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EnglandNorth WestWestmorland and FurnessCA11 8ENBeaconside CofE Primary School
Primary

Beaconside CofE Primary School

Primary

Westmorland and Furness · Penrith · CA11 8EN http://www.beaconside.cumbria.sch.uk/home

Pupils
461
cap. 511
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
51%
RWM expected · 2024/25
1%
RWM higher · 2024/25
461
Pupils · 2024/25
13%
EAL · 2024/25
9%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
51%
RWM expected · 2024/25
1%
RWM higher · 2024/25
461
Pupils · 2024/25
13%
EAL · 2024/25
9%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 27/06/2024

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityWestmorland and Furness
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio19.0:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterChurch of England
StatusOpen

Overview of Beaconside CofE Primary School · Primary · Westmorland and Furness

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
51%
-6pp
72%62%51%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 51%
RWM higher standard
1%
-7pp
13%7%1%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 1%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
62%
Reading higher standard
19%
Writing expected standard
62%
Writing higher standard
1%
Maths expected standard
66%
Maths higher standard
8%
Science expected standard
77%
SPAG expected standard
47%
SPAG higher standard
10%
Reading scaled score
101.0
Maths scaled score
101.0
GPS scaled score
99.0

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
461
Pupil : teacher ratio
19.0
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
13%
FSM eligible
20%
SEN
15%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
9%

Contact

Address
Hutton Hill, Penrith, CA11 8EN
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
2024/2551%1%62%19%62%1%66%8%77%47%101.0101.099.015%461
2023/2457%8%68%27%77%14%65%18%84%64%104.0103.0102.014%467
2022/2355%1%69%23%70%1%73%9%80%65%104.0102.0103.0-0.60-0.40-1.4014%480
2018/1972%3%81%21%88%4%85%16%81%85%104.0103.0105.0+0.80+0.30-1.008%449
2017/1867%13%71%16%78%17%81%21%75%81%104.0105.0106.0+1.00+1.90+2.207%451
2016/1764%10%67%21%74%15%80%18%69%72%103.0104.0105.0-1.20-0.80-0.2012%447

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
2024/2546116.315%13%20%5%9%
2023/2446717.914%14%20%5%12%
2022/2348020.414%15%22%6%21%
2021/2248326.114%14%18%6%13%
2020/2145817.313%13%18%
2018/1944920.48%14%15%4%11%
2017/1845120.17%15%18%5%13%
2016/1744719.512%10%18%4%9%

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