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EnglandNorth WestCumberlandCA2 5LARobert Ferguson Primary School
Primary

Robert Ferguson Primary School

Primary

Cumberland · Carlisle · CA2 5LA www.rferguson.org

Pupils
424
cap. 420
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
38%
RWM expected · 2024/25
2%
RWM higher · 2024/25
424
Pupils · 2024/25
12%
EAL · 2024/25
15%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
38%
RWM expected · 2024/25
2%
RWM higher · 2024/25
424
Pupils · 2024/25
12%
EAL · 2024/25
15%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 18/01/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityCumberland
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio18.5:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Robert Ferguson Primary School · Primary · Cumberland

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
38%
-21pp
61%50%38%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 38%
RWM higher standard
2%
-1pp
7%4%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 2%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
62%
Reading higher standard
23%
Writing expected standard
42%
Writing higher standard
2%
Maths expected standard
60%
Maths higher standard
17%
Science expected standard
90%
SPAG expected standard
62%
SPAG higher standard
17%
Reading scaled score
103.0
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
424
Pupil : teacher ratio
18.5
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
12%
FSM eligible
25%
SEN
24%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
15%

Contact

Address
East Dale Street, Denton Holme, Carlisle, CA2 5LA
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
2024/2538%2%62%23%42%2%60%17%90%62%103.0102.0103.024%424
2023/2459%3%82%28%72%10%75%15%85%79%106.0104.0106.024%418
2022/2345%2%68%28%60%5%68%10%63%68%104.0102.0104.0+0.50-0.80-0.5022%431
2018/1961%7%70%28%75%9%75%18%82%84%106.0105.0108.0-0.80-1.80-2.5016%421
2017/1844%0%68%15%76%7%59%0%80%73%104.0101.0104.0-2.10-1.40-3.7015%421
2016/1751%2%68%19%70%17%62%6%83%68%103.0102.0104.0-2.90-1.90-3.8012%404

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
2024/2542419.924%12%25%5%15%
2023/2441818.524%13%28%7%23%
2022/2343119.222%10%30%8%30%
2021/2243719.321%10%26%7%22%
2020/2143322.722%8%24%
2018/1942120.716%8%24%4%12%
2017/1842120.815%7%28%5%13%
2016/1740419.312%8%27%5%13%

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