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Penny Bridge CofE School

Primary

Westmorland and Furness · Ulverston · LA12 7RQ www.pennybridge.cumbria.sch.uk/

Pupils
120
cap. 105
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
58%
RWM expected · 2024/25
8%
RWM higher · 2024/25
120
Pupils · 2024/25
2%
EAL · 2024/25
4%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
58%
RWM expected · 2024/25
8%
RWM higher · 2024/25
120
Pupils · 2024/25
2%
EAL · 2024/25
4%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 10/07/2024

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityWestmorland and Furness
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio21.8:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterChurch of England
StatusOpen

Overview of Penny Bridge CofE School · Primary · Westmorland and Furness

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
58%
+3pp
94%75%55%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 58%
RWM higher standard
8%
+8pp
27%14%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 8%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
67%
Reading higher standard
33%
Writing expected standard
75%
Writing higher standard
8%
Maths expected standard
67%
Maths higher standard
33%
Science expected standard
92%
SPAG expected standard
58%
SPAG higher standard
17%
Reading scaled score
104.0
Maths scaled score
106.0
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
120
Pupil : teacher ratio
21.8
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
2%
FSM eligible
5%
SEN
16%
Overall absence
3%
Persistent absence
4%

Contact

Address
Greenodd, Ulverston, LA12 7RQ
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
2024/2558%8%67%33%75%8%67%33%92%58%104.0106.0103.016%120
2023/2455%0%70%10%75%10%60%10%85%80%103.0101.0104.015%119
2022/2391%27%100%45%91%36%100%27%100%91%109.0106.0110.0+1.60+1.90-0.7011%101
2018/1994%17%94%56%94%39%100%33%100%100%110.0108.0111.0+2.70+1.30+0.7014%118
2017/1886%21%93%50%86%43%86%29%86%86%109.0105.0107.0+2.80+1.90-0.7013%117
2016/1795%23%95%73%95%45%95%27%100%95%111.0107.0109.0+4.70+3.00+0.9010%116

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
2024/2512024.016%2%5%3%4%
2023/2411928.015%0%2%3%1%
2022/2310120.611%0%3%4%9%
2021/2210019.610%0%3%5%9%
2020/2110115.313%1%0%
2018/1911819.014%0%4%3%
2017/1811719.513%0%6%4%7%
2016/1711616.610%0%7%3%4%

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