Ghyllside Primary School

State-Funded School

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North WestRegion

Westmorland and FurnessLocal Authority

Westmorland and LonsdaleConstituency

LA9 4JBPostcode

6.7

Academic Performance

Ofsted

No overall grade

About the School

Ghyllside Primary School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 3–11, located in Westmorland and Furness, North West.

It currently serves 424 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Requires improvement

Quality ofeducation

Requires improvement

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 69%
Higher standard: 6%
Reading score: 105
Maths score: 105

Ethnicity

White

96%

Asian

Black

<1%

Mixed

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

424

Total Pupils

44%Boys

56%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

13%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 3 – 11
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 424
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
16 Sept 2025	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Good	Good	Not judged
23 May 2014	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.