Graded inspection · Jun 2023 Previous framework
- Quality of education
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Personal development
- Leadership and management
This schoolOther primary schools in Westmorland and Furness
What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026| Area | Outstanding | Good | Requires improvement | Inadequate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good | |||
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good | |||
| Personal development | Good | |||
| Leadership and management | Good | |||
| Early years provision | Good |
Inspection history
- 27 June 2023Graded inspection: Good
- 22 January 2020Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Concerns)
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About these grades
Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.
How hard is it to get a place?
DfE · Sept 2026 entry20 applications · 4 places offered · 4 named it first
- 2026 5.0; Westmorland and Furness median median 1.9
- 2025 3.8; Westmorland and Furness median median 1.9
- 2024 2.0; Westmorland and Furness median median 1.7
- 2023 1.9; Westmorland and Furness median median 1.8
- 2022 2.1; Westmorland and Furness median median 1.8
- 2021 1.9; Westmorland and Furness median median 1.9
- 2020 2.7; Westmorland and Furness median median 1.7
- 2019 4.4; Westmorland and Furness median median 1.8
- 2018 2.7; Westmorland and Furness median median 1.8
- 2017 2.4; Westmorland and Furness median median 1.8
- 2016 2.4; Westmorland and Furness median median 1.9
- 2015 3.2; Westmorland and Furness median median 1.8
- 2014 2.3; Westmorland and Furness median median 1.6
- This school
- Westmorland and Furness median
Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council
How this is measured
Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.
| Entry | Places | Applications | Per place | First preferences | First-pref. ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 4 | 20 | 5.0 | 4 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2025 | 5 | 19 | 3.8 | 5 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2024 | 7 | 14 | 2.0 | 7 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2023 | 14 | 26 | 1.9 | 14 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2022 | 7 | 15 | 2.1 | 7 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2021 | 11 | 21 | 1.9 | 11 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2020 | 9 | 24 | 2.7 | 9 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2019 | 5 | 22 | 4.4 | 5 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2018 | 9 | 24 | 2.7 | 8 | 0.89 |
| Sep 2017 | 9 | 22 | 2.4 | 9 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2016 | 8 | 19 | 2.4 | 8 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2015 | 6 | 19 | 3.2 | 6 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2014 | 9 | 21 | 2.3 | 9 | 1.00 |
How did pupils do in SATs?
DfE KS2 · 2024/25Reading 78% · Writing 78% · Maths 89% → all three 67% met the expected standard, End of Year 6
- This school
- Westmorland and Furness median
- England median
Every year as a table
| Year | Expected standard | Higher standard | Reading score | Maths score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 67% | 11% | 104 | 103 |
| 2023/24 | 80% | 10% | 109 | 106 |
| 2022/23 | 54% | 0% | 104 | 102 |
Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- Bolton Primary SchoolThis schoolThis schoolGood20235.0applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
- 3.0 km · Westmorland and FurnessRemains Good20241.4applications per place 31%met the SATs standard
- 3.1 km · Westmorland and FurnessSpecial measures Inadequate20231.3applications per place
- 4.3 km · Westmorland and FurnessGraded · no overall grade20242.2applications per place 100%met the SATs standard
- 4.9 km · Westmorland and FurnessRemains Good20231.9applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
- 5.3 km · Westmorland and FurnessGood20241.3applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
- 6.7 km · Westmorland and FurnessSome aspects not as strong20251.3applications per place
- 7.5 km · Westmorland and FurnessGood20233.2applications per place
- 8.1 km · Westmorland and FurnessGraded · no overall grade20251.1applications per place
School details
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- URN · DfE number
- 112176 · 943/2301
- Capacity
- 60 pupils · 56 on roll
- Free school meals
- 12.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Nursery
- Has nursery classes
- Address
- Bolton, Appleby-in-Westmorland, CA16 6AW
- Local authority
- Westmorland and Furness
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources