Primary school in Ambleside, Westmorland and Furness
Langdale CofE School
Chapel Stile, Great Langdale, Ambleside, Cumbria, LA22 9JE
Ofsted
Judged to require significant improvement, on 3 March 2026.
Inspections since September 2024 do not give an overall grade, so there is no one-word judgement to report. The full report sets out what inspectors found.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 31
- Places
- 56
- How full
- 55% full — 31 of 56 places taken, so places are likely to be available
- Girls / boys
- 15 / 16
- Overall absence
- 9%
- Persistently absent
- 33%
primary schools average 5.2%
primary schools average 12.8% — pupils missing 10% or more of sessions
- Free school meals, last 6 years
- 28%
- English as an additional language
- 6%
- With an EHC plan
- 3%
- On SEN support
- 27%
England 25.7%
England 18.7%
England 3.5%
England 15%
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for South Lakeland 001C, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.
- Adults with a degree
- 42%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 15%
- Households owning their home
- 45%
- Households in social housing
- 29%
- Households with no car
- 16%
- Adults economically inactive
- 35%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- Ages 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Yes
- Boarding
- Day school
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Peter Blackburn
- Local authority
- Westmorland and Furness
- Ward
- Windermere and Ambleside
- Constituency
- Westmorland and Lonsdale
- URN
- 112321
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grasmere CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | No grade | 80% | 1.7 mi |
| Ambleside CofE Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Requires improvement 2024 | 75% | 3.4 mi |
| Coniston CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Good 2023 | 27% | 4.8 mi |
| Hawkshead Esthwaite Primary SchoolCommunity school | Good 2024 | 83% | 5 mi |
| Borrowdale CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Good 2024 | — | 6.7 mi |
| Goodly Dale Primary SchoolCommunity school | No grade | 73% | 7.2 mi |
| St Cuthberts Catholic Primary School, WindermereAcademy converter | Requires improvement 2023 | — | 7.3 mi |
| St Martin & St Mary Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Good 2024 | 47% | 7.3 mi |
Where these figures come from
- School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
- Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
- Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
- Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
- Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.
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