Asby Endowed School

Asby Endowed School is recognized for its strong performance, maintaining its status as a good school since its last inspection in 2018. The school prides itself on fostering a welcoming and inclusive environment where pupils feel safe and valued. There is a strong emphasis on high expectations for academic achievement, and the curriculum is designed to cater to the needs of all pupils, including those with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). The dedicated staff and close-knit community contribute to a positive school atmosphere, making it a central part of the local community.

Strengths

• Pupils are happy and well-supported.
• Strong relationships between staff and pupils.
• Effective phonics program leads to good reading skills.
• Broad and ambitious curriculum is well-implemented.
• Good attendance rates among pupils.
• High-quality spiritual, moral, social and cultural development.
• Strong community involvement and understanding of different cultures.

Areas for Improvement

• In some subjects, pupils struggle to recall 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 2017–18 pupils at Asby Endowed School attended 94.9% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 95.8%). 15.0% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 8.7%).

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 2016–17, 0.0% of pupils at Asby Endowed School were suspended at least once (nationally 0.6%). 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 Asby Endowed School had 8.2 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2016–17, 41.2% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 21.0%).

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, 25.0% of pupils at Asby Endowed School 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 Asby Endowed School received £17,477 and spent £17,620 for each of its 20 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £25,000 (£1,265 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 Asby Endowed School's Ofsted rating?

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

When was Asby Endowed School last inspected by Ofsted?

Asby Endowed School was last inspected in July 2024.

How many pupils does Asby Endowed School have?

Asby Endowed School has 20 pupils on roll.

What age range does Asby Endowed School cover?

Asby Endowed School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

Where is Asby Endowed School?

Asby Endowed School is at Great Asby, Appleby-in-Westmorland, Cumbria, CA16 6EX.