Dean Gibson Catholic Primary School, Kendal
Ofsted: Good
Score
C56
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Location
- Kendal, LA9 5HB
- Distance
- 0.9km away
Heron Hill Primary School
Hayfell Avenue, Kendal, LA9 7JH
Local ranking39th of 121 primary schools in Westmorland and Furness
Ofsted: Good
Primary
Phase
420
Capacity
3-11
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2025 SATs · Ofsted inspection 5 October 2022.
Year:
KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)
2024-25- Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
- 69.0% nat62.0%
- Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
- 6.0% nat8.0%
- Reading (Expected)
- 93.0%
- Writing (Expected)
- 72.0%
- Maths (Expected)
- 85.0%
- Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
- 89.0%
- Reading avg scaled score
- 109.0 nat106.0
- Maths avg scaled score
- 107.0 nat105.0
- GPS avg scaled score
- 108.0
- Cohort Size
- 54
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 424
- Boys
- 219 (52%)
- Girls
- 200 (48%)
- Capacity
- 420 (100% full)
- SEND
- 13.9%
- FSM Eligible
- 7.9%
- EAL
- 6.6%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 1.9%
- SEN Support
- 12.0%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 19.9:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 20.6
- Budget per Pupil
- £6,147/yr
Attendance & Absence
2024-25- Overall Absence Rate
- 3.6% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 6.2% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Not applicable
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 89.1%
- White Other: 3.5%
- Mixed White & Asian: 2.1%
- Asian Indian: 1.4%
- Asian Other: 1.4%
- Black African: 1.2%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 0.5%
- Mixed Other: 0.5%
89.1%
White British
3.5%
White Other
2.1%
Mixed White & Asian
Historical Trends
KS2 Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Ethnicity Over Time
Contact & Location
Hayfell Avenue
Kendal, North West
Administrative
- URN
- 112190
- UKPRN
- 10074327
- Establishment No.
- 2321
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