Thwaites School | School performance

29%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

29%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

29%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Requires improvement

Ofsted inspection · 07/02/2023

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityCumberland

PhasePrimary

School typeMaintained school

Pupil : teacher ratio7.4:1

AdmissionsNot applicable

Religious characterDoes not apply

StatusOpen

Overview of Thwaites School · Primary · Cumberland

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard

29%

50%36%22%

'17'18'23'25

'25 · 29%

RWM higher standard

0%0%0%

'17'18'23'25

'25 · 0%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

57%

Reading higher standard

14%

Writing expected standard

71%

Writing higher standard

Maths expected standard

57%

Maths higher standard

Science expected standard

57%

SPAG expected standard

71%

SPAG higher standard

Reading scaled score

101.0

Maths scaled score

100.0

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

7.4

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

FSM eligible

34%

SEN

16%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

Contact

Address

Hallthwaites, Millom, LA18 5HP

Local authority

Cumberland

Website

www.thwaites.cumbria.sch.uk

Telephone

01229772554

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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	29%	0%	57%	14%	71%	0%	57%	0%	57%	71%	101.0	100.0	102.0	—	—	—	16%	37
2023/24	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	—	—	—	20%	35
2022/23	50%	0%	67%	17%	67%	0%	50%	17%	83%	83%	105.0	102.0	102.0	+0.50	-0.60	-1.20	22%	45
2018/19	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	36%	45
2017/18	22%	0%	67%	11%	44%	0%	44%	0%	67%	56%	104.0	99.0	104.0	-1.80	-7.80	-6.00	37%	57
2016/17	33%	0%	78%	22%	56%	11%	44%	0%	67%	67%	103.0	100.0	103.0	-0.90	-5.50	-3.40	27%	71

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	37	13.2	16%	0%	34%	4%	7%
2023/24	35	9.2	20%	0%	22%	6%	13%
2022/23	45	14.2	22%	4%	20%	6%	24%
2021/22	44	16.9	20%	0%	29%	8%	29%
2020/21	43	19.6	23%	0%	16%	—	—
2018/19	45	17.3	36%	0%	18%	6%	20%
2017/18	57	21.9	37%	0%	31%	5%	16%
2016/17	71	20.9	27%	0%	29%	5%	12%