Askam Village School, Askam-in-furness

Ofsted's report card from its 23 June 2026 inspection grades Askam Village School on 7 areas: 3 expected standard and 4 needs attention. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Attendance and behaviour - Expected standard. "Pupils behave well in lessons and around the school."

Early years - Expected standard. "Children settle quickly into the early years because routines are clear and the environment is calm and well organised."

Personal development and wellbeing - Expected standard. "Leaders have established a well-structured programme for pupils' personal development and wellbeing."

Achievement - Needs attention. "Pupils do not achieve well enough over time."

Curriculum and teaching - Needs attention. "Teaching varies across the school because leaders' recent work to strengthen the curriculum and teaching is still being established."

Inclusion - Needs attention. "Support for pupils who need extra help is not consistent."

Leadership and governance - Needs attention. "Leaders have not acted quickly enough to address areas of the school where provision has fallen short."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should continue to strengthen staff's use of assessment information within lessons to ensure that they swiftly identify and address gaps in pupils' foundational knowledge"; "Leaders should ensure that teachers adapt the delivery of the curriculum consistently well, so that tasks better match pupils' next learning, particularly for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)"; "Leaders should ensure that learning targets for pupils with SEND are precise enough to ensure that they make suitable progress from their starting points"; "Leaders should analyse attendance data more rigorously to identify the reasons for persistent absence and secure swift improvements"; "Leaders should closely monitor the impact of their actions to gain a precise understanding of what is working well and where they should adapt approaches to improve the school and ensure that improvements in pupils' achievement are reflected in published outcomes".

In its own words: "We are a primary school who serves the local community catering for children between the ages of three and eleven. You will find information about our classes, school day, policies, uniform, ethos and values. In addition there are timetables, copies of newsletters, menus for school dinners as well as other information."

In 2025, 63% of Year 6 pupils at Askam Village School reached the expected standard in reading and 42% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 74% and 73% in Westmorland and Furness and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 62% in reading and 57% in maths in 2024.

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

For September 2026 entry, 31 families put Askam Village School as their first choice and 40 named it as one of their preferences, for 29 places offered. That is 1.1 first choices for every place. 2 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state primary schools to Askam Village School are Ireleth St Peter's CofE Primary School (0.7 miles, Good, 100% reading, 63% maths); George Romney Junior School (2 miles, Outstanding, 87% reading, 87% maths); Chapel Street Infants and Nursery School (2.1 miles, Good); and Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School, Dalton-In-Furness (2.2 miles, 78% reading, 78% maths).

Each of them had higher 2025 results than Askam Village School.

7.5% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 3.7% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 8 pupils (4.3%) received SEN support and 7 (3.7%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.

Askam Village School had 6 teachers in 2026, one for every 25 pupils: fewer teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest railway station is Station Entrance, about 470 metres away (roughly a 6-minute walk).

6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Whinfield Place (at), 120 metres away.

In 2024/25, Askam Village School issued 2 suspensions, 1.1 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.