Fir Ends Primary School

Fir Ends Primary School has effectively maintained the high standards established in previous inspections, demonstrating a commitment to providing a welcoming and secure environment for all pupils. Pupils enjoy their time at school and strive to meet high expectations for their academic and personal achievements. Recent curriculum enhancements in English and mathematics have been introduced following below-average performance in these subjects, and there is an emphasis on personal development through various extracurricular activities. Although most pupils achieve well, some concerns remain regarding the consistency of knowledge identification across the curriculum and the quality of writing support.

Strengths

• Pupils enjoy a welcoming and friendly school environment.
• Effective phonics program leading to competent, fluent readers.
• Strong emphasis on personal development and responsibilities.
• High attendance rates and effective management of concerns.
• Positive relationships between staff and pupils.

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistency in prioritizing the most important knowledge in some subjects.
• Variable impact of new writing approaches across the curriculum.
• Errors in pupils' writing are not always addressed quickly.

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 Fir Ends Primary School attended 96.2% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 7.0% 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 Fir Ends 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 Fir Ends Primary School had 16.9 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, 12.6% of pupils at Fir Ends Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.3% 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 Fir Ends Primary School received £9,065 and spent £8,936 for each of its 83 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £60,000 (£725 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 Brampton · Cumberland local authority: places and applications

What is Fir Ends Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Fir Ends Primary School is Good, from an inspection in March 2025.

When was Fir Ends Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Fir Ends Primary School was last inspected in March 2025.

How many pupils does Fir Ends Primary School have?

Fir Ends Primary School has 87 pupils on roll.

What age range does Fir Ends Primary School cover?

Fir Ends Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Fir Ends Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 33% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Fir Ends Primary School?

Fir Ends Primary School is at Skitby Road, Smithfield, Fir Ends School, Skitby Road, Brampton, Cumbria, CA6 6AY.