Flimby Primary School

About Flimby Primary School

Flimby Primary School is a state primary in Cumberland that currently teaches 121 pupils against a capacity of 200, meaning it has considerable room to grow. The proportion of pupils eligible for free school meals stands at 29.5%, which is notably higher than the national average for primary schools and suggests the school serves a community with above-average levels of economic disadvantage. Despite this spare capacity, the school was oversubscribed for Reception places in the 2025/26 admissions round, receiving 10 applications for its 9 places and making offers to all 9 first-preference families. This oversubscription ratio of 1.11 indicates strong local demand, particularly given that the school is not a faith school and has no selective admissions criteria. The school offers nursery provision for children from age 2, and its mixed-gender, non-religious character makes it a straightforward option for families across the local area.

Academically, Flimby Primary’s most recent Key Stage 2 results place it in the bottom half of schools nationally, though with some bright spots. In the 2023/24 assessments, 52% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, just below the Cumberland local authority average of 54%. The school’s strongest subject was maths, where 81% of pupils reached the expected standard and the average scaled score was 101. Reading was also solid, with 76% at expected and an average score of 103, but only 5% of pupils achieved the higher standard in reading and 14% in writing. The school’s ranking within Cumberland is 60th out of 111 primary schools, placing it in the 54th percentile locally and the 74th percentile nationally. Ofsted last inspected the school in February 2023, confirming it remains Good overall, a rating it has held since at least its previous graded inspection in 2013.

The school’s facilities include a gymnasium, forest school area, sensory room, library, art studios and an outdoor playground, which support a broad extracurricular programme. Sports on offer include athletics, football, tennis, gymnastics, cross country and dance, while clubs extend to drama, choir, science club and chess. For pupils with additional needs, the school has identified provisions for specific learning difficulties including dyslexia, moderate learning difficulty, speech, language and communication needs, and autistic spectrum disorder. With its below-capacity roll but clear local demand, Flimby Primary is a good fit for families who value a smaller, community-focused school with strong pastoral and SEND support, and who are comfortable with academic results that are broadly in line with the local average rather than pushing for the highest attainment tiers.

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