Holme St Cuthbert School

Holme St Cuthbert School is performing well overall, rated as good across various aspects of education. The school is recognized for its strong community ethos, ensuring that pupils feel happy and confident as learners. Noteworthy strengths include the effective support for mental health and well-being, as well as a high-quality curriculum that encourages curiosity and helps foster positive behavior among students. Personal development efforts are particularly outstanding, showcasing a deep respect for diversity among pupils.

Strengths

• Strong community ethos helping pupils feel loved and supported
• Effective support for pupils' mental health and well-being
• High-quality curriculum fostering curiosity and concentration
• Outstanding personal development and respect for diversity
• Commitment to high expectations for academic success
• Strong emphasis on the teaching of reading

Areas for Improvement

• Lack of clarity in some subjects about key knowledge for pupils to learn

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Holme St Cuthbert School attended 94.4% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 13.6% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.0% of pupils at Holme St Cuthbert School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Holme St Cuthbert School had 8.4 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 37.0% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 19.0% of pupils at Holme St Cuthbert School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.8% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Holme St Cuthbert School received £20,536 and spent £19,412 for each of its 21 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £53,000 (£2,536 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Holme St Cuthbert School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Holme St Cuthbert School is Good, from an inspection in June 2024.

When was Holme St Cuthbert School last inspected by Ofsted?

Holme St Cuthbert School was last inspected in June 2024.

How many pupils does Holme St Cuthbert School have?

Holme St Cuthbert School has 21 pupils on roll.

What age range does Holme St Cuthbert School cover?

Holme St Cuthbert School for pupils aged 2 to 11.

Where is Holme St Cuthbert School?

Holme St Cuthbert School is at Mawbray, Maryport, Cumbria, CA15 6QZ.