Beetham CofE Primary School

Beetham CofE Primary School continues to maintain its status as a good school, fostering a positive and supportive environment where pupils thrive. The school is noted for its strong sense of community, with pupils exhibiting considerate behaviour and forming meaningful relationships with peers and staff. Leaders have set high expectations for all students, including those with special educational needs and disabilities, resulting in most pupils achieving well academically. Opportunities for broader personal development are provided, such as engaging with community projects and fostering an understanding of global citizenship.

Strengths

• Strong sense of community and positive pupil relationships
• Ambitious and broad curriculum designed for all pupils
• Effective support for pupils with special educational needs
• Pupils show enthusiasm for learning and behave well
• Leaders prioritise reading, implementing a successful phonics curriculum
• Diverse range of reading materials available for pupils
• Opportunities for pupils to engage in community and global projects

Areas for Improvement

• Some teachers are less accomplished in assessment strategies for new subjects
• Certain pupils may struggle to remember learned content over time

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 Beetham CofE Primary School attended 96.3% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 2.3% 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 Beetham 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 Beetham CofE Primary School had 12.8 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 0.0% 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, 7.8% of pupils at Beetham CofE Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.9% 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 Beetham CofE Primary School received £11,057 and spent £11,145 for each of its 47 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £17,000 (£372 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 Beetham CofE Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Beetham CofE Primary School is Good, from an inspection in November 2022.

When was Beetham CofE Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Beetham CofE Primary School was last inspected in November 2022.

How many pupils does Beetham CofE Primary School have?

Beetham CofE Primary School has 51 pupils on roll.

What age range does Beetham CofE Primary School cover?

Beetham CofE Primary School for pupils aged 2 to 11.

Where is Beetham CofE Primary School?

Beetham CofE Primary School is at Stanley Street, Beetham, Milnthorpe, Cumbria, LA7 7AS.