Primary school

Clifton Primary School

  • Community School
  • ages 3–11
  • Mixed
  • Westmorland and Furness
  • CA10 2EG
Ofsted Good · inspected Apr 2013

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 7,758 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 52%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 97%97%2017/18: top 94%2018/19: top 44%2022/23: top 2%2% · 2022/232023/24: top 33%2024/25: top 52%No exams

Against North West

Expected standard, RWM64% · North West 63%Small cohort: 11 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM0% · North West 6%Small cohort: 11 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score106 · North West 105Small cohort: 11 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score107 · North West 105Small cohort: 11 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22Withheld 2016/17

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 22% · 9 pupils · North West 55%2016/17: withheld (5 pupils)2017/18: 40% · 15 pupils · North West 68%2018/19: 70% · 10 pupils · North West 67%2022/23: 90% · 10 pupils · North West 61%2023/24: 69% · 13 pupils · North West 63%2024/25: 64% · 11 pupils · North West 63%90%22%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 0% · 9 pupils · North West 3%2016/17: withheld (5 pupils)2017/18: 7% · 15 pupils · North West 8%2018/19: 0% · 10 pupils · North West 9%2022/23: 10% · 10 pupils · North West 6%2023/24: 15% · 13 pupils · North West 5%2024/25: 0% · 11 pupils · North West 6%15%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 103 · 9 pupils · North West 1022016/17: withheld (5 pupils)2017/18: 100 · 15 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 99 · 10 pupils · North West 1042022/23: 106 · 10 pupils · North West 1052023/24: 109 · 13 pupils · North West 1052024/25: 106 · 11 pupils · North West 10510999No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 103 · 9 pupils · North West 1032016/17: withheld (5 pupils)2017/18: 101 · 15 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 100 · 10 pupils · North West 1052022/23: 108 · 10 pupils · North West 1042023/24: 106 · 13 pupils · North West 1042024/25: 107 · 11 pupils · North West 105108100No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
8 of 8 who put it first2024 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st88
2nd70
3rd50

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2006–2023

  1. 2006Good
  2. 2009Good
  3. 2013Good
  4. 2017Ungraded visit
  5. 2023Remains Good

4 strong areas

  • Quality of teaching
  • Achievement of pupils
  • Leadership and management
  • Behaviour and safety of pupils

0 weak areas

4 areas graded

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 202676
Free school meals (past 6 years)6.2%
First language not English1.4%
SEN support15.7%
EHC plan2.9%
Absence (sessions missed)3.4%
Persistently absent pupils3.2%

Girls 47.1%Boys 52.9%

92.7% full · 82 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher18.7
Pupils per adult8.4
  • Classroom teachers 3
  • Leadership 1
  • Teaching assistants 4.9
  • Other support 1.9

Teachers 4 FTE · Whole workforce 10.8 · 26 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£8,793
Spend per pupil£8,705
Staff spend per pupil£6,298
Reserve per pupil£342
  • +£25,987revenue reserve
  • +£6,639in-year balance

Grants £8,061 · self-generated £732 · premises £515 per pupil