Dane Ghyll Community Primary School and Nursery
Community school in Barrow-in-Furness, Westmorland and Furness.
School details
| Phase | Primary |
|---|---|
| Type | Community school |
| Age range | 2 to 11 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 267 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 218 |
| Free school meals | 4.50% |
| Local authority | Westmorland and Furness |
| Address | Skelwith Drive, Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, LA14 4PG |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | www.daneghyll.cumbria.sch.uk/ |
| URN | 112213 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 3 December 2019, published 19 January 2020:
| Overall effectiveness | Good |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years provision | Good |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
Latest ungraded inspection: 11 July 2024, outcome: School remains Good.
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Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
Nearby schools
- Chetwynde School (all-through school, about 0.9 km)
- St Paul's CofE Junior School (primary school, about 1.0 km)
- Ormsgill Nursery and Primary School (primary school, about 1.3 km)
- Victoria Academy (primary school, about 1.5 km)
- Victoria Infant and Nursery School (primary school, about 1.5 km)
- Holy Family Catholic Primary School (primary school, about 1.5 km)
- St Pius X Catholic Primary School, Barrow (primary school, about 1.7 km)
- Newbarns Primary and Nursery School (primary school, about 1.8 km)
Browse: Primary schools in Westmorland and Furness
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. School data: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (downloaded 11 October 2026). Inspection data: Ofsted, state-funded schools inspections and outcomes management information (as at 31 August 2026). Last updated 2026-10-11.