Burlington CofE School

About Burlington CofE School

Burlington CofE School is a small Church of England primary in Westmorland and Furness, and its most recent Ofsted inspection in 2023 rated it Good across every category — quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and early years provision all scored 2. That puts it in solid company locally, though it’s worth noting that only six of the 121 primary schools in the same local authority have achieved an Outstanding rating. The school’s capacity is 84 pupils, and with just 74 on roll, it operates below that figure, which gives it a genuinely small, intimate feel. Its nursery provision means children can join from age three, and the school is oversubscribed for the 2025/26 intake: three first-preference applications were made for three available places, with nine total applications across all preferences, giving an oversubscription ratio of three to one.

Academically, the school’s most recent Key Stage 2 results are not individually published in this data, but the local authority average for KS2 attainment sits at 58, which provides a useful benchmark for parents comparing schools in the area. Burlington’s Ofsted report from 2023 confirms that the quality of education is Good, and the school has held a Good rating consistently across its two most recent inspections — the previous one in 2015 also rated overall effectiveness as Good. The proportion of pupils eligible for free school meals is just 5.6%, well below the national average, which may reflect the demographic profile of the catchment. For a school of this size, the Progress 8 measure is not typically published, but the combination of a Good Ofsted and a low FSM rate suggests a stable, well-supported learning environment.

The school offers a strong range of facilities for its size, including a sports hall, ICT suite, sensory room, library, music rooms, a forest school area, playing fields, and even a chapel. Sports provision covers football, netball, tennis, rounders, dance, gymnastics, and cricket, while clubs include book club, eco club, chess, and drama. SEND support is well-documented, with provisions for specific learning difficulties like dyslexia, social emotional and mental health needs, speech language and communication difficulties, physical disability, and autistic spectrum disorder. This makes Burlington a practical choice for families who want a small, Church of England primary with a broad extracurricular offer and clear SEND support, particularly those living within the Westmorland and Furness area who value a close-knit school community.

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