Bolton Primary SchoolAppleby Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Appleby-in-Westmorland.

Summary of the comparison

Bolton Primary School and Appleby Primary School are primary schools in Appleby-in-Westmorland.

  • Bolton Primary School scores 67 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Appleby Primary School scores 60 out of 100 (grade C, average). Bolton Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Bolton Primary School was judged Good and Appleby Primary School was judged Good.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 67.0% for Bolton Primary School and 50.0% for Appleby Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Bolton Primary School (54.0% in 2022-23, 67.0% in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at Appleby Primary School (50.0% in 2022-23, 50.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Bolton Primary School versus Appleby Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure Appleby-in-WestmorlandBolton Primary SchoolAppleby-in-WestmorlandAppleby Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC67/100Stronger figureC60/100
Local ranking21st of 121 in Westmorland and Furness Stronger figure37th of 121 in Westmorland and Furness
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Foundation school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll59 179
Capacity60 294
LocationAppleby-in-Westmorland, CA16 6AW Appleby-in-Westmorland, CA16 6TX
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard67.0% Stronger figure50.0% 62.0%
At higher standard11.0% 13.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score104.0 105.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score103.0 103.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census59 179
Free school meals (ever 6)13.6% 19.8%
English as an additional language0.0% 2.8%
SEN support22.0% 19.0%
SEN with an EHC plan1.7% 3.9%
Attendance
Overall absence4.2% Stronger figure4.8% 6.2%
Persistent absence11.1% Stronger figure12.9% 15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Bolton Primary School

Appleby Primary School

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