Kirkoswald CofE SchoolSt Mary's CofE Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.

Summary of the comparison

Kirkoswald CofE School and St Mary's CofE Primary School are primary schools.

  • Kirkoswald CofE School scores 78 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and St Mary's CofE Primary School scores 80 out of 100 (grade B, strong). St Mary's CofE Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Kirkoswald CofE School was judged the expected standard and St Mary's CofE Primary School was judged exceptional.

  • 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 Kirkoswald CofE School and 70.0% for St Mary's CofE Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Kirkoswald CofE School (75.0% in 2022-23, 67.0% in 2024-25) and has fallen at St Mary's CofE Primary School (76.0% in 2022-23, 70.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Kirkoswald CofE School versus St Mary's CofE Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure PenrithKirkoswald CofE SchoolCarnforthSt Mary's CofE Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreB78/100B80/100Stronger figure
Local ranking4th of 121 in Westmorland and Furness 2nd of 121 in Westmorland and Furness Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: OutstandingStronger figure
School typeVoluntary controlled school Voluntary aided school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll50 228
Capacity90 223
LocationPenrith, CA10 1EN Carnforth, LA6 2DN
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard67.0% 70.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard22.0% Stronger figure7.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score106.0 108.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score106.0 107.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census50 228
Free school meals (ever 6)53.2% 5.5%
English as an additional language0.0% 1.8%
SEN support6.0% 6.1%
SEN with an EHC plan0.0% 2.2%
Attendance
Overall absence2.9% Stronger figure3.0% 6.2%
Persistent absence2.3% Stronger figure2.8% 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.

Kirkoswald CofE School

St Mary's CofE Primary School

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