Montreal CofE Primary School

Montreal CofE Primary School has been assessed during an ungraded inspection, indicating that some aspects may not be as strong as in previous evaluations. While the school maintains a nurturing environment where pupils are happy and develop strong friendships, there are concerns regarding academic achievements, as some pupils do not achieve to their full potential. The school is striving for high aspirations but has yet to ensure that the curriculum effectively supports all pupils in reaching these goals.

Strengths

• Pupils are polite, kind-hearted, and enjoy strong friendships.
• The school provides a nurturing environment which helps pupils settle quickly.
• Governors effectively support and challenge the school.
• Pupils are motivated in their learning and participate eagerly in activities.
• Effective support is provided for pupils with special educational needs.
• Improvements in the reading programme help pupils become confident readers.

Areas for Improvement

• Some pupils are not achieving as well as they could due to ineffective curriculum design.
• Staff do not routinely check for pupils' understanding, allowing misconceptions to persist.
• Expectations for early writing skills are not ambitious enough, hindering pupils' communication skills.

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 Montreal CofE Primary School attended 94.7% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 17.1% 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, 0.8% of pupils at Montreal 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 Montreal CofE Primary School had 17.1 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, 24.3% of pupils at Montreal CofE Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 6.5% 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 Montreal CofE Primary School received £10,398 and spent £10,382 for each of its 107 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £48,000 (£448 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 Montreal CofE Primary School's Ofsted rating?

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

When was Montreal CofE Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Montreal CofE Primary School was last inspected in March 2025.

How many pupils does Montreal CofE Primary School have?

Montreal CofE Primary School has 107 pupils on roll.

What age range does Montreal CofE Primary School cover?

Montreal CofE Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

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

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

Where is Montreal CofE Primary School?

Montreal CofE Primary School is at Ennerdale Road, Cleator Moor, Cumbria, CA25 5LW.