Lorton School | Primary in Cockermouth, Cumberland | Ofsted & DfE

67%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

10%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

67%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

10%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

67%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

10%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Good

Ofsted inspection · 04/02/2020

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityCumberland

PhasePrimary

School typeAcademy

Pupil : teacher ratio11.4:1

AdmissionsNot applicable

Religious characterDoes not apply

StatusOpen

Overview of Lorton School · Primary · Cumberland

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How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2017/18

RWM expected standard

67%

+34pp

69%51%33%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 67%

RWM higher standard

0pp

17%9%0%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 0%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

67%

Reading higher standard

50%

Writing expected standard

67%

Writing higher standard

Maths expected standard

67%

Maths higher standard

Science expected standard

92%

SPAG expected standard

75%

SPAG higher standard

33%

Reading scaled score

105.0

Maths scaled score

99.0

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

11.4

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

FSM eligible

SEN

29%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

10%

Contact

Address

High Lorton, Cockermouth, CA13 9UL

Local authority

Cumberland

Website

www.lorton.cumbria.sch.uk/

Telephone

0190085919

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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	67%	0%	67%	50%	67%	0%	67%	0%	92%	75%	105.0	99.0	105.0	—	—	—	29%	45
2023/24	33%	0%	50%	0%	33%	17%	67%	0%	33%	67%	100.0	101.0	102.0	—	—	—	15%	46
2022/23	50%	17%	83%	33%	50%	17%	83%	50%	83%	67%	108.0	111.0	105.0	+2.10	-0.90	+5.00	17%	48
2018/19	69%	15%	85%	62%	69%	23%	85%	46%	85%	85%	111.0	108.0	109.0	+4.40	-0.90	+1.40	6%	62
2017/18	63%	0%	88%	38%	63%	25%	88%	13%	75%	75%	108.0	104.0	106.0	+2.70	-1.30	+0.40	—	61

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	45	12.6	29%	7%	4%	5%	10%
2023/24	46	14.5	15%	9%	6%	6%	16%
2022/23	48	10.5	17%	4%	2%	5%	13%
2021/22	50	10.9	18%	4%	4%	7%	23%
2020/21	55	12.0	14%	4%	4%	—	—
2018/19	62	13.5	6%	2%	5%	5%	18%
2017/18	—	13.3	—	—	—	5%	9%