St Mary's CofE Primary SchoolDent CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
St Mary's CofE Primary School and Dent CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School are primary schools.
St Mary's CofE Primary School scores 80 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Dent CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School scores 53 out of 100 (grade D, below average). St Mary's CofE Primary School is ahead on our composite score.
St Mary's CofE Primary School was judged exceptional and Dent CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School was judged Good.
The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at St Mary's CofE Primary School (76.0% in 2022-23, 70.0% in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | CarnforthSt Mary's CofE Primary School | SedberghDent CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | B80/100Stronger figure | D53/100 | |
| Local ranking | 2nd of 121 in Westmorland and Furness Stronger figure | 63rd of 121 in Westmorland and Furness | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: OutstandingStronger figure | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Voluntary aided school | Voluntary aided school | |
| Phase | Primary | Primary | |
| Age range | 3-11 | 3-11 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 228 | 27 | |
| Capacity | 223 | 56 | |
| Location | Carnforth, LA6 2DN | Sedbergh, LA10 5QJ | |
| Key Stage 2 (SATs) | |||
| Reading, writing & maths at expected standard | 70.0% | Not reported | 62.0% |
| At higher standard | 7.0% | Not reported | 8.0% |
| Reading average scaled score | 108.0 | Not reported | 106.0 |
| Maths average scaled score | 107.0 | Not reported | 105.0 |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 228 | 27 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 5.5% | 16.0% | |
| English as an additional language | 1.8% | 0.0% | |
| SEN support | 6.1% | 11.1% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 2.2% | 0.0% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 3.0% Stronger figure | 3.5% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 2.8% | 0.0% Stronger figure | 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.
St Mary's CofE Primary School
Dent CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School
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