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Schools near LA23

Windermere, Westmorland and Furness · ranked for your family, with the reasons

3 state primary schools within 2 miles and 1 state secondary school within 5 miles of the middle of LA23, ranked. Change what matters and the list re-ranks, every reason shown.

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The middle of LA23 is the average position of the 6 schools and nurseries we hold in it. Distances are as the crow flies.

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State primary schools near LA23

3 state primary schools within 2 miles of the middle of LA23, ranked by what matters to you.

  1. Goodly Dale Primary School

    State primary · Windermere · 0.74 miles

    69of 100

    Nobody refused in 2026 · Ofsted: Good (2024) · results: top 26% in England

    How it scored 69
    • Resultsmatters14.9 of 20 points

      Top 26% of 14,817 state schools in England: 73% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25 (England 62%). DfE school performance tables

    • Ofstedmatters15 of 20 points

      Ofsted, October 2024: Good. Ofsted

    • Distancematters12.6 of 20 points

      0.74 miles from the middle of LA23, as the crow flies. Distance from the school's address in the DfE register

    • Getting inmatters20 of 20 points

      In 2026 nobody who applied for a Reception place was refused one. Westmorland and Furness Council

    • Attendance and behavioura little1.7 of 10 points

      Pupils missed 5.4% of sessions in 2024/25, against 4.6% at schools with a similar intake; 2.6 suspensions per 100 pupils in 2024/25, against 0.8 at schools with a similar intake. DfE, pupil absence and suspensions, school level

    • Class sizea little5 of 10 points

      We hold no class sizes for this school. It counts at the middle. DfE, class sizes, school level

    The school's page
  2. St Cuthberts Catholic Primary School, Windermere

    State primary · Roman Catholic · Windermere · 0.69 miles

    67of 100

    Nobody refused in 2026 · results: top 5% in England · 0.69 miles

    How it scored 67
    • Resultsmatters19.2 of 20 points

      Top 5% of 47 state schools in England: 88% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2022/23. DfE school performance tables

    • Ofstedmatters5 of 20 points

      Ofsted, November 2023: Requires improvement. Ofsted

    • Distancematters13.1 of 20 points

      0.69 miles from the middle of LA23, as the crow flies. Distance from the school's address in the DfE register

    • Getting inmatters20 of 20 points

      In 2026 nobody who applied for a Reception place was refused one. Westmorland and Furness Council

    • Attendance and behavioura little5 of 10 points

      Pupils missed 7.2% of sessions in 2024/25, against 4.6% at schools with a similar intake; 0.0 suspensions per 100 pupils in 2024/25, against 0.8 at schools with a similar intake. DfE, pupil absence and suspensions, school level

    • Class sizea little5 of 10 points

      We hold no class sizes for this school. It counts at the middle. DfE, class sizes, school level

    The school's page
  3. St Martin & St Mary Church of England Primary School

    State primary · Church of England · Windermere · 0.73 miles

    58of 100

    Nobody refused in 2026 · Ofsted: School remains Good (2024) · 0.73 miles

    How it scored 58
    • Resultsmatters3 of 20 points

      Better than 15% of 14,817 state schools in England: 47% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25 (England 62%). DfE school performance tables

    • Ofstedmatters15 of 20 points

      Ofsted, from a shorter ungraded visit in June 2024: School remains Good. Ofsted

    • Distancematters12.7 of 20 points

      0.73 miles from the middle of LA23, as the crow flies. Distance from the school's address in the DfE register

    • Getting inmatters20 of 20 points

      In 2026 nobody who applied for a Reception place was refused one. Westmorland and Furness Council

    • Attendance and behavioura little2 of 10 points

      Pupils missed 4.3% of sessions in 2024/25, against 4.0% at schools with a similar intake; 0.8 suspensions per 100 pupils in 2024/25, against 0.2 at schools with a similar intake. DfE, pupil absence and suspensions, school level

    • Class sizea little5.4 of 10 points

      Classes average 25.5 pupils (2025/26). DfE, class sizes, school level

    The school's page

State secondary schools near LA23

1 state secondary school within 5 miles of the middle of LA23, ranked by what matters to you. 1 more was left out by your filters.

  1. The Lakes School

    State secondary · Windermere · 0.80 miles

    71of 100

    Nobody refused in 2026 · 0.80 miles · Ofsted: Good (2019)

    How it scored 71
    • Resultsmatters8.3 of 20 points

      Better than 41% of 3,101 state schools in England: Progress 8 of -0.11 in 2023/24 (England +0.01). DfE school performance tables

    • Ofstedmatters15 of 20 points

      Ofsted, November 2019: Good. Ofsted

    • Distancematters16.8 of 20 points

      0.80 miles from the middle of LA23, as the crow flies. Distance from the school's address in the DfE register

    • Getting inmatters20 of 20 points

      In 2026 nobody who applied for a Year 7 place was refused one. Westmorland and Furness Council

    • Attendance and behavioura little2.4 of 10 points

      Pupils missed 7.6% of sessions in 2024/25, against 7.4% at schools with a similar intake; 18.4 suspensions per 100 pupils in 2024/25, against 8.9 at schools with a similar intake. DfE, pupil absence and suspensions, school level

    • Class sizea little8.5 of 10 points

      Classes average 21.8 pupils (2025/26). DfE, class sizes, school level

    The school's page

How the ranking works. Each school scores out of 100: each thing you care about scores it from 0 to 1 on a published figure, weighted by how much you said it matters, and the points under each school add up to its score. A figure we don't hold counts at the middle and the school says so.

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