Wray with Botton Endowed Primary SchoolArkholme Church of England Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.

Summary of the comparison

Wray with Botton Endowed Primary School and Arkholme Church of England Primary School are primary schools.

  • Wray with Botton Endowed Primary School scores 58 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Arkholme Church of England Primary School scores 41 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Wray with Botton Endowed Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Wray with Botton Endowed Primary School was judged Good and Arkholme Church of England 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 50.0% for Wray with Botton Endowed Primary School and 42.0% for Arkholme Church of England Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Wray with Botton Endowed Primary School (86.0% in 2022-23, 50.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Arkholme Church of England Primary School (33.0% in 2022-23, 42.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Wray with Botton Endowed Primary School versus Arkholme Church of England Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure LancasterWray with Botton Endowed Primary SchoolCarnforthArkholme Church of England Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC58/100Stronger figureD41/100
Local ranking216th of 466 in Lancashire Stronger figure377th of 466 in Lancashire
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeVoluntary controlled school Voluntary aided school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll62 98
Capacity52 112
LocationLancaster, LA2 8QE Carnforth, LA6 1AU
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard50.0% Stronger figure42.0% 62.0%
At higher standard20.0% Stronger figure0.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score107.0 109.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score107.0 Stronger figure102.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census62 98
Free school meals (ever 6)6.5% 2.3%
English as an additional language3.2% 0.0%
SEN support24.2% 14.3%
SEN with an EHC plan4.8% 2.0%
Attendance
Overall absence3.5% 3.5% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence7.4% 1.3% 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.

Wray with Botton Endowed Primary School

Arkholme Church of England Primary School

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