Burlington CofE School

Type Primary / Voluntary controlled school
Age Range 3-11
Religion Church of England
Address School Road
Kirkby-in-Furness
Cumbria
LA17 7UH
Phone 01229889210
Reference Number 112281

Burlington CofE School is performing well overall, rated as good in all inspected areas including education quality, behavior, personal development, leadership, and early years provision. The school fosters a nurturing environment, promoting kindness and active citizenship among pupils. Most students, including those with special educational needs, are well-prepared for the next stages of their education, demonstrating high achievement and effective learning. Leaders focus on a broad and ambitious curriculum, ensuring opportunities for extracurricular activities that enhance pupil development.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 74
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 62.16%
Girls: 37.84%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 5.6%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 1.4%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 24.7

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 4 5 9
2 5 7 12
3 5 6 11
4 8 1 9
5 8 1 9
6 7 5 12

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 94.6%
Unclassified 4.1%
White, Other 1.4%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
 >  Quality of education Good
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Good
  >  Personal Development Good
  >  Leadership & Management Good
  >  Early Years Provision Good
Last Report Date 22 Jun 2023
Date Report
22 Jun 2023 School inspection:
13 Oct 2021 School inspection
14 Oct 2015 Full inspection:
14 Jan 2014 Monitoring visit
05 Nov 2013 Full inspection:
26 May 2010 Full inspection:
01 Mar 2007 Full inspection:
04 Jun 2001 Full inspection

Strengths

  • Pupils are kind, polite, and happy in a nurturing environment.
  • Leaders have high aspirations for all pupils, including those with SEND.
  • Teachers use strong subject knowledge to assess pupil understanding effectively.
  • Leaders prioritize reading, helping most pupils become confident readers.
  • Pupils benefit from a wide range of extracurricular activities.
  • Strong relationships between staff and pupils foster a positive learning atmosphere.
  • Leaders have established effective safeguarding measures.

Areas for Improvement

  • Some pupils do not develop sufficient phonic knowledge due to occasional poor activity design.
  • In a few subjects, teachers do not provide learning that deepens pupils' understanding.

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 36%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 0%

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 104
Maths 100

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading -0.1
Writing -1.3
Maths -1.3

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 2 0
Third Preference 4 0
From another Local Authority 0 0

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