Great Corby School and Nursery

Great Corby School and Nursery continues to perform at a good level, providing a supportive and vibrant environment where pupils thrive. The school fosters positive relationships among students and staff, contributing to a happy and respectful school culture. Notably, pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), are encouraged to achieve their personal best. The curriculum is ambitious, and there are ample opportunities for pupils to engage in extracurricular activities that enhance their learning and development. This inspection marks the second ungraded assessment since the school’s last inspection in 2018, and it serves as a confirmation of the school's ongoing quality of education following the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Strengths

• Pupils have positive relationships with staff and each other.
• The school offers a broad and ambitious curriculum.
• Children in early years settle in quickly and are well prepared for key stage 1.
• Effective staff interactions promote curiosity among young learners.
• Pupils are highly motivated and work well together.
• There is a strong focus on personal development and British values.
• The school has identified and supports pupils with SEND effectively.
• Staff feel valued and supported in their roles.

Areas for Improvement

• Some gaps and misunderstandings in pupils' knowledge are not addressed promptly.

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 Great Corby School and Nursery attended 97.0% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 2.6% 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 Great Corby School and Nursery 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 Great Corby School and Nursery had 19.6 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, 12.1% of pupils at Great Corby School and Nursery were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.0% 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 2024–25 Great Corby School and Nursery received £7,388 and spent £7,786 for each of its 98 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £193,000 (£1,969 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). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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What is Great Corby School and Nursery's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Great Corby School and Nursery is Good, from an inspection in May 2024.

When was Great Corby School and Nursery last inspected by Ofsted?

Great Corby School and Nursery was last inspected in May 2024.

How many pupils does Great Corby School and Nursery have?

Great Corby School and Nursery has 99 pupils on roll.

What age range does Great Corby School and Nursery cover?

Great Corby School and Nursery for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Great Corby School and Nursery's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 80% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Great Corby School and Nursery?

Great Corby School and Nursery is at Great Corby, Carlisle, Cumbria, CA4 8NE.