Thursby Primary School

Type Primary / Community school
Age Range 3-11
Religion Does not apply
Address Thursby
Carlisle
Cumbria
CA5 6PN
Phone 01228711180
Reference Number 112123

Thursby Primary School continues to perform well, maintaining its status as a good school. Pupils are happy, safe, and proud to be part of a supportive community where they are encouraged to achieve academically and personally. The curriculum is designed to be ambitious, and the high expectations set by teachers help pupils, including those with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), to succeed. While most subjects show robust learning outcomes, there are a few areas where curriculum improvements are still developing.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 107
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 53.27%
Girls: 46.73%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 19.4%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 2.8%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 26.8
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 23
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 31

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 8 3 11
2 8 4 12
3 4 8 12
4 9 8 17
5 9 5 14
6 11 8 19

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 92.5%
Unclassified 1.9%
Mixed, Other 1.9%
White & Asian 0.9%
Pakistani 0.9%
Asian, Other 0.9%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
Last Report Date 06 Dec 2022
Date Report
06 Dec 2022 School inspection
06 Dec 2016 Short inspection
26 Sep 2011 Full inspection:
30 Jun 2010 Interim assessment
07 Feb 2007 Full inspection:
30 Apr 2001 Full inspection

Strengths

  • Pupils feel happy and safe, showing high levels of pride in their school.
  • The school has a well-designed and ambitious curriculum for academic and personal development.
  • Teachers have high expectations for pupil behavior and learning.
  • Reading is prioritized, with effective phonics instruction in early years.
  • Pupils with SEND receive timely support and achieve well.
  • Pupils participate actively in the local community and school events.
  • Leaders consider staff well-being and professional development.

Areas for Improvement

  • A few subjects have curriculum developments at an early stage, leading to shallower learning.

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 74%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 16%

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 107
Maths 104

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 2.2
Writing 1.6
Maths -0.7

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Average Scaled Score

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 3 0
Third Preference 4 0
From another Local Authority 0 0

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