Eaglesfield Paddle CofE Primary Academy

Type Primary / Academy converter
Age Range 0-11
Religion Church of England
Address Eaglesfield
Cockermouth
Cumbria
CA13 0QY
Phone 01900823188
Reference Number 136784

Eaglesfield Paddle C of E Primary Academy has been assessed as providing a good overall quality of education, with particular strengths in behaviour and personal development, which have been rated as outstanding. The school, which was inspected for the first time since becoming an academy, demonstrates a calm and respectful atmosphere where pupils feel valued. Despite the challenging context of a significant gap since its last inspection, the school has shown high aspirations for all its pupils, including those with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), and most students achieve well.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 197
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 48.22%
Girls: 51.78%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 4.1%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 1.5%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 25
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 23.7
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 25.5

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 12 10 22
2 16 13 29
3 16 12 28
4 9 22 31
5 8 8 16
6 15 12 27

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 91.4%
Unclassified 5.6%
White, Other 1.5%
White & Asian 0.5%
Indian 0.5%
Asian, Other 0.5%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
 >  Quality of education Good
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Outstanding
  >  Personal Development Outstanding
  >  Leadership & Management Good
  >  Early Years Provision Good
Last Report Date 06 Dec 2023
Date Report
06 Dec 2023 School inspection:
14 Feb 2012 Academy conversion letter
11 Nov 2008 Full inspection:
Previously as Eaglesfield Paddle CofE VA Primary School
11 Nov 2008 Full inspection:
08 May 2008 Curriculum and development visit
08 May 2008 Curriculum and development visit
19 Oct 2005 Full inspection:
19 Oct 2005 Full inspection:
21 Mar 2000 Full inspection
21 Mar 2000 Full inspection

Strengths

  • Pupils display outstanding behaviour and positive attitudes.
  • Strong personal development program that prepares pupils for modern life.
  • High-quality relationships between staff and pupils foster a supportive environment.
  • Ambitious curriculum that supports academic achievement.
  • Effective phonics program that helps early readers.
  • Numerous extracurricular opportunities that enhance pupils' talents.

Areas for Improvement

  • Staff occasionally fail to address knowledge gaps in a timely manner, hindering some pupils' progress.

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 74%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 22%

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 109
Maths 109

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 2.8
Maths 1.3

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 23 0
Third Preference 25 0
From another Local Authority 0 0

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