St Oswald's CofE Primary School | Primary in Kendal, Westmorland and Furness | Ofsted & DfE

44%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

15%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

44%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

15%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

44%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

15%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Good

Ofsted inspection · 09/06/2022

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityWestmorland and Furness

PhasePrimary

School typeMaintained school

Pupil : teacher ratio16.2:1

AdmissionsNot applicable

Religious characterChurch of England

StatusOpen

Overview of St Oswald's CofE Primary School · Primary · Westmorland and Furness

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard

44%

-6pp

70%45%20%

'17'18'19'24'25

'25 · 44%

RWM higher standard

-8pp

10%5%0%

'17'18'19'24'25

'25 · 0%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

88%

Reading higher standard

25%

Writing expected standard

50%

Writing higher standard

Maths expected standard

56%

Maths higher standard

19%

Science expected standard

88%

SPAG expected standard

63%

SPAG higher standard

Reading scaled score

107.0

Maths scaled score

101.0

GPS scaled score

102.0

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

16.2

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

FSM eligible

17%

SEN

13%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

15%

Contact

Address

Howgill Close, Burneside, Kendal, LA9 6QR

Local authority

Westmorland and Furness

Website

www.st-oswalds.cumbria.sch.uk/

Telephone

01539738185

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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	44%	0%	88%	25%	50%	0%	56%	19%	88%	63%	107.0	101.0	102.0	—	—	—	13%	94
2023/24	50%	8%	58%	8%	67%	8%	58%	8%	83%	75%	103.0	99.0	101.0	—	—	—	12%	97
2022/23	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	13%	90
2018/19	57%	7%	64%	21%	79%	21%	64%	7%	100%	79%	102.0	102.0	102.0	-0.50	+1.80	-1.60	8%	108
2017/18	20%	0%	67%	13%	60%	33%	20%	0%	87%	47%	102.0	97.0	101.0	+0.70	+2.30	-4.00	13%	101
2016/17	70%	10%	90%	40%	90%	20%	70%	10%	100%	70%	106.0	103.0	103.0	+0.60	+0.70	-2.90	8%	105

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	94	17.3	13%	8%	17%	6%	15%
2023/24	97	18.5	12%	10%	19%	6%	16%
2022/23	90	14.4	13%	12%	20%	8%	27%
2021/22	93	17.2	14%	13%	19%	7%	17%
2020/21	86	16.1	21%	17%	16%	—	—
2018/19	108	18.0	8%	14%	20%	4%	4%
2017/18	101	17.4	13%	14%	21%	4%	10%
2016/17	105	18.5	8%	11%	22%	4%	5%