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Penny Bridge CofE School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Academy
Greenodd, Ulverston LA12 7RQ · pennybridge.cumbria.sch.uk · 01229 861307
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Jul 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 58%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Westmorland and Furness 58%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 4.00 mi
- 6.44 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Westmorland and Furness Council
- Demand for places
- 1.5
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 123
- 18 over 105 places · 117%
- Local authority
- Westmorland and Furness
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 6.5%
- First language not English
- 0%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 4.00 mi (6.44 km) from the school. Source: Westmorland and Furness Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 23 families put the school first and 15 places were offered; 65% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 15 | 23 | 1.5▲ | 65% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 15 | 15 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 21 | 20 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 100% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 4.00 mi6.44 km | |
The council gives the furthest distance offered to the nearest half mile and says the cut-off was based on distance.
Results
In 2024/25, 58% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 8% the higher standard. Across Westmorland and Furness it was 58%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼58% | 62% | ||
| ●8% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●104 | 106 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
| ●103 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Penny Bridge CofE School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 10 July 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 10 Jul 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Nov 2011
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Nov 2011Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Good Jun 2009Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good
What parents said
94% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (31 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 94%
- Replies
- 31
- 26% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 65% who raised concerns
based on the 42% who had a child bullied