St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Ulverston
Springfield Road, Ulverston, LA12 0EA
155 pupils · 129% of 120 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Trust
- MATER CHRISTI MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Westmorland and Furness
- Free school meals
- 5.1%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Early years | Strong standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 24 March 2026, published 10 June 2026. 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 | 0% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1.11 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 19 | 21 | 42 | 19 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 14 | 14 | 36 | 14 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 13 | 13 | 27 | 13 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 17 | 20 | 48 | 17 |
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
- Sir John Barrow School 0.6 km · Outstanding (2023) · previous system
- Croftlands Junior School 0.9 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Croftlands Infant School 0.9 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Church Walk CofE Primary School 0.9 km · Most areas: Needs attention (2026)
- Pennington CofE School 2.1 km · Good (2020) · previous system
- Lindal and Marton Primary School 3.9 km · Most areas: Needs attention (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.