Bolton Primary SchoolLong Marton School

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

Summary of the comparison

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

  • Bolton Primary School scores 67 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Long Marton School scores 66 out of 100 (grade C, average). Bolton Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Bolton Primary School was judged Good and Long Marton 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 31.0% for Long Marton 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 fallen at Long Marton School (67.0% in 2022-23, 31.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Bolton Primary School versus Long Marton School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure Appleby-in-WestmorlandBolton Primary SchoolAppleby-in-WestmorlandLong Marton SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC67/100Stronger figureC66/100
Local ranking21st of 121 in Westmorland and Furness Stronger figure23rd of 121 in Westmorland and Furness
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Community school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll59 87
Capacity60 83
LocationAppleby-in-Westmorland, CA16 6AW Appleby-in-Westmorland, CA16 6BT
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard67.0% Stronger figure31.0% 62.0%
At higher standard11.0% Stronger figure0.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score104.0 Stronger figure100.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score103.0 Stronger figure98.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census59 87
Free school meals (ever 6)13.6% 12.0%
English as an additional language0.0% 1.1%
SEN support22.0% 16.1%
SEN with an EHC plan1.7% 1.1%
Attendance
Overall absence4.2% 3.5% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence11.1% 1.5% Stronger figure15.8%

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

Long Marton School

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