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Alston Primary School

Primary

Westmorland and Furness · Alston · CA9 3QU http://www.alstonmoorfederation.org.uk

Pupils
87
cap. 105
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
38%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
87
Pupils · 2024/25
0%
EAL · 2024/25
4%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
38%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
87
Pupils · 2024/25
0%
EAL · 2024/25
4%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 26/06/2019

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityWestmorland and Furness
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio17.6:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Alston Primary School · Primary · Westmorland and Furness

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
38%
+5pp
57%45%33%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 38%
RWM higher standard
0%
0pp
12%6%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 0%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
69%
Reading higher standard
38%
Writing expected standard
69%
Writing higher standard
0%
Maths expected standard
69%
Maths higher standard
23%
Science expected standard
85%
SPAG expected standard
77%
SPAG higher standard
15%
Reading scaled score
104.0
Maths scaled score
102.0
GPS scaled score
103.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
87
Pupil : teacher ratio
17.6
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
0%
FSM eligible
18%
SEN
17%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
4%

Contact

Address
Church Road, Alston, CA9 3QU
Local authority
Westmorland and Furness
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2538%0%69%38%69%0%69%23%85%77%104.0102.0103.017%87
2023/2433%0%58%8%42%0%50%8%58%58%102.099.0101.021%89
2022/2335%12%71%35%41%12%76%24%71%76%105.0104.0104.0+1.60-2.60+1.0021%100
2018/1957%7%57%21%71%36%57%7%64%64%102.0102.0101.0-2.50+0.60-2.905%92
2017/1843%0%79%36%57%0%64%0%57%43%106.0101.0102.0+0.20-6.00-4.307%87
2016/179%0%45%0%9%0%27%9%55%36%99.099.097.0-4.60-10.00-1.6011%79

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/258718.117%0%18%4%4%
2023/248916.521%0%21%4%10%
2022/2310021.721%0%20%6%16%
2021/2210022.714%0%23%6%16%
2020/219227.114%0%22%
2018/199214.65%0%13%5%11%
2017/188716.47%0%15%5%8%
2016/177912.511%0%11%5%14%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.