Frizington Community Primary School

Type Primary / Community school
Age Range 4-11
Religion Does not apply
Address Main Street
Frizington
Cumbria
CA26 3PF
Phone 01946810611
Reference Number 112156

Frizington Community Primary School delivers a good quality of education, fostering a welcoming and inclusive environment where pupils thrive. The school has high expectations for learning and strives for pupils to become lifelong learners. Notable aspects include a well-structured curriculum that emphasizes the local history and geography, alongside a strong focus on reading across all year groups. However, improvements are needed in a few subjects where misconceptions and gaps in knowledge are not consistently addressed.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 121
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 52.89%
Girls: 47.11%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 14.9%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 4.1%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 29.5
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 33

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 9 12 21
2 11 6 17
3 10 8 18
4 11 5 16
5 3 10 13
6 12 8 20

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 95.9%
Indian 2.5%
Mixed, Other 1.7%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
 >  Quality of education Good
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Good
  >  Personal Development Good
  >  Leadership & Management Good
  >  Early Years Provision Good
Last Report Date 20 Sep 2023
Date Report
20 Sep 2023 School inspection:
14 Mar 2017 Short inspection
10 Jul 2013 Full inspection:
11 Dec 2008 Full inspection:
31 Jan 2006 Full inspection:
01 Nov 1999 Full inspection

Strengths

  • Pupils develop positive relationships with staff and each other.
  • The school has a well-thought-out and ambitious curriculum.
  • Staff are effectively developed to deliver the curriculum.
  • Pupils with SEND are well supported and can access the same curriculum.
  • The school prioritizes reading with effective phonics instruction.
  • Pupils behave well and contribute positively to the school atmosphere.
  • There are strong partnerships with parents to support pupil education.

Areas for Improvement

  • In a minority of subjects, staff do not consistently address pupils' misconceptions or gaps in knowledge.

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 70%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 15%

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 105
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 -0.3
Writing 2.5
Maths 0.2

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 4 0
Third Preference 2 0
From another Local Authority 0 0

Previous Years

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Name Distance
Frizington Nursery School
Main Street, Frizington, CA26 3PF
0.03 miles
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
Yeathouse Road, Frizington, Cumbria, CA26 3PX
0.19 miles
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