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Allithwaite CofE Primary School

Westmorland and Furness, LA11 7RDPrimaryAges 3–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Nov 2022
KS2 Results
67%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
1.0×
Not oversubscribed
12 1st-choice / 12 places
Ranking
#5,407
of 13,686 nationally

About Allithwaite CofE Primary School

Allithwaite CofE Primary School holds a Good rating from its most recent Ofsted inspection in 2022, with leadership and management judged Outstanding. The school’s academic story is best told through its Key Stage 2 results for the 2023/24 year, where 67% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined. That figure sits comfortably above the Westmorland and Furness local authority average of 58%, placing the school in the top half of primary schools in the area. In individual subjects, 78% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths separately, and average scaled scores of 108 in reading and 106 in maths are both above the national benchmark of 100. The proportion of pupils achieving the higher standard in reading and maths was 44% in each, though the combined higher standard across all three subjects was 11%. The school ranks 36th out of 99 primary schools in Westmorland and Furness, and 787th out of 2,065 in the North West region.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range3 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterChurch of England
AddressChurch Road, Grange-over-Sands, Westmorland and Furness, LA11 7RD
HeadteacherGillian Elliott
Local AuthorityWestmorland and Furness
Number of Pupils107
Free School Meals (FSM)10.3%
School Capacity107 / 116 (92% full)
Nursery ClassesYes

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

9 Nov 2022
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Leadership & Management
Outstanding

Latest monitoring visit (9 Nov 2022): School remains Good

Source: Ofsted, 10 Jun 2013. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

SEND Support

AutismDyslexiaSpeech & LanguageVisionLearning DifficultyOther

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

School day

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Teaching hours

09:00 – 15:15

Breakfast club

08:00-09:00

After-school care

15:15-18:00

Source: allithwaite.cumbria.sch.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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Allithwaite CofE Primary School has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This means the school provides a good standard of education and effectively supports all pupils to succeed.