Ambleside CofE Primary School

Type Primary / Academy sponsor led
Age Range 3-11
Religion Church of England
Address Vicarage Road
Ambleside
Cumbria
LA22 9DH
Phone 01539432181
Reference Number 141978

Ambleside CofE Primary School is currently marked as requiring improvement overall, with areas such as the quality of education and leadership needing significant attention. While the school fosters a positive environment where pupils feel safe and enjoy their learning, there are notable gaps in pupils' knowledge due to past curriculum weaknesses. Recent initiatives regarding curriculum revisions show promise, but their implementation remains inconsistent, affecting overall pupil achievement. Leadership is keen on addressing these issues; however, strategies to monitor and evaluate the curriculum’s impact have yet to be fully established.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 64
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 57.81%
Girls: 42.19%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 12.5%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 17.2%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 21.3
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 21.5

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 2 5 7
2 6 3 9
3 9 3 12
4 8 1 9
5 4 10 14
6 4 4 8

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 78.1%
White, Other 17.2%
Mixed, Other 3.1%
White & Asian 1.6%

Overall Ofsted Rating Requires Improvement
 >  Quality of education Requires Improvement
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Good
  >  Personal Development Good
  >  Leadership & Management Requires Improvement
  >  Early Years Provision Good
Last Report Date 28 Feb 2024
Date Report
28 Feb 2024 School inspection:
12 Sep 2018 Full inspection:

Strengths

  • Pupils have positive relationships with each other, reflecting the school's values.
  • The school offers diverse opportunities beyond the academic curriculum.
  • Pupils behave well and demonstrate positive attitudes to learning.
  • The early years provision is effective, preparing children well for key stage 1.
  • Pupils with SEND are fully included and receive necessary support.

Areas for Improvement

  • Some pupils have gaps in knowledge due to weaknesses in the previous curriculum.
  • Inconsistencies in the implementation of the revised curriculum hinder achievement.
  • A small number of staff do not effectively deliver the phonics programme.

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 75%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 25%

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 110

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 1.6
Writing 0.2
Maths -0.6

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 4 0
Third Preference 4 0
From another Local Authority 0 0

Previous Years

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Grasmere CofE Primary School
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2.86 miles
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