Flookburgh CofE Primary School
Winder Lane, Flookburgh, Flookburgh Cofe Primary School, Winder Lane, Grange-over-Sands, LA11 7LEOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
Flookburgh CofE Primary School is a primary school in Grange-over-Sands for ages 3 to 11. It is one of the 160 schools in Westmorland and Furness. It ranks 73rd of 97 primary schools in Westmorland and Furness. Its latest Ofsted rating is Good, from an inspection in October 2014.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 15 October 2014, report published 10 November 2014
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 3 December 2024
Pupils are greeted by smiling staff each day. They know that staff care about them, which helps them to feel safe in school. Pupils treat each other with kindness and respect. The school forms strong relationships with pupils and their families. This helps pupils to thrive. The youngest children enjoy exploring and learning alongside their friends. They flourish in the exciting environment the school has created. Pupils, including pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), strive to live up to the high expectations that the school has of them. Most pupils behave well, listen carefully to adults and follow the school routines. Many pupils work hard in lessons and try to do their best in everything that they do. This helps them to achieve well. Pupils enjoy the opportunities that the school provides, for example learning to play a brass instrument and playing rugby. Other activities help to build pupils' confidence and resilience. Older pupils have positions of responsibility, for example as class monitors and as role models for the younger pupils. Visits to places of cultural interest help to broaden pupils' horizons. Pupils are ambitious for their future careers. For example, pupils aspire to be nurses, pilots or to run a family business.
What the school should improve
- The school does not routinely ensure that pupils' errors in their writing are identified and corrected swiftly. As a result, some pupils continue to repeat errors over time. This hinders pupils' capacity to achieve as well as they could. The school should ensure that errors in pupils' writing are quickly resolved so that pupils write with increased accuracy and fluency across the curriculum.
- In a small number of subjects, checks on what pupils understand are not fully in place. In these subjects, gaps in pupils' knowledge and understanding are not identified. This makes it difficult for staff to design appropriate learning activities to help pupils remember what they need to know. The school should ensure that checks on what pupils know and can do are fully embedded so that learning activities enable pupils to achieve as well as they should over time.
Exam results
SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25
10 pupils took the tests
Pupil numbers and mix
58 pupils on roll, with places for 105
Schools near Flookburgh CofE Primary School
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allithwaite CofE Primary School | 2 miles | Ofsted: Good | 67% met the expected standard |
| Cartmel CofE Primary School | 2 miles | Ofsted: Good | 57% met the expected standard |
| Grange CofE Primary School | 3 miles | Ofsted: Good | 75% met the expected standard |
| Lindale CofE Primary School | 4 miles | Ofsted: Good | Not published |
| Sir John Barrow School | 5 miles | Ofsted: Outstanding | 72% met the expected standard |
School details
- School type
- Foundation school
- Sector
- Local authority maintained
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Nursery classes
- Yes
- Headteacher
- Mr Phil Wright
- Phone
- 01539558434
- Address
- Winder Lane, Flookburgh, Flookburgh Cofe Primary School, Winder Lane, Grange-over-Sands, LA11 7LE
- Local authority
- Westmorland and Furness
- URN
- 112410
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.