Moresby Primary School

Type Primary / Community school
Age Range 3-11
Religion Does not apply
Address School Brow
Moresby Parks
Whitehaven
Cumbria
CA28 8UX
Phone 01946599765
Reference Number 112162

Moresby Primary School continues to demonstrate good performance with high expectations for both learning and behavior among pupils. The school fosters a welcoming environment where students feel safe, and they are encouraged to engage in a wide array of extracurricular activities that promote their confidence and self-esteem. Notably, leaders have crafted an ambitious curriculum with careful sequencing to aid knowledge retention, benefiting a diverse student body including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). Despite its strengths, the school faces challenges in a limited number of subjects where effective curriculum delivery is inconsistent, particularly in mixed-age classes. The leadership acknowledges these areas for improvement and is committed to providing additional training for staff to enhance teaching effectiveness across the board. Overall, Moresby Primary School exemplifies a nurturing educational environment, yet it recognizes the need for further development in certain curricular areas.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 122
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 45.9%
Girls: 54.1%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 7.6%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 0.8%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 24.4
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 16

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 4 7 11
2 8 7 15
3 7 8 15
4 5 9 14
5 5 8 13
6 9 11 20

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 91%
Unclassified 5.7%
Mixed, Other 1.6%
White, Other 0.8%
White & Asian 0.8%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
Last Report Date 18 May 2023
Date Report
18 May 2023 School inspection
13 Oct 2020 Monitoring visit
09 May 2018 Short inspection
25 Jun 2014 Full inspection:
01 Jul 2013 Monitoring visit
17 Apr 2013 Full inspection:
29 Jun 2010 Full inspection:
28 Jan 2010 Monitoring visit
11 May 2009 Full inspection:
07 Feb 2006 Full inspection:
15 Mar 2004 Full inspection

Strengths

  • Pupils enjoy coming to school and build strong relationships with peers.
  • Leaders have high expectations for learning and behavior.
  • The school offers a broad range of extracurricular activities.
  • Teachers have the expertise needed to teach the curriculum effectively.
  • The phonics curriculum is well-structured and supports early reading.
  • Pupils are well-behaved and demonstrate respect and politeness.
  • Leaders foster a calm and happy environment for pupils.

Areas for Improvement

  • In some subjects, staff are not adequately supported to deliver the curriculum effectively.

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 80%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 10%

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 108
Maths 105

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 -0.6
Writing -0.4
Maths 0.8

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Average Scaled Score

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 11 0
Third Preference 10 0
From another Local Authority 0 0

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