Vicarage Park CofE Primary SchoolGhyllside Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Kendal.

Summary of the comparison

Vicarage Park CofE Primary School and Ghyllside Primary School are primary schools in Kendal.

  • Vicarage Park CofE Primary School scores 46 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Ghyllside Primary School scores 63 out of 100 (grade C, average). Ghyllside Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Vicarage Park CofE Primary School was judged Good and Ghyllside Primary School was judged the expected standard.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 40.0% for Vicarage Park CofE Primary School and 78.0% for Ghyllside Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Ghyllside Primary School (61.0% in 2022-23, 78.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Vicarage Park CofE Primary School versus Ghyllside Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure KendalVicarage Park CofE Primary SchoolKendalGhyllside Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD46/100C63/100Stronger figure
Local ranking83rd of 121 in Westmorland and Furness 30th of 121 in Westmorland and Furness Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeVoluntary controlled school Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll91 449
Capacity210 459
LocationKendal, LA9 5BP Kendal, LA9 4JB
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard40.0% 2023-24 · England 61.0%78.0% Stronger figure2024-25 · England 62.0%
At higher standard0.0% 2023-24 · England 8.0%3.0% Stronger figure2024-25 · England 8.0%
Reading average scaled score103.0 2023-24 · England 105.0108.0 Stronger figure2024-25 · England 106.0
Maths average scaled score101.0 2023-24 · England 104.0105.0 Stronger figure2024-25 · England 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census91 449
Free school meals (ever 6)16.5% 14.7%
English as an additional language15.4% 8.2%
SEN support12.1% 9.6%
SEN with an EHC plan7.7% 2.9%
Attendance
Overall absence5.8% 3.7% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence13.0% 5.3% 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.

Vicarage Park CofE Primary School

Ghyllside Primary School

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