Grasslot Infant School

Grasslot Infant School demonstrates a good overall performance in its recent inspection, marking a shift from its previous outstanding grade 15 years ago. The school has formed a nurturing environment where pupils feel happy and safe, engaging them in a curriculum that is largely well-structured and responsive to their needs. With a focus on academic success, most pupils meet the high expectations set by the school, enjoying a variety of extracurricular activities that enhance their personal development and skills.

Strengths

• Pupils enjoy a supportive and safe environment.
• Curriculum design is well-considered and engaging.
• High levels of pupil concentration and resilience are fostered.
• Effective support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities.
• Strong emphasis on developing reading skills starting from early years.
• Rich opportunities for personal development offered through extracurricular activities.

Areas for Improvement

• In a few subjects, specific knowledge that pupils should acquire is not clearly identified.
• Some teachers need to improve in helping pupils revisit previous learning.

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 Grasslot Infant School attended 94.4% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 9.8% 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, 1.2% of pupils at Grasslot Infant 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 Grasslot Infant School had 19.0 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 36.2% 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, 24.6% of pupils at Grasslot Infant School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.1% 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 Grasslot Infant School received £11,543 and spent £11,273 for each of its 57 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £45,000 (£783 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 Grasslot Infant School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Grasslot Infant School is Good, from an inspection in July 2024.

When was Grasslot Infant School last inspected by Ofsted?

Grasslot Infant School was last inspected in July 2024.

How many pupils does Grasslot Infant School have?

Grasslot Infant School has 65 pupils on roll.

What age range does Grasslot Infant School cover?

Grasslot Infant School for pupils aged 2 to 7.

Where is Grasslot Infant School?

Grasslot Infant School is at Main Road, Grasslot, Maryport, Cumbria, CA15 8BT.