Penny Bridge CofE School
Ofsted: GoodAcademy converter · Primary
Ulverston · LA12 7RQ · Westmorland and Furness
Ages 4–11
- KS255%
- Absence3.4%
- FSM6.5%
2.8 miles away
OpenPrimaryOfsted: Not judgedURN 112356
Leven Valley CofE Primary School
Voluntary aided school · ULVERSTON · LA12 8QF
Ages 4–11 · 68 pupils · Westmorland and Furness
Ofsted
Not judged
KS2 expected (RWM)
56%
Overall absence
3.9%
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
Not judged
Inspection date
2024-11-12
- Overall effectiveness
- Not judged
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding effective
- Yes
Performance
Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.
Key stage 2 (2023/24)
Expected standard (RWM)56%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
- Avg scaled score — reading
- 106.0
- Avg scaled score — maths
- 106.0
- Avg scaled score — GPS
- 107.0
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence3.9%
Persistent absence (10%+)8.5%
Unauthorised0.8%
- Authorised absence
- 3.1%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 0.0%
- Enrolments in measure
- 59
Absence trend
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
- Overall
- Persistent (10%+)
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).
Capacity fill108%
68 pupils · 63 places
- Pupils on roll
- 68
- Boys / girls
- 34 / 34
- School capacity
- 63
- Capacity fill
- 68 / 63 (108%)
- Free school meals
- 1.5%
- FSM pupils
- 1
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
Age range
Ages 4–11
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
0 / 6
- Nursery
- Sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Diocese
- Diocese of Carlisle
- Special classes
- No Special Classes
- Governance
- Voluntary aided school
- Headteacher
- Mr Ian Nicol
Location
- Address
- Backbarrow, Leven Valley Ce Primary School
- Postcode
- LA12 8QF
- Town
- ULVERSTON
- County
- Cumbria
- Local authority
- Westmorland and Furness
- District
- Westmorland and Furness
- Constituency
- Westmorland and Lonsdale
- Urban/rural
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed voluntary aided school (primary), Ages 4–11, in ULVERSTON, Westmorland and Furness, 68 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 1.5%. Religious character: Church of England. Diocese: Diocese of Carlisle.
Nearby primary schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
Contact
- Headteacher
- Mr Ian Nicol
- Telephone
- 01539531365