George Romney Junior School
Cobden Street, Dalton-in-Furness, LA15 8SE
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Scott Macmillan
- Constituency
- Barrow and Furness
- Setting
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 180
- Pupils on roll
- 75
- URN
- 112234
- Local authority
- Westmorland and Furness
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01229463002
About this school
George Romney Junior School is a community primary school in Dalton-in-Furness. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 75 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
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 29 | 32 | 15 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 55% | 66% | 80% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 79% | 88% | 87% |
| Expected standard in maths | 62% | 72% | 87% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 72% | 84% | 80% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 105.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 103.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +3.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.50 | - | - |
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 George Romney Junior 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 | Westmorland and Furness average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 55% | 60.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 66% | 57% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 80% | 56.5% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 94 |
| 2023/24 | 89 |
| 2024/25 | 68 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How George Romney Junior School compares
George Romney Junior School ranked 12th of 98 primary schools in Westmorland and Furness for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 87% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 85% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 80% | 4% | 30.9% | 75 | — |
| Chapel Street Infants and Nursery School | — | 7% | 25.4% | 81 | 0.1 miles |
| Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School, Dalton-In-Furness | 78% | 4.7% | 28.2% | 101 | 0.4 miles |
| Dalton St Mary's CofE Primary School | 70% | 5% | 10.2% | 211 | 0.7 miles |
| Lindal and Marton Primary School | 27% | 4.3% | 0% | 78 | 1.6 miles |
| Newton Village Academy | 31% | 5.2% | 15.2% | 79 | 1.8 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
- 9 July 2024
-
Ungraded inspection report4 December 2019
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 30.88%
- English as an additional language
- 5.9%
- Overall absence
- 3.98%
- Persistent absence
- 10%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Chapel Street Infants and Nursery School0.1 miles
Primary · Dalton-in-Furness
-
Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School, Dalton-In-Furness0.4 miles
Primary · Dalton-in-Furness
-
Dalton St Mary's CofE Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Dalton-in-Furness
-
Lindal and Marton Primary School1.6 miles
Primary · Ulverston
-
Newton Village Academy1.8 miles
Primary · Barrow-in-Furness
Other schools in Dalton-in-Furness
Common questions
- What year groups does George Romney Junior School teach?
- George Romney Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Dalton-in-Furness.
- Who is the headteacher of George Romney Junior School?
- The headteacher of George Romney Junior School is Mr Scott Macmillan, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was George Romney Junior School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected George Romney Junior 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 George Romney Junior School?
- George Romney Junior School has 75 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is George Romney Junior School full?
- George Romney Junior School has capacity for 180 pupils and 75 on roll (42%), 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 George Romney Junior School a faith school?
- No. George Romney Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Does George Romney Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records George Romney Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- How have George Romney Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 55% in 2022/23 and 80% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does George Romney Junior School rank locally?
- George Romney Junior School ranked 12th of 98 primary schools in Westmorland and Furness for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 87% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 85% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is George Romney Junior School's absence rate?
- George Romney Junior School's overall absence rate is 4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are George Romney Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, George Romney Junior School'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.