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Chapel Street Infants and Nursery School

URN
112192
Phase
Primary
Status
Open

School overview

School name
Chapel Street Infants and Nursery School
URN
112192
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Age range
2-7
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Excellent

81 / 100

Excellent

Academic Outcomes

—

Inspection

80

Admissions Value

—

Destinations

—

Stability & Context

85

School Compass rankings

Top 25% of primary schools in England

Top 25% nationally

#21 of 83 schools in Westmorland and Furness

Based on School Compass rankings calculated from performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

School Compass recommendation

Recommended

This school performs well across several areas and may suit many families.

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Based on School Compass analysis of official performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

Admissions strategy

  • Application category: Target school
  • Admissions pressure: High competition
  • Admissions risk: High risk

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Crime & Safety

  • Safety score: Very Safe
  • National comparison: Lower crime than average
  • Crime trend: Stable trend
  • Confidence: High confidence

Higher share of violent and serious offences than typical

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Available in the full Parent Report:

  • Crime categories in the surrounding area
  • Local authority and nearby-school comparisons
  • Safety trends over the past year
  • Area context and confidence notes

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Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.

  • Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.
  • This section reflects police-recorded crime in the surrounding area, not incidents on school premises.
  • Figures are anonymised by the police and aggregated within approximately one mile of the school site.

Question 1: Is it a good school?

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Your decision briefing for Chapel Street Infants and Nursery School

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Question 2

Can we realistically get in?

  • Data confidence: Moderate confidence
  • Admissions pressure: Competitive
  • Personalised application strategy available
  • 8 alternative schools identified

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  • Competitiveness on published admissions data
  • Demand trends over recent admission cycles
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  • Last admitted distance
  • Catchment boundaries
  • Postcode-specific likelihood
  • Offer probability
  • Waiting list position
  • Priority rules
  • Grammar / selective cut-offs

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Ofsted inspections

Previous inspection framework
Latest publication date
18 June 2023
Inspection date
25 April 2023
Inspection type
S5 Inspection
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingNot available

Inspection outcomes

  • Overall effectiveness

    Good

    Graded 18 June 2023

  • Quality of education

    Good

    Graded 18 June 2023

  • Behaviour and attitudes

Admissions

High pressure

Official Department for Education applications and offers data for Reception in academic year 2025/26.

Academic year

Academic year

2025/26

Published admission number (PAN)

Published admission number (PAN)

12

Places offered by the school

Applications received

Applications received

21

Times listed as any preference

Offers made

Offers made

12

Preferred offers from this school

Oversubscription ratio

Oversubscription ratio

1.75×

Applications per place

Offer rate

Where to apply

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Local authority
Westmorland and Furness
Admissions portal
Bristol admissions
Application deadline
15 January 2027 (on-time deadline for primary entry, September 2027)
School website
www.chapelstreet.cumbria.sch.uk/

Performance & outcomes

Performance information is not currently available for this school.

Location

LA15 8RX - Chapel Street, Dalton-in-Furness, Cumbria

Contact details

Address
Chapel Street, Dalton-in-Furness, Cumbria
Postcode
LA15 8RX
Phone
1229467465
Website
www.chapelstreet.cumbria.sch.uk/
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Administrative details

Local authority name
Westmorland and Furness
Local authority code
943

School insights

Local authority context

This school is one of 169 schools in Westmorland and Furness.

Authority statistics

Total schools

169

Open schools

162

Closed schools

7

Primary schools

127

Data quality

Last updated
14 June 2026
Last imported
14 June 2026

Dates reflect the latest GIAS import and any recorded closure date for this school.

The School Compass Score combines academic outcomes, inspection findings, admissions value, destinations, and school stability to help parents compare schools consistently.

  • Not all crime is reported to the police. Small areas can vary significantly year to year.
  • Source: data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence; population from ONS.
  • Good

    Graded 18 June 2023

  • Personal development

    Good

    Graded 18 June 2023

  • Leadership and management

    Good

    Graded 18 June 2023

  • Early years

    Good

    Graded 18 June 2023

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    Inspection history

    Showing the last 2 inspections on record, including monitoring visits.

    PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
    18 June 202325 April 2023S5 InspectionGoodView report for inspection published 18 June 2023
    24 February 202029 January 2020-School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 NextView report for inspection published 24 February 2020
    • Good

      Published
      18 June 2023
      Inspected
      25 April 2023
      Type
      S5 Inspection
      Report
      View report
    • School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next

      Published
      24 February 2020
      Inspected
      29 January 2020
      Type
      -
      Report
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    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Ofsted management information via GOV.UK.

    Offer rate

    57.1%

    Offers as a share of applications

    First preference offers: 12

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education school applications and offers statistics.

    Secondary schools

    19

    Special schools

    0

    Phase distribution

    • Primary127 (76.0%)
    • Secondary19 (11.4%)
    • Special0 (0.0%)
    • Other21 (12.6%)

    Nearby schools

    School nameDistancePhaseStatus
    George Romney Junior School234 mPrimaryOpen
    Dowdales School398 mSecondaryOpen
    Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School550 mPrimaryClosed
    Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School, Dalton-In-Furness550 mPrimaryOpen
    Dalton St Mary's CofE Primary School857 mPrimaryOpen
    Lindal and Marton Primary School2.7 kmPrimaryOpen
    Lindal and Marton Primary School2.7 kmPrimaryClosed
    Newton Primary School2.7 kmPrimaryClosed
    Newton Village Academy2.7 kmPrimaryOpen
    Dane Ghyll Community Primary School and Nursery3.0 kmPrimaryOpen
    • George Romney Junior School
      Distance
      234 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open
    • Dowdales School
      Distance
      398 m
      Phase
      Secondary
      Status
      Open
    • Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School
      Distance
      550 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School, Dalton-In-Furness
      Distance
      550 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open

    Similar schools

    Same phase (Primary) and local authority (Westmorland and Furness)

    School namePhasePostcodeStatus
    Allithwaite CofE Primary SchoolPrimaryLA11 7RDOpen
    Alston Primary SchoolPrimaryCA9 3QUOpen
    Ambleside CofE Primary SchoolPrimaryLA22 9DHOpen
    Appleby Primary SchoolPrimaryCA16 6TXOpen
    Armathwaite SchoolPrimaryCA4 9PWOpen
    • Allithwaite CofE Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      LA11 7RD
      Status
      Open
    • Alston Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      CA9 3QU
      Status
      Open
    • Ambleside CofE Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      LA22 9DH
      Status
      Open
    • Appleby Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      CA16 6TX
      Status
      Open
    • Armathwaite School
    Dalton St Mary's CofE Primary School
    Distance
    857 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Lindal and Marton Primary School
    Distance
    2.7 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Lindal and Marton Primary School
    Distance
    2.7 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Newton Primary School
    Distance
    2.7 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Newton Village Academy
    Distance
    2.7 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Dane Ghyll Community Primary School and Nursery
    Distance
    3.0 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Phase
    Primary
    Postcode
    CA4 9PW
    Status
    Open