Dane Ghyll Community Primary School and Nursery
Skelwith Drive, Barrow in Furness, LA14 4PG
267 pupils · 122% of 218 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 2–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Local authority
- Westmorland and Furness
- Free school meals
- 4.5%
Ofsted
Good (2019) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 3 December 2019, published 19 January 2020. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 65% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 6% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Oversubscribed — 1.32 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 28 | 37 | 84 | 28 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 30 | 43 | 85 | 30 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 30 | 43 | 76 | 30 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 30 | 38 | 64 | 30 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 30 | 44 | 89 | 30 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 30 | 32 | 64 | 30 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 30 | 28 | 75 | 30 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 29 | 26 | 77 | 29 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- St Paul's CofE Junior School 1 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Ormsgill Nursery and Primary School 1.3 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Victoria Academy 1.5 km · Outstanding (2024) · previous system
- Victoria Infant and Nursery School 1.5 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Holy Family Catholic Primary School 1.5 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- St Pius X Catholic Primary School, Barrow 1.7 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.