Primary school

Croftlands Junior School

  • Community School
  • ages 7–11
  • Mixed
  • Westmorland and Furness
  • LA12 9JU
Ofsted Good · inspected Dec 2012

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 12,258 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 82%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 72%72%2016/17: top 53%53% · 2016/172017/18: top 90%2018/19: top 65%2022/23: top 88%2023/24: top 90%2024/25: top 82%No exams

Against North WestArrows: North West rank change since 2018/19

Expected standard, RWM50% · North West 63%2/10 Well below North West−18.8 pts
Higher standard, RWM2% · North West 6%2/10 Well below North West−6.4 pts
Reading score103 · North West 1052/10 Well below North West−54.2 pts
Maths score104 · North West 1054/10 Below+8 pts
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 44% · 43 pupils · North West 55%2016/17: 62% · 34 pupils · North West 64%2017/18: 45% · 47 pupils · North West 68%2018/19: 62% · 37 pupils · North West 67%2022/23: 42% · 31 pupils · North West 61%2023/24: 41% · 34 pupils · North West 63%2024/25: 50% · 52 pupils · North West 63%62%41%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 5% · 43 pupils · North West 3%2016/17: 15% · 34 pupils · North West 7%2017/18: 4% · 47 pupils · North West 8%2018/19: 5% · 37 pupils · North West 9%2022/23: 3% · 31 pupils · North West 6%2023/24: 3% · 34 pupils · North West 5%2024/25: 2% · 52 pupils · North West 6%15%2%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 104 · 43 pupils · North West 1022016/17: 106 · 34 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 103 · 47 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 106 · 37 pupils · North West 1042022/23: 103 · 31 pupils · North West 1052023/24: 103 · 34 pupils · North West 1052024/25: 103 · 52 pupils · North West 105106103No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 106 · 43 pupils · North West 1032016/17: 103 · 34 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 102 · 47 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 104 · 37 pupils · North West 1052022/23: 101 · 31 pupils · North West 1042023/24: 102 · 34 pupils · North West 1042024/25: 104 · 52 pupils · North West 105106101No exams

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Inspections · 2007–2022

  1. 2007Inadequate
  2. 2008Satisfactory
  3. 2011Satisfactory
  4. 2012Good
  5. 2017Ungraded visit
  6. 2022Remains 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 2026152
Free school meals (past 6 years)15.5%
First language not English0.6%
SEN support16.8%
EHC plan5.0%
Absence (sessions missed)6.4%
Persistently absent pupils11.6%

Girls 55.3%Boys 44.7%

63.3% full · 240 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher19.2
Pupils per adult10.0
  • Classroom teachers 6.1
  • Leadership 1.8
  • Teaching assistants 7.3
  • Other support 3.7

Teachers 7.9 FTE · Whole workforce 18.9 · 34 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£7,832
Spend per pupil£8,170
Staff spend per pupil£6,107
Reserve per pupil−£819
  • −£124,541revenue reserve
  • −£51,489in-year balance

Grants £6,346 · self-generated £1,486 · premises £592 per pupil