Chapel Street Infants and Nursery School
Chapel Street, Dalton-in-Furness, LA15 8RX
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 2 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Scott Macmillan
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Barrow and Furness
- Setting
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 234
- Pupils on roll
- 81
- URN
- 112192
- Local authority
- Westmorland and Furness
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01229467465
About this school
Chapel Street Infants and Nursery School is a community primary school in Dalton-in-Furness. It teaches children aged 2 to 7 and has 81 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How Chapel Street Infants and Nursery School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 119 |
| 2023/24 | 105 |
| 2024/25 | 92 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Chapel Street Infants and Nursery School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 26% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 7% | 25.4% | 81 | — |
| George Romney Junior School | 80% | 4% | 30.9% | 75 | 0.1 miles |
| Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School, Dalton-In-Furness | 78% | 4.7% | 28.2% | 101 | 0.3 miles |
| Dalton St Mary's CofE Primary School | 70% | 5% | 10.2% | 211 | 0.5 miles |
| Lindal and Marton Primary School | 27% | 4.3% | 0% | 78 | 1.7 miles |
| Newton Village Academy | 31% | 5.2% | 15.2% | 79 | 1.7 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
- 25 April 2023
-
Ungraded inspection report29 January 2020
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 25.37%
- English as an additional language
- 1.1%
- Overall absence
- 6.97%
- Persistent absence
- 19.15%
Location
Nearby schools
-
George Romney Junior School0.1 miles
Primary · Dalton-in-Furness
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Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School, Dalton-In-Furness0.3 miles
Primary · Dalton-in-Furness
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Dalton St Mary's CofE Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Dalton-in-Furness
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Lindal and Marton Primary School1.7 miles
Primary · Ulverston
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Newton Village Academy1.7 miles
Primary · Barrow-in-Furness
Other schools in Dalton-in-Furness
- Dalton St Mary's CofE Primary School Primary
- George Romney Junior School Primary
- Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School, Dalton-In-Furness Primary
- Dowdales School Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Chapel Street Infants and Nursery School teach?
- Chapel Street Infants and Nursery School teaches children aged 2 to 7. It is a primary school in Dalton-in-Furness.
- Who is the headteacher of Chapel Street Infants and Nursery School?
- The headteacher of Chapel Street Infants and Nursery School is Mr Scott Macmillan, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Chapel Street Infants and Nursery School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Chapel Street Infants and Nursery School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Chapel Street Infants and Nursery School?
- Chapel Street Infants and Nursery School has 81 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 7.
- Is Chapel Street Infants and Nursery School full?
- Chapel Street Infants and Nursery School has capacity for 234 pupils and 81 on roll (35%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Chapel Street Infants and Nursery School a faith school?
- No. Chapel Street Infants and Nursery School has no designated religious character.
- Does Chapel Street Infants and Nursery School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Chapel Street Infants and Nursery School as having nursery classes.
- What is Chapel Street Infants and Nursery School's absence rate?
- Chapel Street Infants and Nursery School's overall absence rate is 7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Chapel Street Infants and Nursery School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Chapel Street Infants and Nursery School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.