Braithwaite CofE Primary School | Primary in Keswick, Cumberland | Ofsted & DfE

36%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

10%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

36%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

10%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

36%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

10%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Good

Ofsted inspection · 28/02/2024

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityCumberland

PhasePrimary

School typeAcademy

Pupil : teacher ratio12.8:1

AdmissionsNot applicable

Religious characterChurch of England

StatusOpen

Overview of Braithwaite CofE Primary School · Primary · Cumberland

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How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard

36%

80%58%36%

'17'18'19'23'25

'25 · 36%

RWM higher standard

17%9%0%

'17'18'19'23'25

'25 · 0%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

73%

Reading higher standard

18%

Writing expected standard

55%

Writing higher standard

Maths expected standard

73%

Maths higher standard

Science expected standard

91%

SPAG expected standard

73%

SPAG higher standard

18%

Reading scaled score

104.0

Maths scaled score

104.0

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

Pupil : teacher ratio

12.8

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

FSM eligible

15%

SEN

18%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

10%

Contact

Address

Braithwaite, Keswick, CA12 5TD

Local authority

Cumberland

Website

www.braithwaite.cumbria.sch.uk

Telephone

01768778356

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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	36%	0%	73%	18%	55%	0%	73%	9%	91%	73%	104.0	104.0	103.0	—	—	—	18%	44
2023/24	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	—	—	—	20%	35
2022/23	50%	17%	100%	33%	67%	50%	67%	17%	100%	83%	108.0	104.0	109.0	+5.00	+4.30	+1.60	26%	34
2018/19	80%	0%	90%	40%	90%	10%	80%	10%	90%	90%	107.0	103.0	108.0	+0.30	-2.90	-3.60	18%	49
2017/18	53%	7%	80%	20%	60%	7%	73%	20%	87%	47%	105.0	103.0	101.0	+5.10	+1.90	+3.60	—	59
2016/17	67%	0%	78%	44%	78%	22%	100%	22%	100%	89%	110.0	107.0	107.0	+4.50	-1.90	+1.20	12%	72

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	44	13.4	18%	0%	15%	6%	10%
2023/24	35	10.2	20%	0%	9%	4%	3%
2022/23	34	11.1	26%	3%	12%	4%	10%
2021/22	29	9.8	21%	3%	14%	4%	0%
2020/21	41	12.6	17%	5%	10%	—	—
2018/19	49	10.6	18%	4%	30%	3%	—
2017/18	—	15.5	—	—	—	4%	5%
2016/17	72	18.2	12%	3%	5%	3%	0%