In short: a primary school. Ofsted rated it Requires improvement in 2024. Recent results are close to average, and attendance is above average.
Eduscope rank score
A score out of 100 against schools of the same phase, from Ofsted, results and attendance.
Ahead of about 2% of primary schools.
Ahead of about 25% of primary schools.
Ahead of about 92% of primary schools.
Ahead of about 22% of primary schools.
Ahead of about 26% of primary schools.
Ofsted rated the school Good in 2018. 6 years later it was Requires improvement.
Ofsted inspects every state school every few years. Choose a year to see what they found.
Rated Requires improvement at its last graded inspection, in 2024.
Ofsted came back to check the school's progress after it was rated Requires improvement. Monitoring visits don't give a new grade.
Ofsted's verdict: The school is taking effective action to improve.
Read the 2017 report on Ofsted
2023-24 vs now| Measure | 2023-24 | Now |
|---|---|---|
| Ofsted grade | Requires improvement | Requires improvement |
| Met the standard at 11 | 45% | 62% |
| Pupils | 253 | 254 |
Mrs Sue Frost, headteacher.
At the end of Year 6, children take national tests (called SATs) in reading, writing and maths. Latest results: summer 2025.
Expected standard means a child is ready for secondary school work in all three subjects. 2025 tests.
The higher standard means a child is working well beyond what's expected for their age.
There were no tests in 2020 and 2021. The black line is Cumberland.
63 pupils took these tests in 2025, so one child is about 2 percentage points.
Against 3,772 primary schools with a similar share of children on free school meals (15% to 25%), it's ahead of about 23% on the expected standard over recent years.
100 means the child met the standard. The highest possible is 120.
Grammar and spelling: 68% met the standard (England 73%).
| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils tested | 63 | 65 | 63 | – | – | – | 64 | 61 |
| Met the expected standard | 62% | 45% | 52% | – | – | – | 53% | 56% |
| England | 62% | 61% | 60% | 65% | 64% | |||
| Higher standard | 3% | 3% | 3% | – | – | – | 9% | 7% |
| England | 8% | 8% | 8% | 11% | 10% | |||
| Reading score | 105 | 104 | 103 | – | – | – | 102 | 105 |
| England | 106 | 105 | 105 | 104 | 105 | |||
| Maths score | 104 | 102 | 102 | – | – | – | 104 | 104 |
| England | 105 | 104 | 104 | 105 | 104 | |||
| Grammar and spelling | 68% | 60% | 68% | – | – | – | 61% | 67% |
| England | 73% | 72% | 72% | 78% | 78% | |||
| Disadvantaged pupils | 16 | 22 | 9 | – | – | – | 7 | 11 |
| Disadvantaged, expected standard | 44% | 23% | 22% | – | – | – | 29% | 18% |
| England | 47% | 46% | 44% | 51% | 51% | |||
| Other pupils, expected standard | 68% | 56% | 57% | – | – | – | 56% | 64% |
| England | 69% | 67% | 66% | 71% | 70% | |||
| Reading progress | – | – | -2.8 | – | – | – | -5.5 | -3.3 |
| Writing progress | – | – | -2.7 | – | – | – | -3.3 | -2.7 |
| Maths progress | – | – | -3.3 | – | – | – | -3.8 | -3.4 |
The expected standard is the level the government expects at the end of Year 6, in reading, writing and maths together. The higher standard is well above it. Scores run from 80 to 120, and 100 meets the expected standard.
Disadvantaged pupils are those on free school meals in the last 6 years, or in care. Each group's England row is the same group across England. Small groups swing a lot from year to year, and a dash means DfE published no figure, often to protect small groups.
Progress compares children with others who started from the same point, and 0 is average. There are no scores after 2023, because the Year 2 tests they're measured from were cancelled in Covid.
Source: DfE, Find school and college performance data.
There were no national tests in 2020 and 2021 because of Covid. Tests came back in 2022, but DfE didn't publish school results for that year.
Each dot is one school, placed by the share of children meeting the expected standard.
That's 3.8% of the school year, for any reason including illness. And 1 in 21 children (5%) missed at least 1 day in 10, which counts as persistently absent. Cumberland: 10%. England, primary schools: about 13%.
In schoolMissed
10 suspensions in all, 3.9 for every 100 pupils. Across England, similar schools: 1.1%. No permanent exclusions.
Before and after schoolWe don't hold club times. Ask the school.
A steady school: 246 pupils in 2018, 254 now.
Ethnic background
95% White British · 2% African · 1% Bangladeshi · 1% Any other ethnic group · 1% in smaller groups
Children from lower-income families. The school gets extra money to support them.
Cumberland20%
Children who speak another language at home. It says nothing about how well they speak English.
Cumberland7.2%
Children with special educational needs, with or without an EHC plan.
