Primary school

Thwaites School

  • Community School
  • ages 3–11
  • Mixed
  • Cumberland
  • LA18 5HP
Ofsted areas (no overall grade) · inspected Jul 2025

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 14,704 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 98%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 46%46%2016/17: top 95%2017/18: top 100%2022/23: top 77%2024/25: top 98%No exams

Against North West

Expected standard, RWM29% · North West 63%Small cohort: 7 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM0% · North West 6%Small cohort: 7 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score101 · North West 105Small cohort: 7 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score100 · North West 105Small cohort: 7 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22Withheld 2018/19, 2023/24

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 57% · 7 pupils · North West 55%2016/17: 33% · 9 pupils · North West 64%2017/18: 22% · 9 pupils · North West 68%2018/19: withheld (4 pupils)2022/23: 50% · 6 pupils · North West 61%2023/24: withheld (3 pupils)2024/25: 29% · 7 pupils · North West 63%57%22%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 0% · 7 pupils · North West 3%2016/17: 0% · 9 pupils · North West 7%2017/18: 0% · 9 pupils · North West 8%2018/19: withheld (4 pupils)2022/23: 0% · 6 pupils · North West 6%2023/24: withheld (3 pupils)2024/25: 0% · 7 pupils · North West 6%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 108 · 7 pupils · North West 1022016/17: 103 · 9 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 104 · 9 pupils · North West 1052018/19: withheld (4 pupils)2022/23: 105 · 6 pupils · North West 1052023/24: withheld (3 pupils)2024/25: 101 · 7 pupils · North West 105108101No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 102 · 7 pupils · North West 1032016/17: 100 · 9 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 99 · 9 pupils · North West 1052018/19: withheld (4 pupils)2022/23: 102 · 6 pupils · North West 1042023/24: withheld (3 pupils)2024/25: 100 · 7 pupils · North West 10510299No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
3 of 3 who put it first2024 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st33
2nd30
3rd50

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2008–2025

  • Personal developmentOutstanding
  • Quality of educationGood
  • Behaviour and attitudesGood
  • Early years provisionGood
  • Leadership and managementGood
  • SafeguardingEffective
  1. 2008Good
  2. 2012Good
  3. 2015Good
  4. 2019Requires improvement
  5. 2023Requires improvement
  6. 2025Lowest Good

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 202628
Free school meals (past 6 years)34.5%
First language not English0.0%
SEN support10.8%
EHC plan5.4%
Absence (sessions missed)3.8%
Persistently absent pupils6.7%

Girls 54%Boys 46%

50% full · 56 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher7.4
Pupils per adult3.7
  • Classroom teachers 2.8
  • Leadership 1
  • Teaching assistants 3.8
  • Other support 0

Teachers 3.8 FTE · Whole workforce 7.5 · 17 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£16,038
Spend per pupil£17,321
Staff spend per pupil£12,677
Reserve per pupil−£6,777
  • −£189,752revenue reserve
  • −£35,929in-year balance

Grants £15,510 · self-generated £528 · premises £1,154 per pupil