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EnglandNorth WestWestmorland and FurnessLA9 5PPSt Thomas's CofE Primary School
Primary

St Thomas's CofE Primary School

Primary

Westmorland and Furness · Kendal · LA9 5PP www.stthomasschool.org.uk

Pupils
242
cap. 218
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
48%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
242
Pupils · 2024/25
8%
EAL · 2024/25
10%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
48%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
242
Pupils · 2024/25
8%
EAL · 2024/25
10%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Not judged

Ofsted inspection · 24/09/2024

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityWestmorland and Furness
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio28.8:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterChurch of England
StatusOpen

Overview of St Thomas'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
48%
-26pp
74%61%48%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 48%
RWM higher standard
0%
-17pp
17%9%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 0%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
65%
Reading higher standard
32%
Writing expected standard
65%
Writing higher standard
0%
Maths expected standard
77%
Maths higher standard
26%
Science expected standard
77%
SPAG expected standard
71%
SPAG higher standard
26%
Reading scaled score
105.0
Maths scaled score
106.0
GPS scaled score
107.0

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
242
Pupil : teacher ratio
28.8
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
8%
FSM eligible
24%
SEN
21%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
10%

Contact

Address
Kendal Green, Kendal, LA9 5PP
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
2024/2548%0%65%32%65%0%77%26%77%71%105.0106.0107.021%242
2023/2474%17%91%48%74%35%83%22%78%83%109.0103.0106.021%222
2022/2362%7%79%24%79%17%72%7%90%72%105.0102.0104.0-1.40+0.50-1.7020%227
2018/1962%8%69%35%77%31%65%19%85%65%104.0102.0105.0-0.90+0.80-2.9015%182
2017/1874%10%84%19%81%13%81%16%84%74%105.0103.0104.0+0.20-0.10-0.5016%180
2016/1764%9%67%18%73%15%67%12%73%73%102.0103.0105.0-2.10-0.90-1.2014%193

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
2024/2524225.721%8%24%5%10%
2023/2422224.721%6%20%5%15%
2022/2322725.220%6%21%6%21%
2021/2221628.516%8%22%6%13%
2020/2120223.516%6%21%
2018/1918222.215%6%21%3%5%
2017/1818020.316%6%24%4%7%
2016/1719322.914%5%23%3%6%

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