OFSTED
17 April 2024
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Foundation school
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Cumberland
Trust
Not applicable
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
69
63 full-time ·
6 part-time
Female pupils
31
44.9% of pupils
Male pupils
38
55.1% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
4.2 pts
above England
School
29.0%
Cumberland
21.7%
North West
28.5%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
16.0 pts
below England
School
4.3%
Cumberland
6.2%
North West
18.1%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Cumberland
0.4%
North West
0.8%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
88.4%
61
Any other White background
2.9%
2
White and Black Caribbean
2.9%
2
Any other Mixed background
1.4%
1
Irish
1.4%
1
Unclassified
1.4%
1
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
34.8%
24 of
69 pupils
14.0 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
12.8 pts
above
England
6.0%
1.2 pts
above
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2023/24
Key stage 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2023/24.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
56.0%
3.0 pts
below England
School results show the percentage of
pupils meeting the expected standard.
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages and are not
pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
5.85%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.37 pts
lower than
England
School
5.85%
Cumberland
5.32%
North West
6.25%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
14.58%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
1.23 pts
lower than
England
School
14.58%
Cumberland
11.73%
North West
15.89%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.00%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.80 pts
lower than
England
School
0.00%
Cumberland
0.99%
North West
1.75%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open primary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
82.1%
6.0 pts
below England
Oughterside Primary School
82.1%
Cumberland
80.2%
North West
90.6%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.