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Dane Ghyll Community Primary School and Nursery
Skelwith Drive, Barrow in Furness LA14 4PG
Dane Ghyll Community Primary School and Nursery is a primary school maintained by the local authority (Westmorland and Furness). It has about 280 boys and girls aged between 2 and 11. In December 2019 the school was rated ‘Good’ by Ofsted.
Particular strengths include Environment, Attendance and Progress. Relative weaknesses include Admissions, Finances and Representation.
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Environment: Excellent. Air pollution, traffic accidents and crime are all very low.
Attendance: Excellent. Pupil absence rates and the incidence of persistent absence are both very low.
Progress: About average. Progress in maths is below average, in reading it is about average and in writing it is above average. (This takes into account pupils' prior performance. For actual grades, see Attainment.)
Attainment: About average. Maths attainment is below average, reading is about average and GPS (grammar, punctuation and spelling) is about average. (This doesn't take into account pupils' prior performance. For that, see Progress.)
Representation: Slightly out of balance. The socio-economic mix and ethnic representation are both slightly out of balance with the local community. Show details
Finances: Below average. However, the school budget has been roughly in balance
Admissions: Poor. The occupancy rate is very high.
Disadvantaged pupils: There is no information about the progress of disadvantaged pupils.
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