Leven Valley CofE Primary School

Westmorland and FurnessVoluntary aided school

Backbarrow, ULVERSTON, LA12 8QF

Headteacher: Mr Ian NicolSchool website ↗Pupils: 68 (capacity: 63)
Ofsted inspected
Inspected November 2024
64%
Reading, Writing & Maths
inspected
Inspected November 2024
100%
First-choice offer rate

Latest data: 2024/25

Ofsted RatingInspected 12 November 2024Full report ↗

Not rated

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgement in inspections of state-funded schools.

Quality of Teaching
Good
Behaviour in School
Good
Pupils' Wider Development
Good
School Leadership
Good

SATs Results (2024/25)

End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.

Reading, Writing & Maths combinedReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
64.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)Higher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
0.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 73%·Writing 82%·Maths 64%All three 64%
Reading
Expected73%
Exceeding9%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected82%
Exceeding0%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected64%
Exceeding9%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)

This school is not oversubscribed.
Supply meets demand.
How many places were offered?
5
How many families wanted this school first?
5
How many got their first choice?
5of 5 (100.0%)
How many applied in total?
16

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
0.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
9.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
27.0%
Boys and girls
46%girls·54%boys
31 girls, 37 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↑ Peaked at 86% (2016/17), currently 64%

* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.

Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.

View raw year-by-year data
YearReading, Writing & Maths (expected %)Exceeding expected (%)Reading ProgressWriting ProgressMaths Progress
2015/1633.0%8.0%+0.8+2.4-5.9
2016/1786.0%29.0%+4.4+2.4+0.8
2017/1878.0%11.0%-1.0+0.4-2.7
2018/1973.0%0.0%+0.3+2.0-0.7
2022/2370.0%20.0%+0.6+1.7-1.4
2023/2456.0%0.0%---
2024/2564.0%0.0%---
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