Burton Morewood CofE Primary School

Academy converter·Primary school Carnforth, Westmorland and Furness·LA6 1ND
Composite score
39.0
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National rank
#1672
In North West
#64
In Westmorland and Furness
Top 76%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
60%
% achieving higher RWM
0%
Reading average scaled score
105.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
104.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Early years provision
Good

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
19 first choices, 20 places
First choices per place
0.95
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
30
any preference, for 20 places
Applications from another council area
10%
First preferences per place, last five years▼ 0.05
00.511.5
1 per place
1.0020221.0020231.0020241.0020250.952026

Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

Every child who put Burton Morewood CofE Primary School first was offered a place in 2026, so no distance cut-off applied: living further away did not cost a place that year.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
2–11
Pupils on roll
167
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
12.7%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
4.2%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
6.0%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
2.4%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
4.0%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
5.5%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
19.9
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£6,308
Typical primary: £6,960

“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means

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About Burton Morewood CofE Primary School

Burton Morewood CofE Primary School is a primary school in Carnforth, Westmorland and Furness, classified by the DfE as a converter academy with a Church of England religious character. Around 167 pupils aged 2 to 11 attend the school. The school holds a 'Good' judgement from Ofsted. 60% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, broadly in line with the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has risen by 15.0 percentage points year on year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 105 in reading and 104 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). Getting a place is straightforward: for the September 2026 intake every family who made Burton Morewood CofE Primary School their first choice was offered one of its 20 Reception places. Overall pupil absence was 4.0%. There are about 19.9 pupils per teacher. When comparing schools, it is still worth visiting in person to see whether the atmosphere and approach suit your child. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.

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