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Ghyllside Primary School

URN
138744
Phase
Primary
Status
Open

School overview

School name
Ghyllside Primary School
URN
138744
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3-11
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Excellent

87 / 100

Excellent

Based on official data for academic year 2024/25.

Academic Outcomes

83

Inspection

—

Admissions Value

87

Destinations

—

Stability & Context

100

School Compass rankings

Top 10% of primary schools in England

Top 10% nationally

#9 of 83 schools in Westmorland and Furness

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

School Compass recommendation

Proceed With Caution

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

Admissions strategy

  • Application category: Not recommended
  • Admissions pressure: High competition
  • Admissions risk: High risk

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Crime & Safety

  • Safety score: Average
  • National comparison: Similar to national 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.

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Your decision briefing for Ghyllside Primary 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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  • 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
16 September 2025
Inspection date
15 July 2025
Inspection type
S5 Inspection
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingNot available

Inspection outcomes

  • Quality of education

    Requires improvement

    Graded 16 September 2025

  • Behaviour and attitudes

    Good

    Graded 16 September 2025

  • Personal development

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)

55

Places offered by the school

Applications received

Applications received

95

Times listed as any preference

Offers made

Offers made

54

Preferred offers from this school

Oversubscription ratio

Oversubscription ratio

1.73×

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
http://www.ghyllside.cumbria.sch.uk

Performance & outcomes

Official Department for Education attainment and outcomes data. Suppressed or unpublished figures are shown as “Not published”.

Key stage 2 (primary)

Key stage 2 (primary) data for academic year 2024/25

Official Department for Education key stage 2 attainment for academic year 2024/25.

Reading expected standard

Reading expected %

86.0%

Writing expected standard

Writing expected %

83.0%

Maths expected standard

Maths expected %

83.0%

Reading, writing and maths expected

RWM expected %

78.0%

Reading progress

Reading progress

Not published

Writing progress

Location

LA9 4JB - Gillinggate, Kendal, Cumbria

Contact details

Address
Gillinggate, Kendal, Cumbria
Postcode
LA9 4JB
Phone
1539814930
Website
http://www.ghyllside.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 16 September 2025

  • Leadership and management

    Requires improvement

    Graded 16 September 2025

  • Early years

    Good

    Graded 16 September 2025

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    Inspection history

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

    PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
    16 September 202515 July 2025S5 InspectionInspectionView report for inspection published 16 September 2025
    12 May 202427 March 2024-School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 NextView report for inspection published 12 May 2024
    • Inspection

      Published
      16 September 2025
      Inspected
      15 July 2025
      Type
      S5 Inspection
      Report
      View report
    • School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next

      Published
      12 May 2024
      Inspected
      27 March 2024
      Type
      -
      Report
      View report

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Ofsted management information via GOV.UK.

    Offer rate

    56.8%

    Offers as a share of applications

    First preference offers: 54

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

    Writing progress

    Not published

    Maths progress

    Maths progress

    Not published

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education performance and outcomes statistics (England).

    Secondary schools

    19

    Special schools

    0

    Phase distribution

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

    Nearby schools

    School nameDistancePhaseStatus
    Ghyllside Primary School0 mPrimaryClosed
    Vicarage Park CofE Primary School575 mPrimaryOpen
    South Lakes Academy631 mNot applicableOpen
    Kendal College675 m16 plusOpen
    Dean Gibson Catholic Primary School697 mPrimaryClosed
    Dean Gibson Catholic Primary School, Kendal697 mPrimaryOpen
    Fellside School765 mNot applicableClosed
    Kendal Nursery School868 mNurseryOpen
    Hospital and Home Tuition Service (Cumbria)984 mNot applicableClosed
    Kirkbie Kendal School1.0 kmSecondaryClosed
    • Ghyllside Primary School
      Distance
      0 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • Vicarage Park CofE Primary School
      Distance
      575 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open
    • South Lakes Academy
      Distance
      631 m
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Status
      Open
    • Kendal College
      Distance
      675 m
      Phase
      16 plus
      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
    Dean Gibson Catholic Primary School
    Distance
    697 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Dean Gibson Catholic Primary School, Kendal
    Distance
    697 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Fellside School
    Distance
    765 m
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Closed
  • Kendal Nursery School
    Distance
    868 m
    Phase
    Nursery
    Status
    Open
  • Hospital and Home Tuition Service (Cumbria)
    Distance
    984 m
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Closed
  • Kirkbie Kendal School
    Distance
    1.0 km
    Phase
    Secondary
    Status
    Closed
  • Phase
    Primary
    Postcode
    CA4 9PW
    Status
    Open