Croftlands Infant School
Oakwood Drive, Ulverston, LA12 9JU
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 2 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Miss Lou Mahon (Executive Head)
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Barrow and Furness
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 226
- Pupils on roll
- 119
- URN
- 112197
- Local authority
- Westmorland and Furness
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01229586565
About this school
Croftlands Infant School is a community primary school in Ulverston. It teaches children aged 2 to 7 and has 119 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 Croftlands Infant 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 | 7.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 185 |
| 2023/24 | 145 |
| 2024/25 | 126 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Croftlands Infant School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 52% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 5.4% | 5.2% | 119 | — |
| Croftlands Junior School | 50% | 6.4% | 15.5% | 152 | 0.0 miles |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Ulverston | 65% | 3.2% | 7.2% | 155 | 0.5 miles |
| Sir John Barrow School | 72% | 4.4% | 18.2% | 235 | 0.8 miles |
| Church Walk CofE Primary School | 69% | 4.8% | 8.1% | 88 | 1.1 miles |
| Pennington CofE School | 65% | 3.8% | 9.4% | 211 | 1.3 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
- 28 November 2023
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Ungraded inspection report9 March 2022
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 5.21%
- English as an additional language
- 1.6%
- Overall absence
- 5.36%
- Persistent absence
- 10.13%
Location
Nearby schools
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Croftlands Junior School0.0 miles
Primary · Ulverston
-
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Ulverston0.5 miles
Primary · Ulverston
-
Sir John Barrow School0.8 miles
Primary · Ulverston
-
Church Walk CofE Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Ulverston
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Pennington CofE School1.3 miles
Primary · Ulverston
Other schools in Ulverston
- Church Walk CofE Primary School Primary
- Croftlands Junior School Primary
- Leven Valley CofE Primary School Primary
- Lindal and Marton Primary School Primary
- Low Furness CofE Primary School Primary
- Pennington CofE School Primary
- Penny Bridge CofE School Primary
- Sir John Barrow School Primary
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Ulverston Primary
- Ulverston Victoria High School Secondary
- Sandside Lodge School Special schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Croftlands Infant School teach?
- Croftlands Infant School teaches children aged 2 to 7. It is a primary school in Ulverston.
- Who is the headteacher of Croftlands Infant School?
- The headteacher of Croftlands Infant School is Miss Lou Mahon (Executive Head), as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Croftlands Infant School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Croftlands Infant 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 Croftlands Infant School?
- Croftlands Infant School has 119 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 7.
- Is Croftlands Infant School full?
- Croftlands Infant School has capacity for 226 pupils and 119 on roll (53%), 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 Croftlands Infant School a faith school?
- No. Croftlands Infant School has no designated religious character.
- Does Croftlands Infant School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Croftlands Infant School as having nursery classes.
- What is Croftlands Infant School's absence rate?
- Croftlands Infant School's overall absence rate is 5.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Croftlands Infant 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 Croftlands Infant 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.