Black Combe Junior School | School performance

50%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

18%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

50%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

18%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

50%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

18%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Requires improvement

Ofsted inspection · 02/07/2024

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityCumberland

PhasePrimary

School typeMaintained school

Pupil : teacher ratio16.5:1

AdmissionsNot applicable

Religious characterDoes not apply

StatusOpen

Overview of Black Combe Junior School · Primary · Cumberland

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard

50%

+1pp

62%41%19%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 50%

RWM higher standard

-2pp

5%3%0%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 0%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

78%

Reading higher standard

33%

Writing expected standard

50%

Writing higher standard

Maths expected standard

89%

Maths higher standard

39%

Science expected standard

56%

SPAG expected standard

78%

SPAG higher standard

28%

Reading scaled score

104.0

Maths scaled score

107.0

GPS scaled score

106.0

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

Pupil : teacher ratio

16.5

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

FSM eligible

33%

SEN

22%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

18%

Contact

Address

Moor Road, Millom, LA18 5DT

Local authority

Cumberland

Website

www.blackcombe.cumbria.sch.uk

Telephone

01229772862

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History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

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

Year	RWM expected	RWM higher	Reading exp.	Reading hi.	Writing exp.	Writing hi.	Maths exp.	Maths hi.	Science	SPAG exp.	Read. score	Maths score	GPS score	Reading prog.	Writing prog.	Maths prog.	SEN	Cohort
2024/25	50%	0%	78%	33%	50%	0%	89%	39%	56%	78%	104.0	107.0	106.0	—	—	—	22%	85
2023/24	49%	2%	65%	16%	53%	2%	74%	9%	74%	65%	102.0	102.0	103.0	—	—	—	28%	112
2022/23	19%	0%	65%	0%	69%	0%	27%	4%	85%	58%	100.0	97.0	102.0	-2.10	+0.90	-4.20	22%	111
2018/19	62%	0%	77%	15%	77%	4%	81%	31%	88%	73%	103.0	105.0	104.0	+0.40	-0.30	+2.80	17%	95
2017/18	45%	5%	59%	14%	77%	14%	73%	5%	73%	64%	101.0	101.0	101.0	-3.00	-0.70	-2.50	50%	101
2016/17	65%	0%	81%	15%	81%	8%	81%	0%	85%	73%	104.0	102.0	103.0	+2.30	+1.60	-0.20	34%	88

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	85	13.3	22%	0%	33%	7%	18%
2023/24	112	17.5	28%	2%	35%	6%	18%
2022/23	111	15.0	22%	4%	35%	7%	29%
2021/22	114	17.3	22%	4%	38%	8%	25%
2020/21	125	16.4	29%	4%	39%	—	—
2018/19	95	18.4	17%	3%	47%	4%	10%
2017/18	101	19.5	50%	2%	57%	4%	10%
2016/17	88	16.4	34%	2%	57%	4%	11%