Crosscrake CofE Primary School

Crosscrake CofE Primary School continues to maintain its good performance, with pupils demonstrating happiness and eagerness to learn. The school fosters a caring environment where pupils feel safe, supported, and valued, leading to strong relationships among students and staff. Many positive opportunities enhance pupils' learning experiences, such as exposure to different cultures and faiths, as well as environmental projects. The headteacher's ambition for both academic and personal success drives pupils to achieve well in most subjects, with parents expressing strong support for the school.

Strengths

• Pupils demonstrate enthusiasm and eagerness to learn.
• The school provides a caring and supportive environment for all pupils.
• Leaders have designed an ambitious curriculum suited for mixed-age classes.
• Teachers effectively use a range of assessment strategies.
• Pupils read widely and receive effective support in developing their reading skills.
• Pupils' personal development is promoted through diverse experiences and activities.
• Strong relationships exist among pupils and staff, contributing to positive behaviour.

Areas for Improvement

• In a few subjects, key vocabulary is not clearly identified, hindering learning.

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 Crosscrake CofE Primary School attended 95.7% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 13.5% 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 Crosscrake 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 Crosscrake CofE Primary School had 14.6 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 39.1% 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, 23.6% of pupils at Crosscrake 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 Crosscrake CofE Primary School received £9,561 and spent £9,661 for each of its 56 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £18,000 (£327 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 Crosscrake CofE Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Crosscrake CofE Primary School is Good, from an inspection in May 2023.

When was Crosscrake CofE Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Crosscrake CofE Primary School was last inspected in May 2023.

How many pupils does Crosscrake CofE Primary School have?

Crosscrake CofE Primary School has 55 pupils on roll.

What age range does Crosscrake CofE Primary School cover?

Crosscrake CofE Primary School for pupils aged 2 to 11.

Where is Crosscrake CofE Primary School?

Crosscrake CofE Primary School is at Stainton, Kendal, Cumbria, LA8 0LB.