Lindale CofE Primary School

Lindale CofE Primary School is performing well overall, achieving a 'Good' rating across all inspected areas. The school fosters a supportive and nurturing environment where pupils feel valued and accepted, creating a positive atmosphere for learning. The emphasis on high expectations for pupil achievement, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), contributes to effective preparation for secondary education, particularly noted with the Year 6 cohort. The quality of education is reinforced by a strong early reading program, positive behavior management strategies, and a range of enrichment opportunities that engage pupils.

Strengths

• Pupils are well-supported to achieve their personal best.
• The school has high expectations for achievement, including for SEND pupils.
• Effective training for staff enhances the delivery of the phonics program.
• Curriculum development is coherent and builds on prior knowledge in most subjects.
• Pupils benefit from diverse enrichment experiences and educational trips.
• Governors provide effective support and challenge focused on quality education.
• Safeguarding arrangements are effective.

Areas for Improvement

• Curriculum refinement is needed in a few subjects and early years learning.
• Assessment approaches are underdeveloped in several subjects.
• Some staff lack confidence in supporting pupils' behavioral regulation.

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 Lindale CofE Primary School attended 94.1% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 17.6% 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, 4.3% of pupils at Lindale CofE Primary School 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 Lindale CofE Primary School had 13.8 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 25.0% 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, 19.1% of pupils at Lindale CofE Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 8.5% 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 Lindale CofE Primary School received £11,321 and spent £11,979 for each of its 46 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £3,000 (£62 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 Lindale CofE Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Lindale CofE Primary School is Good, from an inspection in March 2024.

When was Lindale CofE Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Lindale CofE Primary School was last inspected in March 2024.

How many pupils does Lindale CofE Primary School have?

Lindale CofE Primary School has 47 pupils on roll.

What age range does Lindale CofE Primary School cover?

Lindale CofE Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

Where is Lindale CofE Primary School?

Lindale CofE Primary School is at School Hill, Lindale, School Hill, Lindale, Grange Over Sands, Cumbria, LA11 6LE.