Burgh by Sands School | Primary in Carlisle, Cumberland | Ofsted & DfE

50%

RWM expected · 2024/25

10%

RWM higher · 2024/25

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

50%

RWM expected · 2024/25

10%

RWM higher · 2024/25

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

50%

RWM expected · 2024/25

10%

RWM higher · 2024/25

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Good

Ofsted inspection · 13/10/2022

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityCumberland

PhasePrimary

School typeMaintained school

Pupil : teacher ratio15.7:1

AdmissionsNot applicable

Religious characterDoes not apply

StatusOpen

Overview of Burgh by Sands School · Primary · Cumberland

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard

50%

+10pp

71%56%40%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 50%

RWM higher standard

10%

+3pp

29%18%7%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 10%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

90%

Reading higher standard

40%

Writing expected standard

80%

Writing higher standard

30%

Maths expected standard

60%

Maths higher standard

20%

Science expected standard

100%

SPAG expected standard

80%

SPAG higher standard

10%

Reading scaled score

110.0

Maths scaled score

103.0

GPS scaled score

105.0

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

15.7

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

FSM eligible

SEN

Overall absence

Persistent absence

Contact

Address

Burgh by Sands, Carlisle, CA5 6AP

Local authority

Cumberland

Website

http://www.burgh-by-sands.cumbria.sch.uk

Telephone

01228576397

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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%	10%	90%	40%	80%	30%	60%	20%	100%	80%	110.0	103.0	105.0	—	—	—	9%	92
2023/24	40%	7%	60%	13%	73%	7%	67%	7%	93%	80%	103.0	102.0	103.0	—	—	—	10%	102
2022/23	64%	29%	71%	50%	79%	43%	93%	36%	86%	71%	107.0	106.0	105.0	+0.90	+2.60	+0.80	5%	108
2018/19	71%	14%	86%	36%	86%	29%	86%	43%	79%	86%	108.0	108.0	106.0	+4.00	+2.30	+4.20	8%	112
2017/18	64%	18%	67%	50%	67%	17%	73%	36%	75%	67%	106.0	105.0	105.0	+0.00	-1.70	-2.20	12%	107
2016/17	80%	0%	100%	40%	80%	10%	100%	40%	90%	90%	108.0	108.0	106.0	+4.40	+0.00	+3.80	10%	112

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	92	16.6	9%	0%	5%	2%	1%
2023/24	102	18.6	10%	0%	4%	2%	1%
2022/23	108	19.6	5%	0%	6%	3%	3%
2021/22	113	21.4	7%	0%	5%	5%	5%
2020/21	115	21.6	9%	0%	3%	—	—
2018/19	112	21.1	8%	1%	6%	3%	—
2017/18	107	20.9	12%	1%	7%	4%	7%
2016/17	112	16.3	10%	0%	8%	3%	5%