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Coniston CofE Primary School

Westmorland and Furness, LA21 8ALPrimaryAges 3–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Mar 2023
KS2 Results
31%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
1.0×
Not oversubscribed
9 1st-choice / 9 places
Ranking
#13,235
of 13,686 nationally

About Coniston CofE Primary School

Coniston CofE Primary School is a small Church of England primary in Westmorland and Furness, and the numbers suggest a school that local families are happy with. In the 2025/26 admissions round, the school received exactly nine first-preference applications for its nine places, meaning every family who put it first got a spot. That oversubscription ratio of 1. 0 tells you it’s not a scramble to get in, but it’s also not undersubscribed — demand matches supply neatly. The school has nursery provision for three-year-olds, which can be a practical bonus for working parents. With just 71 pupils on roll against a capacity of 98, there’s still some breathing room, and 15. 5% of children are eligible for free school meals, which is slightly below the national average for primary schools. The headteacher, Danielle Fitzsimons, leads a team that has held a Good Ofsted rating since its last graded inspection in 2013, and an ungraded visit in 2023 confirmed the school remains Good.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range3 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterChurch of England
AddressShepherd's Bridge, Coniston, Westmorland and Furness, LA21 8AL
HeadteacherDanielle Fitzsimons
Local AuthorityWestmorland and Furness
Number of Pupils71
Free School Meals (FSM)15.5%
School Capacity71 / 98 (72% full)
Nursery ClassesYes

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

28 Mar 2023
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Leadership & Management
Good

Latest monitoring visit (28 Mar 2023): School remains Good

Source: Ofsted, 24 Jul 2013. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

SEND Support

Mental HealthSpeech & LanguagePhysicalLearning Difficulty

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

School day

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Teaching hours

08:50 – 15:20

Source: coniston.cumbria.sch.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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Coniston CofE Primary School has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This means the school provides a good standard of education and effectively supports all pupils to succeed.