Church Walk CofE Primary School, Ulverston
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
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Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 6 months agoReport card - no overall grade (new Ofsted framework from Sep 2024)
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Church Walk excels at teaching early reading through phonics, with results above the national average. The school creates a warm, inclusive environment where all pupils - including those with additional needs - receive personalised support to help them thrive. Staff are knowledgeable and caring, with a genuine commitment to removing barriers to learning and enriching the experiences of disadvantaged pupils.
Key Strengths
- Excellent phonics teaching with outcomes above the national average in 2025
- Warm, nurturing early years provision with effective transition to Year 1
- Strong inclusive culture with systematic support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities
- Ambitious, broad and engaging curriculum that builds knowledge over time
- Effective safeguarding culture where pupils feel safe and concerns are actively addressed
Areas for Improvement
- Some pupils lack secure handwriting and number facts skills, with Year 4 multiplication check results below average for three consecutive years
- Inconsistent use of assessment to identify and address knowledge gaps quickly
- Some pupils lose focus during lessons and don't follow school rules consistently when moving around the school
- Governors lack rigorous oversight of curriculum quality and don't challenge leaders effectively enough
- Some pupils' work in books doesn't reflect positive attitudes to learning
Safeguarding
Safeguarding standards are met - the school has created an open and positive culture of safeguarding where all legal requirements are fulfilled, leaders and governors fulfil their responsibilities effectively, and pupils are made safer and feel safe.
Extracurricular Activities
Play leaders, reading buddies, school council, visits to Liverpool museums and galleries, visits to places of worship, visits to contrasting geographical locations
Church Walk CofE Primary School is a Church of England primary school in Ulverston, Cumbria, with an overall rating of Expected standard. The school has particular strengths in early years provision and phonics, but faces challenges in consistency with pupil behaviour and gaps in achievement in handwriting and number facts.
At a Glance
8.0%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has remained stable at around 75%. Maths has improved from 44% to 75%. Writing has improved from 63% to 81%.
Class Sizes
21.5
Avg class size
10.0
Infant (KS1)
28.0
KS2
4
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
84%
Available places
88 pupils
105 capacity
17 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Ulverston
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Ulverston
Admissions Demand - Westmorland and Furness
Places available
2,627
Applications
1,698
Got 1st preference
97.9%
Got preferred school
99.4%
Primary admissions across Westmorland and Furness (2025/26)
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Pupil Absence2024/25
4.80788%
Overall absence
4.87805%
Persistent absence
82
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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