Dalton St Mary's CofE Primary School

Type Primary / Voluntary aided school
Age Range 3-11
Religion Church of England
Address Coronation Drive
Dalton-in-Furness
Cumbria
LA15 8QR
Phone 01229462729
Reference Number 112412

Dalton St Mary’s CofE Primary School continues to demonstrate strong performance, maintaining its good status since its last inspection in 2018. The school provides a nurturing environment where pupils feel safe and supported. The curriculum is ambitious and meets the needs of all pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities. Overall, pupils work hard and exhibit enthusiasm for their learning, benefitting from a range of opportunities that contribute to their personal development.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 211
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 53.55%
Girls: 46.45%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 8.3%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 2.8%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 25.5
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 24
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 27

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 17 10 27
2 17 12 29
3 15 14 29
4 13 14 27
5 16 8 24
6 16 14 30

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 92.4%
Unclassified 2.4%
White & Asian 1.9%
Pakistani 1.4%
White, Other 0.9%
White & Black (Caribbean) 0.5%
Mixed, Other 0.5%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
Last Report Date 17 Jan 2023
Date Report
17 Jan 2023 School inspection
08 Feb 2018 Short inspection
15 May 2013 Full inspection:
01 Nov 2011 Curriculum and development visit
02 Dec 2009 Full inspection:
11 Dec 2006 Full inspection:
15 Oct 2001 Full inspection

Strengths

  • Well-established routines in early years aid children's settling.
  • Pupils feel safe and cared for by adults at the school.
  • High expectations for achievement and behaviour are maintained.
  • Ambitious curriculum designed to build knowledge progressively.
  • Effective use of technology enhances learning across subjects.
  • Pupils engage enthusiastically in various extracurricular activities.

Areas for Improvement

  • Some pupils struggle to recall key vocabulary in a few subjects, hindering progress.

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 70%
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 107
Maths 104

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 -2.9
Writing 0.6
Maths -3

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 6 0
Third Preference 2 0
From another Local Authority 0 0

Previous Years

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Name Distance
Chapel Street Infants and Nursery School
Chapel Street, Dalton-in-Furness, Cumbria, LA15 8RX
0.53 miles
George Romney Junior School
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