Appleby Primary School

Type Primary / Foundation school
Age Range 3-11
Religion Unknown
Address Station Road
Appleby-in-Westmorland
Cumbria
CA16 6TX
Phone 01768351431
Reference Number 112408

Appleby Primary School is performing well overall, maintaining a 'Good' rating across all inspected areas. The school creates a happy and caring environment where pupils thrive, building strong relationships with staff and peers. There is a commendable emphasis on high expectations for pupil achievement, a broad curriculum that caters to various interests, including support for those with special educational needs. Enrichment activities such as trips and clubs further enhance pupils' educational experiences and personal development.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 179
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 52.51%
Girls: 47.49%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 16.8%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 2.8%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 20.4
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 25

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 9 9 18
2 7 10 17
3 11 8 19
4 10 12 22
5 21 12 33
6 15 15 30

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 93.3%
Mixed, Other 1.7%
Asian, Other 1.7%
White, Other 1.1%
White & Black (Caribbean) 1.1%
Irish 0.6%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
 >  Quality of education Good
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Good
  >  Personal Development Good
  >  Leadership & Management Good
  >  Early Years Provision Good
Last Report Date 26 Mar 2024
Date Report
26 Mar 2024 School inspection:
02 Oct 2018 Short inspection
24 Sep 2014 Full inspection:
09 Sep 2013 Monitoring visit
21 May 2013 Full inspection:
29 Jun 2010 Full inspection:
18 Jan 2007 Full inspection:
10 Jun 2002 Full inspection

Strengths

  • Pupils display strong relationships and high standards of behavior.
  • The curriculum is broad and ambitious, catering to all pupils including those with SEND.
  • Pupils enjoy a variety of extracurricular activities that support their wider development.
  • Staff receive effective training to deliver the phonics programme and support pupils with reading.
  • Governance is strong, with governors actively involved in monitoring school performance.

Areas for Improvement

  • Curriculum delivery is inconsistent in some subjects, impacting pupil learning.

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 50%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 13%

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 105
Maths 103

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 -1.5
Writing 2.2
Maths 1.7

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 3 0
Third Preference 4 0
From another Local Authority 0 0

Previous Years

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Name Distance
Long Marton School
Long Marton, Appleby-in-Westmorland, Cumbria, CA16 6BT
2.79 miles
Bolton Primary School
Bolton, Appleby-in-Westmorland, Cumbria, CA16 6AW
3.29 miles
Kirkby Thore School
Kirkby Thore, Penrith, Cumbria, CA10 1UU
4.57 miles
Asby Endowed School
Great Asby, Appleby-in-Westmorland, Cumbria, CA16 6EX
4.7 miles
Warcop CofE Primary School
Warcop, Appleby-in-Westmorland, Cumbria, CA16 6NX
4.76 miles
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Appleby Grammar School
Battlebarrow, Appleby-in-Westmorland, Cumbria, CA16 6XU
0.42 miles
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