Houghton CofE School

Type Primary / Voluntary controlled school
Age Range 4-11
Religion Church of England
Address Jackson Road
Houghton
Carlisle
Cumbria
CA3 0PA
Phone 01228593992
Reference Number 112250

General Makeup

Number of pupils 196
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 57.14%
Girls: 42.86%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 5.6%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 1%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 27.9
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 27.3
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 28.3

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 13 10 23
2 17 13 30
3 20 9 29
4 13 13 26
5 18 12 30
6 15 14 29

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 84.2%
White & Asian 1%
African 1%
White, Other 0.5%
White & Black (Caribbean) 0.5%
Chinese 0.5%
Indian 0.5%
Asian, Other 0.5%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
Last Inspection Date 2022-05-19
Date Description Report
2022-03-15 School inspection School inspection
2017-03-28 Short inspection Short inspection
2012-11-08 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2009-09-28 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2007-02-06 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2001-11-26 Full inspection Full inspection

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 65% Unlock Unlock
Pupils meeting a higher standard 9% Unlock Unlock

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 Unlock Unlock
Maths 107 Unlock Unlock

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 -2.9 Unlock Unlock
Writing -0.1 Unlock Unlock
Maths -1.5 Unlock Unlock

How many students meet the standards

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Average Scaled Score

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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.

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2024 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 17 0
Third Preference 22 0
From another Local Authority 0 0

Previous Years

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