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Chetwynde School

URN
141106
Phase
All-through
Status
Open

School overview

School name
Chetwynde School
URN
141106
Phase
All-through
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3-16
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Good

63 / 100

Good

Based on official data for academic year 2024/25.

Academic Outcomes

58

Inspection

80

Admissions Value

40

Destinations

48

Stability & Context

100

School Compass rankings

Below top 50% of all-through schools in England

Below top 50% nationally

#1 of 1 school in Westmorland and Furness

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

School Compass recommendation

Consider

This school has a mixed profile and may warrant further investigation.

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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: Very high competition
  • Admissions risk: Very 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.

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  • Data confidence: Moderate confidence
  • Admissions pressure: Competitive
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  • Postcode-specific likelihood
  • Offer probability
  • Waiting list position
  • Priority rules
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Ofsted inspections

Previous inspection framework
Latest publication date
12 December 2023
Inspection date
7 November 2023
Inspection type
Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingNot available

Inspection outcomes

  • Overall effectiveness

    Good

    Graded 12 December 2023

  • Quality of education

    Good

    Graded 12 December 2023

  • Behaviour and attitudes

Admissions

Very High pressure

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

Academic year

Academic year

2025/26

Published admission number (PAN)

Published admission number (PAN)

25

Places offered by the school

Applications received

Applications received

167

Times listed as any preference

Offers made

Offers made

25

Preferred offers from this school

Oversubscription ratio

Oversubscription ratio

6.68×

Applications per place

Offer rate

Where to apply

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Local authority
Westmorland and Furness
Admissions portal
Bristol admissions
School website
www.chetwynde.co.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 %

83.0%

Writing expected standard

Writing expected %

80.0%

Maths expected standard

Maths expected %

73.0%

Reading, writing and maths expected

RWM expected %

70.0%

Reading progress

Reading progress

Not published

Writing progress

Location

LA13 0NY - Rating Lane, Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria

Contact details

Address
Rating Lane, Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria
Postcode
LA13 0NY
Phone
1229824210
Website
www.chetwynde.co.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 12 December 2023

  • Personal development

    Good

    Graded 12 December 2023

  • Leadership and management

    Good

    Graded 12 December 2023

  • Early years

    Good

    Graded 12 December 2023

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    Inspection history

    Showing the last 1 inspection on record, including monitoring visits.

    PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
    12 December 20237 November 2023Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2GoodView report for inspection published 12 December 2023
    • Good

      Published
      12 December 2023
      Inspected
      7 November 2023
      Type
      Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2
      Report
      View report

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

    Offer rate

    15.0%

    Offers as a share of applications

    First preference offers: 25

    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

    Key stage 4 (secondary)

    Key stage 4 (secondary) data for academic year 2024/25

    Official Department for Education key stage 4 performance for academic year 2024/25. Progress 8 is not published for this academic year.

    Attainment 8

    Attainment 8

    44.2

    Progress 8

    Progress 8

    Not published

    English and maths grade 5 or above

    English & maths 5+

    46.4%

    English and maths grade 4 or above

    English & maths 4+

    58.9%

    EBacc entry

    EBacc entry

    14.3%

    EBacc achievement

    EBacc achievement

    12.5%

    Key stage 4 destinations

    Key stage 4 destinations data for leaver academic year 2022/23

    Sustained destination measures for pupils who completed key stage 4 in 2022/23 (destinations in 2023/24).

    Education destination

    Education %

    76.0%

    Employment destination

    Employment %

    6.0%

    Apprenticeship destination

    Apprenticeships %

    7.0%

    Not in education, employment or training

    NEET %

    7.0%

    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
    Chetwynde School0 mNot applicableClosed
    Barrow-in-Furness Sixth Form College190 m16 plusClosed
    St Bernard's Catholic High School370 mSecondaryClosed
    St Bernards Catholic High School, Barrow370 mSecondaryOpen
    St Paul's CofE Junior School712 mPrimaryOpen
    Holy Family Catholic Primary School749 mPrimaryOpen
    Dane Ghyll Community Primary School and Nursery905 mPrimaryOpen
    Newbarns Primary & Nursery School984 mPrimaryClosed
    Newbarns Primary and Nursery School984 mPrimaryOpen
    South Newbarns Junior School984 mPrimaryClosed
    • Chetwynde School
      Distance
      0 m
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Status
      Closed
    • Barrow-in-Furness Sixth Form College
      Distance
      190 m
      Phase
      16 plus
      Status
      Closed
    • St Bernard's Catholic High School
      Distance
      370 m
      Phase
      Secondary
      Status
      Closed
    • St Bernards Catholic High School, Barrow
      Distance
      370 m
      Phase
      Secondary
      Status
      Open

    Similar schools

    No similar schools were found with the same phase and local authority.

    St Paul's CofE Junior School
    Distance
    712 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Holy Family Catholic Primary School
    Distance
    749 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Dane Ghyll Community Primary School and Nursery
    Distance
    905 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Newbarns Primary & Nursery School
    Distance
    984 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Newbarns Primary and Nursery School
    Distance
    984 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • South Newbarns Junior School
    Distance
    984 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed