OFSTED
26 March 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
Westmorland and Furness
Trust
Not applicable
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
163
163 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
81
49.7% of pupils
Male pupils
82
50.3% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
7.6 pts
below England
School
17.2%
Westmorland and Furness
15.0%
North West
28.5%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
18.5 pts
below England
School
1.8%
Westmorland and Furness
5.2%
North West
18.1%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Westmorland and Furness
1.2%
North West
0.8%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
95.1%
155
Any other Mixed background
1.8%
3
Any other White background
1.2%
2
Any other Asian background
0.6%
1
Any other ethnic group
0.6%
1
Indian
0.6%
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
20.3%
33 of
163 pupils
0.6 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
1.3 pts
below
England
6.0%
0.7 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
50.0%
10.4 pts
below England
EXPECTED STANDARD
67.0%
Reading
6.8 pts below England
School
67.0%
Westmorland and Furness
72.0%
North West
73.2%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
73.0%
Writing
2.7 pts above England
School
73.0%
Westmorland and Furness
68.2%
North West
69.2%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
67.0%
Maths
5.0 pts below England
School
67.0%
Westmorland and Furness
71.0%
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
4.76%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.46 pts
lower than
England
School
4.76%
Westmorland and Furness
5.09%
North West
6.25%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
12.93%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
2.89 pts
lower than
England
School
12.93%
Westmorland and Furness
11.05%
North West
15.89%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.68%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.12 pts
lower than
England
School
0.68%
Westmorland and Furness
0.87%
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
55.4%
32.7 pts
below England
Appleby Primary School
55.4%
Westmorland and Furness
79.9%
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.