even for academies and faith schools. In England the closing date is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts.