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Alston Primary School

Church Road, Alston, CA9 3QU

Local ranking58th of 121 primary schools in Westmorland and Furness
Ofsted: Good

Primary

Phase

105

Capacity

4-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Ofsted Inspection

Inspected 21 January 2025 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full

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Safeguarding standards Met
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
Early years
Good

Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25
Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
38.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
0.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected)
69.0%
Writing (Expected)
69.0%
Maths (Expected)
69.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
77.0%
Reading avg scaled score
104.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score
102.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score
103.0
Cohort Size
13

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
87
Boys
38 (44%)
Girls
49 (56%)
Capacity
105 (83% full)
SEND
17.2%
FSM Eligible
18.4%
EAL
0.0%
SEN with EHC Plan
4.6%
SEN Support
12.6%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
18.1:1
Teachers (FTE)
4.8
Budget per Pupil
£8,161/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
4.2% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
3.9% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Community school
Phase
Primary
Religious Character
Does not apply
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Boarders
No boarders
Admissions
Not applicable

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25
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  • White British: 100.0%

100.0%

White British

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

Administrative

URN
112101
UKPRN
10079821
Establishment No.
2004

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