Plumbland CofE School

Type Primary / Voluntary controlled school
Age Range 4-11
Religion Church of England
Address School Lane
Parsonby
Aspatria
Wigton
Cumbria
CA7 2DQ
Phone 01697320628
Reference Number 112275

Plumbland Church of England School continues to perform well, maintaining its status as a good school. Pupils are proud to attend and benefit from strong relationships with staff and effective pastoral support, contributing to a positive and safe learning environment. Leaders have high expectations for behavior and academic achievement, and students are generally well-prepared for the next stage of their education. The curriculum is ambitious and mostly well-structured, fostering resilience and respect among pupils.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 53
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 60.38%
Girls: 39.62%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 11.3%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 0%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 23

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 4 3 7
2 9 2 11
3 4 3 7
4 6 3 9
5 3 2 5
6 3 6 9

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 98.1%
Unclassified 1.9%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
Last Report Date 07 Jun 2022
Date Report
07 Jun 2022 School inspection
24 Jan 2017 Short inspection
12 Sep 2011 Full inspection:
30 Jun 2010 Interim assessment
13 Feb 2007 Full inspection:
04 Mar 2002 Full inspection

Strengths

  • Strong relationships between pupils and staff
  • Effective pastoral support contributing to pupils' sense of safety
  • High expectations for pupils' behavior and achievement
  • Ambitious and well-structured curriculum
  • Timely support for pupils falling behind in reading
  • Wider personal development curriculum promotes tolerance and respect

Areas for Improvement

  • Curriculum not finalized in a very small number of subjects hindering some pupils' learning

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 67%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 0%

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 103

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 -3.2
Writing 0.7
Maths -4.8

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 1 0
Third Preference 0 0
From another Local Authority 0 0

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