Primary school

Upperby Primary School

  • Community School
  • ages 3–11
  • Mixed
  • Cumberland
  • CA2 4JT
Ofsted Good · inspected Nov 2022

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 8,830 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 59%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 93%93%2016/17: top 81%2017/18: top 86%2018/19: top 97%2022/23: top 69%2023/24: top 87%2024/25: top 59%No exams

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

Expected standard, RWM61% · North West 63%5/10 Middle+39.4 pts
Higher standard, RWM6% · North West 6%5/10 Middle+45.1 pts
Reading score106 · North West 1056/10 Middle+46.1 pts
Maths score104 · North West 1054/10 Below+32.4 pts
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 28% · 39 pupils · North West 55%2016/17: 49% · 39 pupils · North West 64%2017/18: 49% · 39 pupils · North West 68%2018/19: 36% · 45 pupils · North West 67%2022/23: 54% · 59 pupils · North West 61%2023/24: 44% · 63 pupils · North West 63%2024/25: 61% · 51 pupils · North West 63%61%28%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 0% · 39 pupils · North West 3%2016/17: 0% · 39 pupils · North West 7%2017/18: 5% · 39 pupils · North West 8%2018/19: 0% · 45 pupils · North West 9%2022/23: 0% · 59 pupils · North West 6%2023/24: 2% · 63 pupils · North West 5%2024/25: 6% · 51 pupils · North West 6%6%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 97 · 39 pupils · North West 1022016/17: 102 · 39 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 102 · 39 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 100 · 45 pupils · North West 1042022/23: 104 · 59 pupils · North West 1052023/24: 103 · 63 pupils · North West 1052024/25: 106 · 51 pupils · North West 10510697No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 98 · 39 pupils · North West 1032016/17: 102 · 39 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 101 · 39 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 99 · 45 pupils · North West 1052022/23: 104 · 59 pupils · North West 1042023/24: 103 · 63 pupils · North West 1042024/25: 104 · 51 pupils · North West 10510498No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
46 of 46 who put it first2024 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st4646
2nd140
3rd80

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2007–2022

  1. 2007Good
  2. 2013Outstanding
  3. 2016Requires improvement
  4. 2019Requires improvement
  5. 2021Ungraded visit
  6. 2021Ungraded visit
  7. 2022Good

5 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

0 weak areas

5 areas graded · safeguarding effective

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026346
Free school meals (past 6 years)35.2%
First language not English4.3%
SEN support3.7%
EHC plan3.7%
Absence (sessions missed)5.7%
Persistently absent pupils15.4%

Girls 49%Boys 51%

82.4% full · 420 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher23.3
Pupils per adult11.3
  • Classroom teachers 12.6
  • Leadership 2
  • Teaching assistants 14.6
  • Other support 10.1

Teachers 14.6 FTE · Whole workforce 39.3 · 66 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£7,398
Spend per pupil£7,472
Staff spend per pupil£5,769
Reserve per pupil£573
  • +£195,081revenue reserve
  • −£25,014in-year balance

Grants £7,016 · self-generated £383 · premises £384 per pupil