Lazonby C of E Primary School

Lazonby C of E Primary School is performing well overall, achieving a good rating across all inspected areas. The school fosters a positive and welcoming environment where pupils feel safe and eager to learn. With a strong emphasis on behavior and community involvement, pupils demonstrate a good level of engagement and enthusiasm in their learning. Additionally, the leadership team has created an ambitious curriculum that effectively supports the needs of all pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). Parents appreciate the various opportunities provided, enhancing pupils' personal development and community spirit.

Strengths

• Pupils are happy and eager to learn.
• Effective leadership with high expectations for pupil behavior and learning.
• Strong relationships between staff, pupils, and families.
• Broad and ambitious curriculum that supports knowledge building.
• Successful introduction of a phonics curriculum that aids reading development.
• Pupils are well-prepared for citizenship in modern Britain.
• Involvement in community projects that enhance pupils' sense of purpose.

Areas for Improvement

• Insufficient training for some subject leaders impacts their effectiveness.
• Some staff lack the knowledge needed to deliver the curriculum consistently well.

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 Lazonby C of E Primary School attended 96.3% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 4.6% 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 Lazonby C of E 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 Lazonby C of E Primary School had 24.3 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 29.4% 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, 17.9% of pupils at Lazonby C of E Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 0.9% 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 2023–24 Lazonby C of E Primary School received £6,607 and spent £6,429 for each of its 104 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £209,000 (£2,006 per pupil).

Across all 12 schools of The Good Shepherd Multi Academy Trust, income was £9,527 and spending £9,193 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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All schools in Penrith · Westmorland and Furness local authority: places and applications

Lazonby C of E Primary School is part of The Good Shepherd Multi Academy Trust, which runs 13 schools. The nearest others:

• Wreay Church of England Primary School Carlisle
• Threlkeld CofE Primary School Keswick
• Gilsland CofE Primary School Brampton
• Whitfield CofE Primary School Hexham
• Braithwaite CofE Primary School Keswick
• Ambleside CofE Primary School Ambleside
• Lorton School Cockermouth
• All Saints' CofE School Cockermouth
• Dean CofE School Workington
• Ellenborough Academy Maryport

What is Lazonby C of E Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Lazonby C of E Primary School is Good, from an inspection in March 2023.

When was Lazonby C of E Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Lazonby C of E Primary School was last inspected in March 2023.

How many pupils does Lazonby C of E Primary School have?

Lazonby C of E Primary School has 112 pupils on roll.

What age range does Lazonby C of E Primary School cover?

Lazonby C of E Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Lazonby C of E Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 0% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Lazonby C of E Primary School?

Lazonby C of E Primary School is at Lazonby, Penrith, Cumbria, CA10 1BL.