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High Hesket CofE School

Primary

Westmorland and Furness · Carlisle · CA4 0HU www.high-hesket.cumbria.sch.uk/

Pupils
141
cap. 200
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
52%
RWM expected · 2024/25
9%
RWM higher · 2024/25
141
Pupils · 2024/25
3%
EAL · 2024/25
4%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
52%
RWM expected · 2024/25
9%
RWM higher · 2024/25
141
Pupils · 2024/25
3%
EAL · 2024/25
4%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Outstanding

Ofsted inspection · 16/09/2014

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityWestmorland and Furness
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio17.8:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterChurch of England
StatusOpen

Overview of High Hesket CofE School · Primary · Westmorland and Furness

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
52%
-24pp
88%70%52%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 52%
RWM higher standard
9%
-1pp
12%6%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 9%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
65%
Reading higher standard
35%
Writing expected standard
65%
Writing higher standard
17%
Maths expected standard
61%
Maths higher standard
22%
Science expected standard
96%
SPAG expected standard
70%
SPAG higher standard
26%
Reading scaled score
104.0
Maths scaled score
102.0
GPS scaled score
104.0

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
141
Pupil : teacher ratio
17.8
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
3%
FSM eligible
4%
SEN
12%
Overall absence
3%
Persistent absence
4%

Contact

Address
High Hesket, Carlisle, CA4 0HU
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
2024/2552%9%65%35%65%17%61%22%96%70%104.0102.0104.012%141
2023/2476%10%76%38%81%19%81%33%86%81%108.0107.0110.016%146
2022/2377%6%90%29%84%13%81%16%94%84%108.0105.0106.0+1.40+0.30-0.6013%158
2018/1972%12%76%40%92%24%96%28%92%88%107.0107.0107.0+1.40+0.60+0.409%206
2017/1888%0%100%25%88%25%94%13%94%100%108.0105.0106.0+1.90+0.90-0.2012%197
2016/1768%18%73%32%82%23%77%23%100%77%105.0103.0105.0-1.00-0.40-2.6016%192

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
2024/2514120.012%3%4%3%4%
2023/2414616.216%2%5%4%4%
2022/2315816.513%1%2%4%12%
2021/2216617.810%2%1%7%15%
2020/2117919.111%2%1%
2018/1920621.79%2%3%3%4%
2017/1819720.312%1%3%4%6%
2016/1719217.216%1%4%4%5%

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