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Bookwell Primary School

Primary

Cumberland · Egremont · CA22 2LT http://www.bookwell.cumbria.sch.uk

Pupils
194
cap. 210
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
80%
RWM expected · 2024/25
20%
RWM higher · 2024/25
194
Pupils · 2024/25
2%
EAL · 2024/25
4%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
80%
RWM expected · 2024/25
20%
RWM higher · 2024/25
194
Pupils · 2024/25
2%
EAL · 2024/25
4%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Outstanding

Ofsted inspection · 05/06/2024

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityCumberland
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio21.3:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Bookwell Primary School · Primary · Cumberland

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
80%
+1pp
100%90%79%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 80%
RWM higher standard
20%
+10pp
30%20%10%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 20%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
87%
Reading higher standard
40%
Writing expected standard
97%
Writing higher standard
27%
Maths expected standard
83%
Maths higher standard
33%
Science expected standard
97%
SPAG expected standard
90%
SPAG higher standard
63%
Reading scaled score
108.0
Maths scaled score
106.0
GPS scaled score
110.0

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
194
Pupil : teacher ratio
21.3
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
2%
FSM eligible
14%
SEN
11%
Overall absence
3%
Persistent absence
4%

Contact

Address
Bookwell, Egremont, CA22 2LT
Local authority
Cumberland
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
2024/2580%20%87%40%97%27%83%33%97%90%108.0106.0110.011%194
2023/2479%10%90%24%86%24%79%10%97%86%107.0103.0109.011%208
2022/2383%13%97%63%90%27%90%23%97%97%111.0107.0112.0+4.60+2.50+1.5010%208
2018/19100%17%100%60%100%30%100%37%100%100%111.0108.0112.0+5.80+2.50+2.0014%208
2017/1890%30%100%70%90%30%100%53%93%100%112.0111.0116.0+6.10+1.30+5.4012%209
2016/1784%19%90%42%90%26%97%42%90%84%108.0108.0109.0+2.50+1.10+2.3013%204

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
2024/2519422.711%2%14%3%4%
2023/2420824.311%1%14%5%11%
2022/2320824.310%1%17%6%15%
2021/2221022.38%0%17%6%16%
2020/2120923.29%0%16%
2018/1920820.814%1%13%4%5%
2017/1820921.912%2%12%3%2%
2016/1720422.413%1%16%4%4%

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