Braithwaite CofE Primary School

Braithwaite CofE Primary School is performing well overall, with a good quality of education and outstanding personal development. The school is characterized by a small, friendly atmosphere where pupils feel safe and secure. Notably, the curriculum is ambitious and well-organized, allowing all students, including those with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), to engage effectively. However, there are a few subjects where the guidance for staff on delivering key knowledge is less developed, which can impact pupils' ability to recall their learning consistently.

Strengths

• High expectations for pupil achievement, including those with SEND.
• Strong provision for spiritual, moral, and cultural development.
• Exceptional extracurricular opportunities enhancing personal development.
• Effective phonics program supporting early reading.
• Supportive and warm relationships between staff and pupils.

Areas for Improvement

• Some subjects lack sufficient guidance for staff to ensure memorable 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 Braithwaite CofE Primary School attended 94.0% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 10.0% 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, 4.5% of pupils at Braithwaite CofE 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 Braithwaite CofE Primary School had 12.8 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, 7.5% of pupils at Braithwaite CofE Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 7.5% 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 Braithwaite CofE Primary School received £14,015 and spent £13,152 for each of its 33 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £126,000 (£3,812 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 Keswick · Cumberland local authority: places and applications

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

• Lorton School Cockermouth
• Threlkeld CofE Primary School Keswick
• All Saints' CofE School Cockermouth
• Dean CofE School Workington
• Kirkland Church of England Academy Frizington
• Ellenborough Academy Maryport
• Ambleside CofE Primary School Ambleside
• Wreay Church of England Primary School Carlisle
• Lazonby C of E Primary School Penrith
• Penny Bridge CofE School Ulverston

What is Braithwaite CofE Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Braithwaite CofE Primary School is Good, from an inspection in March 2024.

When was Braithwaite CofE Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Braithwaite CofE Primary School was last inspected in March 2024.

How many pupils does Braithwaite CofE Primary School have?

Braithwaite CofE Primary School has 40 pupils on roll.

What age range does Braithwaite CofE Primary School cover?

Braithwaite CofE Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Braithwaite CofE Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 36% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Braithwaite CofE Primary School?

Braithwaite CofE Primary School is at Braithwaite, Keswick, Cumbria, CA12 5TD.