Stramongate Primary School

About Stramongate Primary School

Stramongate Primary School in Westmorland and Furness holds a Good rating from Ofsted following its most recent inspection in 2025, with all graded areas — quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, early years provision, and leadership and management — each judged Good. The most telling academic metric is the proportion of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, which sits at 69%. That is comfortably above the local authority average of 58% for primary schools, placing Stramongate 31st out of 121 schools of the same type in Westmorland and Furness. In national terms, the school ranks in the top 34% of all primary schools on this measure. The picture is strongest in maths, where 90% of pupils hit the expected standard and the average scaled score reached 107, while reading and writing expected rates were 77% and 79% respectively. Higher standard attainment is more modest — 8% reached the higher benchmark across all three subjects — but the school’s overall performance is solidly above the local norm.

The Ofsted breakdown shows consistency over time: the school was also rated Good in its previous inspection back in 2011, and the current report notes no decline in any area. Parent feedback, gathered from 17 responses between September 2024 and September 2025, is overwhelmingly positive. Every parent who responded agreed that their child is happy at the school and feels safe, with 71% strongly agreeing on safety. Behaviour is seen as strong — 94% agreed the school ensures pupils are well behaved — and 88% would recommend the school to another parent. There are a few minor notes of dissent: 18% disagreed that the school makes them aware of what their child will learn, and 18% disagreed that the school supports wider personal development, though the majority in both cases were positive. The school’s SEND provision covers specific learning difficulties, moderate learning difficulty, social and emotional mental health, speech and language needs, and hearing impairment, though the parent view question on SEND support received no responses at all.

Stramongate is a state primary for mixed genders aged 4 to 11, with 261 pupils on roll against a capacity of 420, so there is room for growth. It is oversubscribed: for the 2025/26 intake, there were 57 applications for 25 places, with all 25 first-preference applicants offered a spot, giving an oversubscription ratio of 2.28. The school serves a community with 22.2% of pupils eligible for free school meals, slightly above the national average. Facilities include a library, sports hall, ICT suite, music rooms, art studios, playing fields, and a chapel. Sports on offer include rounders, cricket, swimming, dance, athletics, and tennis, while clubs extend to chess, choir, and gardening. This is a school that delivers above-average academic outcomes in a supportive, well-behaved environment, and it suits families who value strong core results and a broad range of activities within a Good-rated setting.

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