Crosby-on-Eden CofE School

Crosby-on-Eden CofE School is performing well overall, securing a 'Good' rating across all domains except for early years provision, which is rated 'Outstanding'. The school has a welcoming atmosphere where pupils feel happy and supported. With strong leadership from the headteacher, who also functions as the CEO of the trust, the school benefits from a collaborative environment that fosters success among its students. After 11 years since its last inspection, this assessment reflects the adaptation of the school's practices in light of recent educational frameworks and the changes brought about by the pandemic.

Strengths

• Welcoming and happy school environment
• Strong and positive relationships between staff and pupils
• Ambitious and well-organised curriculum
• Outstanding early years provision that inspires children
• High priority given to reading with a rich set of resources
• Effective support for pupils with special educational needs
• High rates of pupil attendance
• Variety of extracurricular activities fostering personal development

Areas for Improvement

• Gaps in some pupils' knowledge due to weaknesses in the previous curriculum
• Insufficient opportunities for pupils to revisit prior learning

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 Crosby-on-Eden CofE School attended 97.5% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 4.5% 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 Crosby-on-Eden CofE 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 Crosby-on-Eden CofE School had 17.9 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, 18.3% of pupils at Crosby-on-Eden CofE School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 1.1% 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 Crosby-on-Eden CofE School received £8,049 and spent £8,593 for each of its 81 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £134,000 (£1,654 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 Crosby-on-Eden CofE School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Crosby-on-Eden CofE School is Good, from an inspection in September 2024.

When was Crosby-on-Eden CofE School last inspected by Ofsted?

Crosby-on-Eden CofE School was last inspected in September 2024.

How many pupils does Crosby-on-Eden CofE School have?

Crosby-on-Eden CofE School has 93 pupils on roll.

What age range does Crosby-on-Eden CofE School cover?

Crosby-on-Eden CofE School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Crosby-on-Eden CofE School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 88% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Crosby-on-Eden CofE School?

Crosby-on-Eden CofE School is at Crosby-on-Eden, Carlisle, Cumbria, CA6 4QN.