Stainton CofE Primary School

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.

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.

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 Stainton CofE Primary School attended 95.7% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 13.9% 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 Stainton 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 Stainton CofE Primary School had 18.5 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 3.2% 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, 2.7% of pupils at Stainton CofE Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.6% 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 Stainton CofE Primary School received £7,355 and spent £7,447 for each of its 112 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £74,000 (£663 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).

• Primary Schools
• Secondary Schools

All schools in Penrith · Westmorland and Furness local authority: places and applications

What is Stainton CofE Primary School's Ofsted rating?

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

When was Stainton CofE Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Stainton CofE Primary School was last inspected in May 2024.

How many pupils does Stainton CofE Primary School have?

Stainton CofE Primary School has 112 pupils on roll.

What age range does Stainton CofE Primary School cover?

Stainton CofE Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Stainton CofE Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 53% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Stainton CofE Primary School?

Stainton CofE Primary School is at Stainton, Penrith, Cumbria, CA11 0ET.