Langdale CofE School
Chapel Stile, Great Langdale, Ambleside, LA22 9JE
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mr Peter Blackburn
- Diocese
- Diocese of Carlisle
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Westmorland and Lonsdale
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 56
- Pupils on roll
- 31
- URN
- 112321
- Local authority
- Westmorland and Furness
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01539437204
About this school
Langdale CofE School is a Church of England voluntary aided primary school in Ambleside. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 31 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Langdale CofE School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Needs attention
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour
- Needs attention
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Urgent improvement
- Early years
- Needs attention
- Safeguarding
- Met
Ofsted placed the school in a category of concern: requires significant improvement.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | - | - |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | - | - |
| Expected standard in reading | - | - |
| Expected standard in maths | - | - |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | - | - |
| Average scaled score in reading | - | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | - | - |
Trends over time
How Langdale CofE 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 | 8.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 11.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 25 |
| 2023/24 | 33 |
| 2024/25 | 33 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Langdale CofE School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 12% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 8.9% | 28% | 31 | — |
| Grasmere CofE Primary School | 80% | 2.2% | 5.6% | 89 | 1.7 miles |
| Ambleside CofE Primary School | 75% | 4.2% | 12.7% | 52 | 3.4 miles |
| Coniston CofE Primary School | 27% | 5.2% | 20.3% | 67 | 4.8 miles |
| Hawkshead Esthwaite Primary School | 83% | 2.9% | 9.1% | 30 | 5.0 miles |
| Borrowdale CofE Primary School | — | 4.9% | 24% | 31 | 6.7 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
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 28%
- English as an additional language
- 6.1%
- Overall absence
- 8.87%
- Persistent absence
- 33.33%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Grasmere CofE Primary School1.7 miles
Primary · Ambleside
-
Ambleside CofE Primary School3.4 miles
Primary · Ambleside
-
Coniston CofE Primary School4.8 miles
Primary · Coniston
-
Hawkshead Esthwaite Primary School5.0 miles
Primary · Hawkshead
-
Borrowdale CofE Primary School6.7 miles
Primary · Keswick
Other schools in Ambleside
- Ambleside CofE Primary School Primary
- Grasmere CofE Primary School Primary
Recorded changes at this school
Previous headteacher: Mrs Rachel Underwood (until July 2026).
- Headteacher changed from Mrs Rachel Underwood to Mr Peter Blackburn recorded 15 Jul 2026
Common questions
- What ages does Langdale CofE School teach?
- Langdale CofE School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Ambleside.
- Who is the headteacher of Langdale CofE School?
- The headteacher of Langdale CofE School is Mr Peter Blackburn, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Langdale CofE School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Langdale CofE 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 many pupils are at Langdale CofE School?
- Langdale CofE School has 31 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Langdale CofE School full?
- Langdale CofE School has capacity for 56 pupils and 31 on roll (55%), 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 Langdale CofE School a faith school?
- Yes. Langdale CofE School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Carlisle.
- Does Langdale CofE School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Langdale CofE School as having nursery classes.
- What is Langdale CofE School's absence rate?
- Langdale CofE School's overall absence rate is 8.9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Langdale CofE School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Langdale CofE 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 15 July 2026.