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Children in Westmorland and Furness
How children here are doing, from the 2-year check to the end of primary school, set against England as a whole.
Health and early years
At a glance
| Measure | Westmorland and Furness | England |
|---|---|---|
| Good level of development at the end of Reception 2024/25 similar | 67.4% | 68.3% |
| Phonics check met in Year 1 2024/25 similar | 80.1% | 79.8% |
| Reception children living with obesity 2024/25 similar | 10.8% | 10.5% |
| Year 6 children living with obesity 2024/25 lower | 19.0% | 22.2% |
| 5-year-olds with visible tooth decay 2023/24 similar | 23.3% | 22.4% |
| Primary pupils persistently absent 2024/25 lower | 8.7% | 13.0% |
| Children in relative low-income families (under 16) 2024/25 lower | 15.7% | 19.8% |
“Higher” or “lower” means the difference from England is bigger than the margin of error; “similar” means it isn’t. These are figures for all children in the council area, not for any one school or child.
End of primary school
Year 6 reading, writing and maths
| Year | Westmorland and Furness | England |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 60% | 60% |
| 2023/24 | 58% | 61% |
| 2024/25 | 58% | 63% |
| 2025/26 | 59% | 63% |
Share of pupils in state-funded schools meeting the expected standard in all three. 2025/26 figures are provisional. There were no tests in 2019/20 or 2020/21.
Schools
Primary schools in Westmorland and Furness
122 schools
- Allithwaite CofE Primary School Grange-over-Sands
- Alston Primary School Alston
- Ambleside CofE Primary School Ambleside
- Appleby Primary School Appleby-in-Westmorland
- Armathwaite School Carlisle
- Arnside National CofE School Carnforth
- Asby Endowed School Appleby-in-Westmorland
- Askam Village School Askam-in-furness
- Barrow Island Community Primary School Barrow-in-Furness
- Beaconside CofE Primary School Penrith
- Beetham CofE Primary School Milnthorpe
- Bolton Primary School Appleby-in-Westmorland
- Brisbane Park Infant School Barrow-in-Furness
- Brough Community Primary School Brough
- Broughton CofE Primary and Nursery School Broughton-in-Furness
- Brunswick School Penrith
- Burlington CofE School Kirkby-in-Furness
- Burton Morewood CofE Primary School Carnforth
- Calthwaite CofE School Penrith
- Cambridge Primary School Barrow-in-Furness
- Cartmel CofE Primary School Grange-over-Sands
- Castle Park School Kendal
- Chapel Street Infants and Nursery School Dalton-in-Furness
- Chetwynde School Barrow-in-Furness
- Church Walk CofE Primary School Ulverston
- Clifton Primary School Penrith
- Coniston CofE Primary School Coniston
- Croftlands Infant School Ulverston
- Croftlands Junior School Ulverston
- Crosby Ravensworth CofE School Penrith
- Crosscrake CofE Primary School Kendal
- Crosthwaite CofE School Kendal
- Culgaith CofE School Penrith
- Dalton St Mary's CofE Primary School Dalton-in-Furness
- Dane Ghyll Community Primary School and Nursery Barrow in Furness
- Dean Barwick Primary School Grange-over-Sands
- Dean Gibson Catholic Primary School, Kendal Kendal
- Dent CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School Sedbergh
- Flookburgh CofE Primary School Grange-Over-Sands
- George Romney Junior School Dalton-in-Furness
- Ghyllside Primary School Kendal
- Goodly Dale Primary School Windermere
- Grange CofE Primary School Grange-over-Sands
- Grasmere CofE Primary School Ambleside
- Grayrigg CofE School Kendal
- Greengate Junior School Barrow-in-Furness
- Greystoke Primary School Penrith
- Hawkshead Esthwaite Primary School Hawkshead
- Heron Hill Primary School Kendal
- High Hesket CofE School Carlisle
- Holme Primary School Carnforth
- Holy Family Catholic Primary School Barrow-in-Furness
- Ireleth St Peter's CofE Primary School Askam-in-Furness
- Ivegill CofE School Carlisle
- Kirkby Stephen Primary School Kirkby Stephen
- Kirkby Thore School Penrith
- Kirkoswald CofE School Penrith
- Langdale CofE School Ambleside
- Langwathby CofE Primary School Penrith
- Lazonby C of E Primary School Penrith
- Leven Valley CofE Primary School ULVERSTON
- Levens CofE School Kendal
- Lindal and Marton Primary School Ulverston
- Lindale CofE Primary School Grange Over Sands
- Long Marton School Appleby-in-Westmorland
- Low Furness CofE Primary School Ulverston
- Lowther Endowed School Penrith
- Milburn School Penrith
- Milnthorpe Primary School Milnthorpe
- Morland Area CofE Primary School Penrith
- Nenthead Primary School Alston
- Newbarns Primary and Nursery School Barrow-in-Furness
- Newton Village Academy Barrow-in-Furness
- North Lakes School Penrith
- Old Hutton CofE School Kendal
- Ormsgill Nursery and Primary School Barrow-in-Furness
- Orton CofE School Penrith
- Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School, Dalton-In-Furness Dalton-in-Furness
- Parkside Academy BARROW-in-FURNESS
- Patterdale CofE Primary School Penrith
- Pennington CofE School Ulverston
- Penny Bridge CofE School Ulverston
- Penruddock Primary School Penrith
- Plumpton School PENRITH
- Ramsden Infant School Barrow-in-Furness
- Roose School Barrow-in-Furness
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Barrow Barrow-in-Furness
- Sedbergh Primary School Sedbergh
- Selside Endowed CofE Primary School Kendal
- Shap Endowed CofE Primary School Penrith
- Sir John Barrow School Ulverston
- Skelton School Penrith
- South Walney Infant and Nursery School Barrow-in-Furness
- South Walney Junior School Barrow-in-Furness
- St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Penrith PENRITH
- St Columba's School Barrow-in-Furness
- St Cuthberts Catholic Primary School, Windermere Windermere
- St George's CofE School Barrow-in-Furness
- St James' CofE Junior School Barrow-in-Furness
- St Mark's CofE Primary School Natland, Kendal
- St Martin & St Mary Church of England Primary School Windermere
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Ulverston Ulverston
- St Mary's CofE Primary School Carnforth
- St Oswald's CofE Primary School Kendal
- St Patrick's CofE School Kendal
- St Paul's CofE Junior School Barrow-in-Furness
- St Pius X Catholic Primary School, Barrow Barrow-in-Furness
- St Thomas's CofE Primary School Kendal
- Stainton CofE Primary School Penrith
- Staveley CofE School Kendal
- Storth CofE School Milnthorpe
- Stramongate Primary School Kendal
- Tebay Primary School Penrith
- Temple Sowerby CofE Primary School Penrith
- Threlkeld CofE Primary School Keswick
- Vicarage Park CofE Primary School Kendal
- Vickerstown School Barrow-in-Furness
- Victoria Academy Barrow-in-Furness
- Victoria Infant and Nursery School Barrow-in-Furness
- Warcop CofE Primary School Appleby-in-Westmorland
- Yanwath Primary School Penrith
- Yarlside Academy Barrow-in-Furness