Ambleside CofE Primary School
Vicarage Road, Ambleside, LA22 9DH
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Trust
- THE GOOD SHEPHERD MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Alison Broom
- Religious ethos
- None
- Diocese
- Diocese of Carlisle
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- The Good Shepherd Multi Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Westmorland and Lonsdale
- Setting
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 140
- Pupils on roll
- 52
- URN
- 141978
- Local authority
- Westmorland and Furness
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01539432181
About this school
Ambleside CofE Primary School is a Church of England primary academy in Ambleside. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 52 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
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Early years
- Good
- 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 | 13 | 11 | 8 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 46% | 73% | 75% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| Expected standard in reading | 85% | 82% | 75% |
| Expected standard in maths | 62% | 91% | 88% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 77% | 73% | 75% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 105.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 104.0 | 110.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.60 | - | - |
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 Ambleside 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 | 46% | 60.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 73% | 57% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 75% | 56.5% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 80 |
| 2023/24 | 75 |
| 2024/25 | 64 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Ambleside CofE Primary School compares
Ambleside CofE Primary School ranked 18th of 98 primary schools in Westmorland and Furness for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 78% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 81% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 75% | 4.2% | 12.7% | 52 | — |
| Grasmere CofE Primary School | 80% | 2.2% | 5.6% | 89 | 2.9 miles |
| Langdale CofE School | — | 8.9% | 28% | 31 | 3.4 miles |
| Hawkshead Esthwaite Primary School | 83% | 2.9% | 9.1% | 30 | 4.3 miles |
| St Cuthberts Catholic Primary School, Windermere | — | 7.2% | 16.7% | 40 | 4.7 miles |
| St Martin & St Mary Church of England Primary School | 47% | 4.4% | 8.6% | 336 | 4.7 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 12.7%
- English as an additional language
- 17.2%
- Overall absence
- 4.15%
- Persistent absence
- 4.84%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Grasmere CofE Primary School2.9 miles
Primary · Ambleside
-
Langdale CofE School3.4 miles
Primary · Ambleside
-
Hawkshead Esthwaite Primary School4.3 miles
Primary · Hawkshead
-
St Cuthberts Catholic Primary School, Windermere4.7 miles
Primary · Windermere
-
St Martin & St Mary Church of England Primary School4.7 miles
Primary · Windermere
Other schools in Ambleside
- Grasmere CofE Primary School Primary
- Langdale CofE School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Ambleside CofE Primary School teach?
- Ambleside CofE Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Ambleside.
- Who is the headteacher of Ambleside CofE Primary School?
- The headteacher of Ambleside CofE Primary School is Mrs Alison Broom, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Ambleside CofE Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Ambleside 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 big is Ambleside CofE Primary School?
- Ambleside CofE Primary School has 52 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Ambleside CofE Primary School full?
- Ambleside CofE Primary School has capacity for 140 pupils and 52 on roll (37%), 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 Ambleside CofE Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. Ambleside CofE Primary School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Carlisle.
- Does Ambleside CofE Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Ambleside CofE Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Ambleside CofE Primary School?
- Ambleside CofE Primary School is part of THE GOOD SHEPHERD MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Ambleside CofE Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 46% in 2022/23 and 75% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Ambleside CofE Primary School rank locally?
- Ambleside CofE Primary School ranked 18th of 98 primary schools in Westmorland and Furness for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 78% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 81% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Ambleside CofE Primary School's absence rate?
- Ambleside CofE Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Ambleside CofE Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Ambleside 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 2 July 2026.