OFSTED
19 March 2025
Latest ungraded inspection
Latest published outcome
Standards maintained
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
182
163 full-time ·
19 part-time
Female pupils
90
49.5% of pupils
Male pupils
92
50.5% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
12.7 pts
below England
School
12.1%
Cumberland
21.7%
North West
28.5%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
18.7 pts
below England
School
1.6%
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
94.0%
171
Any other White background
2.7%
5
Any other Mixed background
1.1%
2
Any other ethnic group
0.5%
1
White and Asian
0.5%
1
White and Black African
0.5%
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
18.1%
33 of
182 pupils
2.7 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
2.7 pts
below
England
6.0%
0.0 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
2024/25
Key stage 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
59.0%
1.4 pts
below England
EXPECTED STANDARD
64.0%
Reading
9.8 pts below England
School
64.0%
Cumberland
72.2%
North West
73.2%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
68.0%
Writing
2.3 pts below England
School
68.0%
Cumberland
68.7%
North West
69.2%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
82.0%
Maths
10.0 pts above England
School
82.0%
Cumberland
68.5%
North West
71.7%
England
72.0%
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
4.44%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.77 pts
lower than
England
School
4.44%
Cumberland
5.32%
North West
6.25%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
7.04%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
8.77 pts
lower than
England
School
7.04%
Cumberland
11.73%
North West
15.89%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
2.11%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.31 pts
higher than
England
School
2.11%
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
113.8%
25.6 pts
above England
Warwick Bridge Primary School
113.8%
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.