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Croftlands Junior School

Primary · Community school · Mixed · Westmorland and Furness

Oakwood Drive, Ulverston, LA12 9JU

Website 01229585211

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headline score

Ranking (England)

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No ranked results

Ofsted

School remains Good

No graded inspection

Application demand

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No council data

Attendance

93.6%

11.6% persistently absent

Above averageAround averageBelow averagecompared with the England average for state-funded schools.

At a glance

Pupils on roll

152

Capacity used

Has space

63%

240 places

GCSE rank (England)

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KS2 rank (England)

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Details

Type
Community school
Phase
Primary
Age range
7–11
Gender
Mixed
Sixth form
No
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
Lou Mahon
Address
Oakwood Drive, Ulverston, LA12 9JU
Phone
01229585211
Local authority
Westmorland and Furness
Ward / constituency
Ulverston · Barrow and Furness
Area
Urban: Further from a major town or city
URN
112198

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals15%——
English as additional language1%——
SEN support15%——
46% boys (70)54% girls (82)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)

1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.

152 pupils · 240 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 22

    29 September 2022

    Ungraded inspection

    School remains Good
Read the full Ofsted report

Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 164 pupils

Attendance

93.6%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

6.4%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

11.6%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

1.8%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

1.1%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

4%
20/21
17%
21/22
21%
22/23
21%
23/24
12%
24/25

Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.

Primary results (Key Stage 2)

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Expected standard in reading, writing & maths41%——
Higher standard3%——
Reading progress——0.0
Writing progress——0.0
Maths progress——0.0

Primary results by subject (SATs)

Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England

Reading, writing & maths combined

Expected standard50%
-12% vs England
Higher standard2%
-6% vs England

Reading

Expected standard71%
-4% vs England
Higher standard19%
-14% vs England
Average score103
-3 vs England

Writing

Expected standard54%
-18% vs England
Greater depth2%
-11% vs England

Maths

Expected standard79%
+5% vs England
Higher standard15%
-11% vs England
Average score104
-1 vs England

Grammar, punctuation & spelling

Expected standard71%
-2% vs England
Higher standard17%
-13% vs England
Average score103
-2 vs England

Science

Expected standard58%
-24% vs England

England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).

Primary results over time

622019422023412024502025

Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Expected standard (RWM)50%61%
Higher standard2%8%

House prices near the school

Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.

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Key application dates

National deadlines in England. Apply through Westmorland and Furness council, not the school.

EntryDeadlineOffer day
Reception (primary)15 January16 April (or next working day)

Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.