OFSTED
10 March 2026
Latest inspection
Latest published outcome
Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Needs attention
Curriculum & teaching
Needs attention
Achievement
Urgent improvement
Attendance & behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development
Expected standard
Leadership & governance
Needs attention
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
Local authority
Westmorland and Furness
Trust
SOUTH CUMBRIA MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
156
154 full-time ·
2 part-time
Female pupils
58
37.2% of pupils
Male pupils
98
62.8% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
6.9 pts
below England
School
17.9%
Westmorland and Furness
15.0%
North West
28.5%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
19.7 pts
below England
School
0.6%
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
98.7%
154
Pakistani
0.6%
1
White and Black Caribbean
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
32.1%
50 of
156 pupils
11.2 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
5.1 pts
above
England
6.0%
6.1 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
15.0%
45.4 pts
below England
EXPECTED STANDARD
27.0%
Reading
46.8 pts below England
School
27.0%
Westmorland and Furness
72.0%
North West
73.2%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
62.0%
Writing
8.3 pts below England
School
62.0%
Westmorland and Furness
68.2%
North West
69.2%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
23.0%
Maths
49.0 pts below England
School
23.0%
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
6.78%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.56 pts
higher than
England
School
6.78%
Westmorland and Furness
5.09%
North West
6.25%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
18.49%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
2.68 pts
higher than
England
School
18.49%
Westmorland and Furness
11.05%
North West
15.89%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
1.37%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.43 pts
lower than
England
School
1.37%
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
74.3%
13.9 pts
below England
Vickerstown School
74.3%
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.