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Blackford CofE Primary School

Blackford, Carlisle, CA6 4ES

Local ranking109th of 143 primary schools in Cumberland
Ofsted: Good

Primary

Phase

56

Capacity

3-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Ofsted Inspection

Inspected 8 October 2024 — 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)
13.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
0.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected)
50.0%
Writing (Expected)
50.0%
Maths (Expected)
38.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
38.0%
Reading avg scaled score
99.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score
98.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score
98.0
Cohort Size
8

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
54
Boys
26 (48%)
Girls
28 (52%)
Capacity
56 (96% full)
SEND
18.5%
FSM Eligible
16.0%
EAL
0.0%
SEN with EHC Plan
3.7%
SEN Support
14.8%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
14.2:1
Teachers (FTE)
3.6
Budget per Pupil
£10,911/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
5.8% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
20.9% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Voluntary aided school
Phase
Primary
Religious Character
Church of England
Nursery
Has 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: 88.7%
  • Gypsy/Roma: 7.5%
  • Mixed Other: 3.8%

88.7%

White British

7.5%

Gypsy/Roma

3.8%

Mixed Other

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

Administrative

URN
112300
UKPRN
10074920
Establishment No.
3301

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