Main needs recorded (pupils)
Cumberland18.8%
Children with a legal plan for more complex needs (an Education, Health and Care plan).
| 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 254 | 255 | 253 | 254 | 255 | 250 | – | 250 | 246 | – | – | – | – |
| Days missed | – | 3.8% | 4.7% | 4.9% | 6.1% | 2.8% | – | 3.7% | 3.4% | 3.6% | 3.8% | 4.1% | 3.9% |
| England | 5.2% | 5.5% | 5.9% | 6.3% | 3.7% | 4% | 4.2% | 4% | 4% | 4% | 3.9% | ||
| Often absent | – | 4.7% | 9.4% | 16% | 16.3% | 6.3% | – | 3.9% | 4% | 7.8% | 5.5% | 7% | 7% |
| England | 13% | 14.5% | 16.2% | 17.7% | 8.8% | 8.2% | 8.7% | 8.3% | 8.2% | 8.4% | 8% |
Each year is the school year ending that summer, so 2025 means 2024-25. Days missed is the share of school sessions missed for any reason. Often absent is the share of pupils missing at least 1 day in 10.
Source: DfE, school census and pupil absence.
Attendance for 2026 isn't published yet.
2021 attendance was shaped by Covid, so read it with care.
There are no 2020 figures: Covid stopped the attendance count, and we don't hold that year's pupil numbers.
Our pupil numbers start in 2018.
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Ofsted: Requires improvementYou're hereCA14 4ES · Community School · 254 pupils
Ofsted: Needs attention in 4 areasCA14 3JG · State · Primary · Ages 3–7
Ofsted: Good in every areaCA14 3XB · State · Primary · Ages 2–7
Ofsted: Requires improvement in 2 areasCA14 2RE · State · Primary · Ages 7–11
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Children per teacher across the whole school, not class size. Cumberland: 18.9. England, primary schools: 20.7. Counting teaching assistants and other support staff, there's 1 adult for every 10 children.
Average class: 32 children.
| 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils per teacher | 20.3 | 20.4 | 20 | 21.4 | 23.8 | 22.9 | 24 | 23.4 | 21.8 | 22.7 | 22.9 | 18.8 | 19.2 | 30.3 | – | 23.5 |
| England | 20.7 | 20.8 | 20.8 | 20.7 | 20.6 | 20.6 | 20.9 | 20.9 | 20.9 | 20.6 | 20.5 | 20.4 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 20.5 | |
| Teachers (full-time) | 12.5 | 12.5 | 12.6 | 11.9 | 10.7 | 10.9 | 10.5 | 10.7 | 11.3 | 10.5 | 10.2 | 11.8 | 10.6 | 7.3 | – | 9.3 |
| Teaching assistants | 13.4 | 14.9 | 14.3 | 13.7 | 12.2 | 12.3 | 11.9 | 12.8 | 12.4 | 12.7 | 11.9 | 8.1 | 6.4 | 5 | – | – |
| Qualified teachers | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | – | 100% |
Each year is the November staff count of that school year, so 2025 means 2024-25. Pupils per teacher covers the whole school, not class size. Full-time counts two half-time teachers as one. Qualified means holding qualified teacher status.
Source: DfE, School workforce in England.
2025 to 2026. Up from £4,403 in 2015. Cumberland: £8,091.
These are the school's own accounts. In 2025-26 it spent £94,267 more than it took in (£370 per pupil), which comes out of its reserves.
The school was £39,299 in deficit (£154 per pupil) in 2026: it had spent more than its reserves. Worth asking how it plans to recover.
| 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spending | £7,862 | £7,477 | £6,449 | £5,985 | £5,681 | £5,110 | £5,021 | £4,875 | £5,110 | £5,011 | £4,563 | £4,403 |
| England | £7,039 | £6,588 | £6,167 | £5,758 | £5,397 | £5,306 | £5,126 | £5,058 | £5,066 | |||
| Income | £7,493 | £7,123 | £6,924 | £5,964 | £5,304 | £5,317 | £5,109 | £4,945 | £4,994 | £4,947 | £4,735 | £4,354 |
| Staff costs | £6,240 | £5,726 | £4,957 | £4,671 | £4,351 | £4,108 | £3,959 | £3,853 | £3,882 | £3,676 | – | – |
| Buildings and grounds | £368 | £363 | £329 | £318 | £364 | £204 | £237 | £204 | £304 | £383 | – | – |
| Reserves | £-154 | £216 | £573 | £97 | £118 | £505 | £295 | £209 | £142 | £265 | £335 | £172 |
Each year is the financial year ending in that year. Per pupil means the year's total divided by the number of pupils. These are day-to-day figures: big building projects aren't counted.
Source: DfE, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool.
Ofsted rated it Requires improvement in July 2024. In 2025, 62% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 56% in Cumberland and 62% across England. Visit, and read the latest inspection report.
Ofsted rated it Requires improvement in July 2024. Ofsted no longer gives one overall grade, so its next inspection will give a report card that grades each area. The full report on Ofsted's website explains what it does well and what it needs to improve.
In 2025, 62% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 56% in Cumberland and 62% across England. 3% reached the higher standard, against 5% in Cumberland and 8% across England. Its average scaled scores were 105 in reading and 104 in maths, where 100 is the expected standard.
62% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2025. That puts it joint 42nd of 112 mainstream state primary schools in Cumberland with published results that year.
No, it doesn't have a religious character.
We compare the school with others of the same phase across England on its latest Ofsted inspection, results and attendance, and turn that into a score out of 100. The weights are on our methodology page. Admissions, staff and money aren't part of it.
Sources: Department for Education school performance tables, school census and workforce, academy accounts, admissions statistics, Ofsted and ISI. Photos are stand-ins. School details and inspections checked against official records on 5 November 2026.
