Primary school

Cummersdale School

  • Community School
  • ages 4–11
  • Mixed
  • Cumberland
  • CA2 6BD
Ofsted report card · inspected May 2026

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 4,070 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 28%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 20%20%2016/17: top 79%2017/18: top 3%3% · 2017/182018/19: top 100%2022/23: top 100%2023/24: top 78%2024/25: top 28%No exams

Against North West

Expected standard, RWM73% · North West 63%Small cohort: 15 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM7% · North West 6%Small cohort: 15 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score105 · North West 105Small cohort: 15 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score107 · North West 105Small cohort: 15 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 70% · 10 pupils · North West 55%2016/17: 50% · 10 pupils · North West 64%2017/18: 92% · 12 pupils · North West 68%2018/19: 0% · 14 pupils · North West 67%2022/23: 13% · 15 pupils · North West 61%2023/24: 50% · 16 pupils · North West 63%2024/25: 73% · 15 pupils · North West 63%92%0%No exams

Not published 2021/22

Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 0% · 10 pupils · North West 3%2016/17: 0% · 10 pupils · North West 7%2017/18: 25% · 12 pupils · North West 8%2018/19: 0% · 14 pupils · North West 9%2022/23: 7% · 15 pupils · North West 6%2023/24: 6% · 16 pupils · North West 5%2024/25: 7% · 15 pupils · North West 6%25%0%No exams

Not published 2021/22

Reading score
2015/16: 105 · 10 pupils · North West 1022016/17: 102 · 10 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 111 · 12 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 101 · 14 pupils · North West 1042022/23: 100 · 15 pupils · North West 1052023/24: 101 · 16 pupils · North West 1052024/25: 105 · 15 pupils · North West 105111100No exams

Not published 2021/22

Maths score
2015/16: 105 · 10 pupils · North West 1032016/17: 101 · 10 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 108 · 12 pupils · North West 1052022/23: 103 · 15 pupils · North West 1042023/24: 103 · 16 pupils · North West 1042024/25: 107 · 15 pupils · North West 105108101No exams

Not published 2018/19, 2021/22

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in93.3%
14 of 15 who put it first2024 · 78.9%2026 · 93.3%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st1514
2nd161
3rd100

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2007–2026

  • InclusionExpected
  • AchievementExpected
  • Curriculum and teachingExpected
  • Attendance and behaviourStrong
  • Leadership and governanceExpected
  • Early yearsExpected
  • Personal development and wellbeingStrong
  • SafeguardingMet
  1. 2007Good
  2. 2009Satisfactory
  3. 2013Good
  4. 2017Ungraded visit
  5. 2022Good
  6. 2026Lowest Expected

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 202697
Free school meals (past 6 years)11.4%
First language not English4.8%
SEN support8.6%
EHC plan0.9%
Absence (sessions missed)2.6%
Persistently absent pupils2.2%

Girls 49.5%Boys 50.5%

92.4% full · 105 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher19.4
Pupils per adult10.6
  • Classroom teachers 4
  • Leadership 1
  • Teaching assistants 4.1
  • Other support 1

Teachers 5 FTE · Whole workforce 10.1 · 12 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£7,895
Spend per pupil£7,804
Staff spend per pupil£6,371
Reserve per pupil£642
  • +£62,278revenue reserve
  • +£8,812in-year balance

Grants £7,364 · self-generated £531 · premises £290 per pupil