SCHOOL PROFILE

Tebay Primary School

Primary Academy sponsor led URN 145137
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 70 Published school capacity
Capacity used 70.0% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

3 June 2025
Latest published outcome Good
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Good
Leadership & management Good
INSPECTION HISTORY

Previous Ofsted activity

10 March 2020
Graded inspection Good
Published 23 June 2020
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy sponsor led
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character —
Local authority Westmorland and Furness
Trust CUMBRIA EDUCATION TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 49 43 full-time · 6 part-time
Female pupils 20 40.8% of pupils
Male pupils 29 59.2% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

32.7%
7.9 pts above England
School 32.7%
Westmorland and Furness 15.0%
North West 28.5%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

0.0%
20.3 pts below England
School 0.0%
Westmorland and Furness 5.2%
North West 18.1%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
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
98.0%
48
Any other Asian background
2.0%
1
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 18.4% 9 of 49 pupils
2.5 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 18.4%
Westmorland and Furness 22.3%
North West 22.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 12.2% 6 pupils
England 14.8% 2.5 pts below
EHC plans 6.1% 3 pupils
England 6.0% 0.1 pts above
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Specific learning difficulty 3
Speech, language & communication 3
Social, emotional & mental health 2
Moderate learning difficulty 1

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

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2023/24.

2023/24
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

57.0% 2.0 pts below England
School 57.0%
Westmorland and Furness 57.0%
North West 58.1%
England 59.0%
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

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

3.57%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

2.65 pts lower than England
School 3.57%
Westmorland and Furness 5.09%
North West 6.25%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

3.03%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

12.79 pts lower than England
School 3.03%
Westmorland and Furness 11.05%
North West 15.89%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.00%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.80 pts lower than England
School 0.00%
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

70.0% 18.2 pts below England
Tebay Primary School
70.0%
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.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information