Church Walk CofE Primary School
Church Walk, Ulverston, LA12 7EN
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mrs Susan Davies
- Diocese
- Diocese of Carlisle
- Constituency
- Barrow and Furness
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 105
- Pupils on roll
- 88
- URN
- 112361
- Local authority
- Westmorland and Furness
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01229587258
About this school
Church Walk CofE Primary School is a Church of England voluntary aided primary school in Ulverston. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 88 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Church Walk CofE Primary School, 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
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
- Needs attention
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 13 | 16 | 16 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 54% | 44% | 69% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 13% |
| Expected standard in reading | 69% | 75% | 75% |
| Expected standard in maths | 77% | 44% | 75% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 46% | 44% | 75% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 105.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 98.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.80 | - | - |
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 Church Walk CofE Primary 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 | 54% | 60.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 44% | 57% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 69% | 56.5% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 99 |
| 2023/24 | 95 |
| 2024/25 | 86 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Church Walk CofE Primary School compares
Church Walk CofE Primary School ranked 30th of 98 primary schools in Westmorland and Furness for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 63% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 64% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 69% | 4.8% | 8.1% | 88 | — |
| Sir John Barrow School | 72% | 4.4% | 18.2% | 235 | 0.4 miles |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Ulverston | 65% | 3.2% | 7.2% | 155 | 0.6 miles |
| Croftlands Infant School | — | 5.4% | 5.2% | 119 | 1.1 miles |
| Croftlands Junior School | 50% | 6.4% | 15.5% | 152 | 1.1 miles |
| Pennington CofE School | 65% | 3.8% | 9.4% | 211 | 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
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 8.14%
- English as an additional language
- 3.5%
- Overall absence
- 4.81%
- Persistent absence
- 4.88%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Sir John Barrow School0.4 miles
Primary · Ulverston
-
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Ulverston0.6 miles
Primary · Ulverston
-
Croftlands Infant School1.1 miles
Primary · Ulverston
-
Croftlands Junior School1.1 miles
Primary · Ulverston
-
Pennington CofE School1.7 miles
Primary · Ulverston
Other schools in Ulverston
Church Walk CofE Primary School ranks 2nd of the 9 ranked primary schools in Ulverston.
- Croftlands Infant 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 ages does Church Walk CofE Primary School teach?
- Church Walk CofE Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Ulverston.
- Who is the headteacher of Church Walk CofE Primary School?
- The headteacher of Church Walk CofE Primary School is Mrs Susan Davies, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Church Walk CofE Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Church Walk CofE Primary 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 Church Walk CofE Primary School?
- Church Walk CofE Primary School has 88 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Church Walk CofE Primary School full?
- Church Walk CofE Primary School has capacity for 105 pupils and 88 on roll (84%), 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 Church Walk CofE Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. Church Walk CofE Primary School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Carlisle.
- Does Church Walk CofE Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Church Walk CofE Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Church Walk CofE Primary School'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 69% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Church Walk CofE Primary School compare with other schools in Westmorland and Furness?
- Church Walk CofE Primary School ranked 30th of 98 primary schools in Westmorland and Furness for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 63% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 64% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Church Walk CofE Primary School's absence rate?
- Church Walk CofE Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Church Walk CofE Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Church Walk CofE Primary 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.