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EnglandNorth WestCumberlandCA3 0PAHoughton CofE School
Primary

Houghton CofE School

Primary

Cumberland · Carlisle · CA3 0PA www.houghtonschool.co.uk/

Pupils
183
cap. 210
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
68%
RWM expected · 2024/25
11%
RWM higher · 2024/25
183
Pupils · 2024/25
0%
EAL · 2024/25
14%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
68%
RWM expected · 2024/25
11%
RWM higher · 2024/25
183
Pupils · 2024/25
0%
EAL · 2024/25
14%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 16/03/2022

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

Overview of Houghton CofE School · Primary · Cumberland

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
68%
+6pp
76%69%62%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 68%
RWM higher standard
11%
+4pp
15%8%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 11%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
75%
Reading higher standard
46%
Writing expected standard
79%
Writing higher standard
25%
Maths expected standard
71%
Maths higher standard
21%
Science expected standard
86%
SPAG expected standard
64%
SPAG higher standard
25%
Reading scaled score
106.0
Maths scaled score
102.0
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
183
Pupil : teacher ratio
17.8
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
0%
FSM eligible
7%
SEN
17%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
14%

Contact

Address
Jackson Road, Houghton, Carlisle, CA3 0PA
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
2024/2568%11%75%46%79%25%71%21%86%64%106.0102.0103.017%183
2023/2462%7%72%24%72%14%72%21%83%62%107.0105.0103.017%196
2022/2365%9%65%22%78%22%70%35%83%57%107.0107.0103.0-2.90-0.10-1.5014%193
2018/1974%15%81%26%89%19%81%30%93%81%105.0107.0106.0+1.10+2.00+2.2012%185
2017/1876%0%81%29%81%14%81%5%81%81%105.0101.0104.0-0.30-0.80-2.6014%159
2016/1742%0%68%11%63%11%42%0%58%63%101.099.0101.0+0.90+1.90-1.1017%138

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
2024/2518321.117%0%7%6%14%
2023/2419620.717%1%6%8%19%
2022/2319318.214%1%5%8%22%
2021/2219419.013%0%6%9%21%
2020/2118217.214%2%4%
2018/1918520.812%1%7%9%23%
2017/1815918.914%1%6%10%29%
2016/1713818.617%2%9%8%25%

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