Skelton School | Primary in Penrith, Westmorland and Furness | Ofsted & DfE

89%

RWM expected · 2024/25

33%

RWM higher · 2024/25

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

89%

RWM expected · 2024/25

33%

RWM higher · 2024/25

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

89%

RWM expected · 2024/25

33%

RWM higher · 2024/25

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Good

Ofsted inspection · 25/06/2024

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityWestmorland and Furness

PhasePrimary

School typeMaintained school

Pupil : teacher ratio14.1:1

AdmissionsNot applicable

Religious characterDoes not apply

StatusOpen

Overview of Skelton School · Primary · Westmorland and Furness

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard

89%

+14pp

92%84%75%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 89%

RWM higher standard

33%

+8pp

44%34%23%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 33%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

100%

Reading higher standard

56%

Writing expected standard

89%

Writing higher standard

56%

Maths expected standard

100%

Maths higher standard

44%

Science expected standard

100%

SPAG expected standard

100%

SPAG higher standard

56%

Reading scaled score

112.0

Maths scaled score

110.0

GPS scaled score

112.0

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

14.1

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

FSM eligible

SEN

13%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

Contact

Address

Skelton, Penrith, CA11 9SE

Local authority

Westmorland and Furness

Website

http://www.skelton.cumbria.sch.uk

Telephone

01768484367

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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	89%	33%	100%	56%	89%	56%	100%	44%	100%	100%	112.0	110.0	112.0	—	—	—	13%	89
2023/24	75%	25%	92%	58%	83%	33%	83%	67%	100%	92%	109.0	109.0	109.0	—	—	—	10%	88
2022/23	89%	44%	100%	56%	89%	44%	100%	56%	100%	100%	113.0	109.0	110.0	+4.10	+1.90	+0.90	8%	82
2018/19	92%	23%	92%	46%	100%	38%	100%	46%	100%	100%	110.0	108.0	110.0	+2.60	+1.90	+0.10	13%	91
2017/18	92%	31%	92%	46%	100%	38%	100%	54%	100%	92%	109.0	108.0	112.0	+0.20	+0.70	+0.40	12%	92
2016/17	77%	31%	92%	54%	77%	31%	100%	62%	100%	92%	111.0	110.0	110.0	+2.00	-3.20	+0.50	6%	88

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	89	26.1	13%	0%	7%	3%	4%
2023/24	88	21.2	10%	0%	4%	3%	3%
2022/23	82	19.5	8%	1%	4%	5%	15%
2021/22	83	16.3	10%	0%	6%	4%	4%
2020/21	81	16.1	11%	2%	4%	—	—
2018/19	91	19.0	13%	0%	0%	3%	4%
2017/18	92	19.2	12%	0%	2%	3%	0%
2016/17	88	19.1	6%	0%	6%	3%	—