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Plumpton School

Primary

Westmorland and Furness · PENRITH · CA11 9PA www.plumpton.cumbria.sch.uk

Pupils
101
cap. 105
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
45%
RWM expected · 2024/25
9%
RWM higher · 2024/25
101
Pupils · 2024/25
2%
EAL · 2024/25
6%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
45%
RWM expected · 2024/25
9%
RWM higher · 2024/25
101
Pupils · 2024/25
2%
EAL · 2024/25
6%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 12/01/2022

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityWestmorland and Furness
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio18.9:1
Admissions
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Plumpton School · Primary · Westmorland and Furness

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
45%
-5pp
91%68%45%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 45%
RWM higher standard
9%
-4pp
13%7%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 9%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
64%
Reading higher standard
18%
Writing expected standard
73%
Writing higher standard
9%
Maths expected standard
64%
Maths higher standard
9%
Science expected standard
73%
SPAG expected standard
73%
SPAG higher standard
18%
Reading scaled score
101.0
Maths scaled score
101.0
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
101
Pupil : teacher ratio
18.9
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
2%
FSM eligible
7%
SEN
12%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
6%

Contact

Address
Plumpton, PENRITH, CA11 9PA
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
2024/2545%9%64%18%73%9%64%9%73%73%101.0101.0104.012%101
2023/2450%13%75%25%63%13%50%13%63%63%106.0102.0107.012%98
2022/2347%0%67%13%73%20%53%7%67%73%103.0101.0105.0+0.40+2.00-2.9014%102
2018/1991%9%100%27%91%18%91%27%100%91%107.0107.0111.0+3.20+1.80+2.208%77
2017/1873%0%93%40%80%33%80%7%93%93%108.0105.0106.0+4.80+3.30+0.1010%80
2016/1767%25%92%42%83%42%75%42%92%83%107.0108.0108.0+1.80+1.70+2.3011%85

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
2024/2510118.012%2%7%4%6%
2023/249818.012%1%7%5%7%
2022/2310216.814%1%9%6%21%
2021/229317.710%1%8%6%15%
2020/218816.810%0%8%
2018/197716.08%3%17%4%
2017/188013.510%2%16%3%4%
2016/178517.411%3%14%3%6%

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