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St Thomas's CofE Primary School

Westmorland and Furness, LA9 5PPPrimaryAges 3–11MixedState
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted inspected
5 Good
Sep 2024
KS2 Results
74%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
1.1×
Oversubscribed
32 1st-choice / 30 places
Ranking
🏆Top 25%
#2931 of 13,686 nationally

About St Thomas's CofE Primary School

St Thomas's CofE Primary School in Westmorland and Furness holds a Good rating from its most recent Ofsted inspection in 2024, though the overall effectiveness was not judged on that occasion. The inspection did, however, award Outstanding grades for both early years provision and personal development, while quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, and leadership and management were all rated Good. The most telling academic metric is the Key Stage 2 combined reading, writing and maths expected standard: 74% of pupils achieved this, placing the school 18th out of 99 primary schools in the local authority and in the top 25% nationally. That figure sits well above the local authority average of 58%, and the school's reading results are particularly strong, with 91% of pupils reaching the expected standard and 48% hitting the higher standard. Maths also performed solidly, with 83% at expected and an average scaled score of 103.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range3 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterChurch of England
AddressKendal Green, Kendal, Westmorland and Furness, LA9 5PP
HeadteacherSarah Cunliffe
Local AuthorityWestmorland and Furness
Number of Pupils242
Free School Meals (FSM)21.1%
School Capacity242 / 218 (111% full)
Nursery ClassesYes

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

24 Sept 2024
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Quality of Education
Good
Behaviour & Attitudes
Good
Personal Development
Outstanding
Leadership & Management
Good
Early Years Provision
Outstanding

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer assigns a single overall grade in inspections of state-funded schools.

Source: Ofsted, 22 Oct 2024. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

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DyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageHearingPhysicalLearning Difficulty

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

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St Thomas's 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.