Stainton CofE Primary School

Type Primary / Voluntary aided school
Age Range 3-11
Religion Church of England
Address Stainton
Penrith
Cumbria
CA11 0ET
Phone 01768840673
Reference Number 112307

Stainton CofE Primary School continues to demonstrate a strong performance as a good school, as confirmed by its recent inspection. Pupils exhibit kindness and well-mannered behavior, reflecting the high expectations set by the school's leadership. The curriculum is rich and ambitious, enabling most pupils to achieve well, especially in the areas of literacy and numeracy. The school also excels in providing a supportive environment for pupils with special educational needs, ensuring they can access the learning alongside their peers. However, there are some areas where clarity around the curriculum content is still being developed, which has impacted the depth of knowledge for some pupils in a few subjects.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 115
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 46.96%
Girls: 53.04%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 6.1%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 1.7%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 23

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 5 10 15
2 8 8 16
3 8 4 12
4 7 7 14
5 11 11 22
6 9 9 18

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 94.8%
White, Other 2.6%
White & Asian 1.7%
Unclassified 0.9%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
Last Report Date 27 Mar 2024
Date Report
27 Mar 2024 School inspection
26 Feb 2019 Full inspection:
22 Feb 2018 Short inspection
25 Mar 2014 Full inspection:
09 Jan 2012 Interim assessment
14 Jan 2009 Full inspection:
26 Sep 2005 Full inspection:
30 Oct 2000 Full inspection

Strengths

  • High expectations for pupil behaviour and achievement.
  • Strong early years education that helps children settle quickly.
  • Many opportunities for pupils to develop talents through clubs and trips.
  • Rich and broad curriculum that facilitates strong subject understanding.
  • Effective support for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities.
  • Consistent delivery of phonics programme contributing to confident reading.
  • Very supportive environment aiding personal development and well-being.

Areas for Improvement

  • Lack of clarity on curriculum content in a small number of subjects.

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 53%
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 103
Maths 101

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
Writing 0.6
Maths -2.2

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Average Scaled Score

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 12 0
Third Preference 10 0
From another Local Authority 0 0

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