Dane Ghyll Community Primary School and Nursery
Skelwith Drive, Barrow in Furness, LA14 4PG
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Peter Mills
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Barrow and Furness
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 218
- Pupils on roll
- 267
- URN
- 112213
- Local authority
- Westmorland and Furness
- Website
- School website
About this school
Dane Ghyll Community Primary School and Nursery is a community primary school in Barrow in Furness. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 267 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Dane Ghyll Community Primary School and Nursery, and its latest judgement is set out 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
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
A short monitoring inspection followed on : inspectors confirmed the school remains Good.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 26 | 31 | 31 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 54% | 45% | 65% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 8% | 0% | 6% |
| Expected standard in reading | 58% | 61% | 77% |
| Expected standard in maths | 69% | 55% | 74% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 69% | 52% | 74% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 104.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 102.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.20 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Dane Ghyll Community Primary School and Nursery has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Westmorland and Furness average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 54% | 60.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 45% | 57% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 65% | 56.5% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 275 |
| 2023/24 | 275 |
| 2024/25 | 279 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Dane Ghyll Community Primary School and Nursery compares
Dane Ghyll Community Primary School and Nursery ranked 39th of 98 primary schools in Westmorland and Furness for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 53% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 79% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 65% | 4.3% | 6.1% | 267 | — |
| St Paul's CofE Junior School | 44% | 3.6% | 10.5% | 71 | 0.6 miles |
| Ormsgill Nursery and Primary School | 24% | 6.1% | 63.9% | 156 | 0.8 miles |
| Victoria Academy | 65% | 3.7% | 13.9% | 209 | 0.9 miles |
| Victoria Infant and Nursery School | — | 3.8% | 8.3% | 228 | 0.9 miles |
| Holy Family Catholic Primary School | 62% | 4.3% | 5.5% | 217 | 1.0 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
-
Ungraded inspection report11 July 2024
- 3 December 2019
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 6.07%
- English as an additional language
- 7.2%
- Overall absence
- 4.28%
- Persistent absence
- 9.09%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Paul's CofE Junior School0.6 miles
Primary · Barrow-in-Furness
-
Ormsgill Nursery and Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Barrow-in-Furness
-
Victoria Academy0.9 miles
Primary · Barrow-in-Furness
-
Victoria Infant and Nursery School0.9 miles
Primary · Barrow-in-Furness
-
Holy Family Catholic Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Barrow-in-Furness
Common questions
- What ages does Dane Ghyll Community Primary School and Nursery teach?
- Dane Ghyll Community Primary School and Nursery teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Barrow in Furness.
- Who is the headteacher of Dane Ghyll Community Primary School and Nursery?
- The headteacher of Dane Ghyll Community Primary School and Nursery is Mr Peter Mills, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Dane Ghyll Community Primary School and Nursery been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Dane Ghyll Community Primary School and Nursery, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Dane Ghyll Community Primary School and Nursery?
- Dane Ghyll Community Primary School and Nursery has 267 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Dane Ghyll Community Primary School and Nursery full?
- Dane Ghyll Community Primary School and Nursery has capacity for 218 pupils and 267 on roll (122%), so it is at or above 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 Dane Ghyll Community Primary School and Nursery a faith school?
- No. Dane Ghyll Community Primary School and Nursery has no designated religious character.
- Does Dane Ghyll Community Primary School and Nursery have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Dane Ghyll Community Primary School and Nursery as having nursery classes.
- How have Dane Ghyll Community Primary School and Nursery's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 54% in 2022/23 and 65% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Dane Ghyll Community Primary School and Nursery compare with other schools in Westmorland and Furness?
- Dane Ghyll Community Primary School and Nursery ranked 39th of 98 primary schools in Westmorland and Furness for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 53% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 79% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Dane Ghyll Community Primary School and Nursery's absence rate?
- Dane Ghyll Community Primary School and Nursery's overall absence rate is 4.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Dane Ghyll Community Primary School and Nursery's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Dane Ghyll Community Primary School and Nursery's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
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.