Raughton Head CofE School & Nursery

Raughton Head CofE School & Nursery demonstrates significant improvement in its educational performance since its last inspection, moving towards an upcoming graded inspection. The school creates a nurturing and stimulating environment for students, fostering strong relationships and a sense of pride among pupils regarding their inclusive community. The ambitious curriculum is tailored to meet various learning needs, ensuring that all students, including those with special educational needs and disadvantages, thrive academically and personally.

Strengths

• Pupils feel happy and thrive within a caring environment.
• Strong relationships between adults and pupils enhance the learning experience.
• The curriculum is ambitious and tailored to meet the needs of all pupils exceptionally well.
• Teachers deliver lessons skilfully, ensuring effective learning and retention.
• Pupils achieve exceptionally well and are well prepared for future educational stages.
• Strong focus on personal development cultivates caring and considerate individuals.
• Effective identification and support for pupils with special educational needs ensure their success.

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 Raughton Head CofE School & Nursery attended 96.4% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 4.0% 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, 0.0% of pupils at Raughton Head CofE School & Nursery 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 Raughton Head CofE School & Nursery had 14.0 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 0.0% 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, 9.5% of pupils at Raughton Head CofE School & Nursery were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 0.0% 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 Raughton Head CofE School & Nursery received £8,734 and spent £8,299 for each of its 70 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £77,000 (£1,098 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 Raughton Head CofE School & Nursery's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Raughton Head CofE School & Nursery is Good, from an inspection in January 2025.

When was Raughton Head CofE School & Nursery last inspected by Ofsted?

Raughton Head CofE School & Nursery was last inspected in January 2025.

How many pupils does Raughton Head CofE School & Nursery have?

Raughton Head CofE School & Nursery has 74 pupils on roll.

What age range does Raughton Head CofE School & Nursery cover?

Raughton Head CofE School & Nursery for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Raughton Head CofE School & Nursery's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 70% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Raughton Head CofE School & Nursery?

Raughton Head CofE School & Nursery is at Raughton Head, Carlisle, Cumbria, CA5 7DD.