Ireleth St Peter's CofE Primary School

About Ireleth St Peter's CofE Primary School

Ireleth St Peter's CofE Primary School is a small Church of England primary in Westmorland and Furness, one of 121 state primary schools across the local authority. It sits at rank 61 in the LA, placing it in the bottom half of local primaries. The top-performing peers in the area are Yarlside Academy, St Mary's Catholic Primary School in Ulverston, and Staveley CofE School, all of which outrank it on the same KS2 measure. The nearest school rated Outstanding by Ofsted is George Romney Junior School, 3.3 kilometres away. With 76 pupils on roll and a capacity of 84, the school is not quite full, yet it was oversubscribed for 2025/26 admissions: 23 families applied for 10 places, and all 10 first-preference applicants were offered a spot. That suggests strong local demand, even if the school's ranking doesn't put it among the LA's top tier.

In its most recent graded inspection, carried out in 2014, Ofsted rated the school Good overall, with Good marks for leadership and management and for overall effectiveness. An ungraded inspection in January 2023 confirmed the school remains Good. At Key Stage 2 in 2023/24, 55% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, just below the Westmorland and Furness average of 58%. The school's strongest individual subject was writing, where 82% met expectations, followed by reading at 73% and maths at 64%. Higher-standard attainment was more modest: 27% reached the higher bar in reading, 9% in writing, and none in maths. Average scaled scores were 105 in reading and 101 in maths. The school has no Progress 8 data available, so it's hard to say how much value it adds, but the results paint a picture of a school where writing is a clear strength and maths is an area for development.

The school offers a nursery provision for children from age three and a range of facilities including a library, playing fields, a forest school, a sports hall, and a chapel. Sports on offer include swimming, football, tennis, cross country, rounders and gymnastics, while clubs extend to drama, film club, choir, gardening and science club. SEND provisions cover specific learning difficulties like dyslexia, social and emotional mental health needs, speech and language communication needs, hearing impairment, multi-sensory impairment and physical disability. With an oversubscription ratio of 2.3 and only 10 places per year group, it's a school that suits families who value a small, Church of England setting and are happy to apply early. Its writing outcomes and forest school provision may particularly appeal to parents looking for a creative, outdoor-inclusive primary experience.

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