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Ghyllside Primary School

Primary

Westmorland and Furness · Kendal · LA9 4JB http://www.ghyllside.cumbria.sch.uk

Pupils
449
cap. 459
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
78%
RWM expected · 2024/25
3%
RWM higher · 2024/25
449
Pupils · 2024/25
8%
EAL · 2024/25
5%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
78%
RWM expected · 2024/25
3%
RWM higher · 2024/25
449
Pupils · 2024/25
8%
EAL · 2024/25
5%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 27/03/2024

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityWestmorland and Furness
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio23.2:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Ghyllside Primary School · Primary · Westmorland and Furness

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
78%
+9pp
78%70%61%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 78%
RWM higher standard
3%
-3pp
13%8%3%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 3%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
86%
Reading higher standard
49%
Writing expected standard
83%
Writing higher standard
8%
Maths expected standard
83%
Maths higher standard
20%
Science expected standard
85%
SPAG expected standard
78%
SPAG higher standard
27%
Reading scaled score
108.0
Maths scaled score
105.0
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
449
Pupil : teacher ratio
23.2
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
8%
FSM eligible
15%
SEN
12%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
5%

Contact

Address
Gillinggate, Kendal, LA9 4JB
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
2024/2578%3%86%49%83%8%83%20%85%78%108.0105.0106.012%449
2023/2469%6%77%34%81%6%79%26%79%66%105.0105.0104.014%451
2022/2361%10%78%39%86%14%73%29%86%81%106.0105.0104.0+1.20+1.60+0.5013%463
2018/1970%10%77%22%88%20%77%23%88%72%104.0105.0104.0+0.10+1.70+0.5011%449
2017/1870%13%77%34%89%23%80%25%86%75%105.0104.0105.0+0.40+1.80+0.0016%445
2016/1768%16%76%37%85%29%74%23%89%74%106.0104.0104.0-0.30+1.50-0.6014%472

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
2024/2544924.912%8%15%4%5%
2023/2445124.214%8%16%5%11%
2022/2346324.313%8%19%6%19%
2021/2246122.711%7%19%4%5%
2020/2144523.114%7%16%
2018/1944922.611%4%21%3%4%
2017/1844521.416%4%20%4%6%
2016/1747220.714%4%20%4%6%

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