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Pennington CofE School

Primary

Westmorland and Furness · Ulverston · LA12 0RR www.penn.cumbria.sch.uk

Pupils
202
cap. 210
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
65%
RWM expected · 2024/25
6%
RWM higher · 2024/25
202
Pupils · 2024/25
0%
EAL · 2024/25
6%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
65%
RWM expected · 2024/25
6%
RWM higher · 2024/25
202
Pupils · 2024/25
0%
EAL · 2024/25
6%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 10/03/2020

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityWestmorland and Furness
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio26.4:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterChurch of England
StatusOpen

Overview of Pennington CofE School · Primary · Westmorland and Furness

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
65%
-6pp
84%73%62%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 65%
RWM higher standard
6%
+1pp
12%6%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 6%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
94%
Reading higher standard
35%
Writing expected standard
71%
Writing higher standard
6%
Maths expected standard
87%
Maths higher standard
29%
Science expected standard
87%
SPAG expected standard
81%
SPAG higher standard
26%
Reading scaled score
108.0
Maths scaled score
106.0
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
202
Pupil : teacher ratio
26.4
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
0%
FSM eligible
9%
SEN
11%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
6%

Contact

Address
Pennington, Ulverston, LA12 0RR
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
2024/2565%6%94%35%71%6%87%29%87%81%108.0106.0106.011%202
2023/2471%5%76%38%81%10%86%33%90%76%106.0107.0107.010%198
2022/2372%8%80%36%84%8%92%32%84%92%106.0107.0106.0-1.30-0.90+1.2016%196
2018/1962%0%69%21%86%14%72%14%86%72%103.0102.0105.0-1.10+0.90-1.8011%174
2017/1884%12%92%48%88%20%88%52%92%92%108.0108.0109.0+2.30-0.60+2.1012%165
2016/1739%0%65%23%71%3%61%6%77%74%103.0101.0105.0-1.10-2.30-3.509%188

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
2024/2520223.711%0%9%4%6%
2023/2419822.510%0%10%4%4%
2022/2319622.416%0%9%5%15%
2021/2219421.611%0%7%5%11%
2020/2118322.314%0%7%
2018/1917420.711%0%2%3%2%
2017/1816522.312%0%2%3%
2016/1718822.99%1%2%3%2%

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