Primary school

Holm Cultram Abbey CofE Primary School

  • Voluntary Controlled School
  • ages 4–11
  • Mixed
  • Church of England
  • Cumberland
  • CA7 4RU
Ofsted Good · inspected Apr 2013

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 15,011 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 100%

Top % in England, by year
2017/18: top 99%99%2022/23: top 100%2023/24: top 77%77% · 2023/242024/25: top 100%No exams

Against North West

Expected standard, RWM10% · North West 63%Small cohort: 10 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM0% · North West 6%Small cohort: 10 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score101 · North West 105Small cohort: 10 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score96 · North West 105Small cohort: 10 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22Withheld 2015/16, 2016/17, 2018/19

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: withheld (5 pupils)2016/17: withheld (3 pupils)2017/18: 25% · 8 pupils · North West 68%2018/19: withheld (4 pupils)2022/23: 13% · 8 pupils · North West 61%2023/24: 50% · 10 pupils · North West 63%2024/25: 10% · 10 pupils · North West 63%50%10%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: withheld (5 pupils)2016/17: withheld (3 pupils)2017/18: 0% · 8 pupils · North West 8%2018/19: withheld (4 pupils)2022/23: 0% · 8 pupils · North West 6%2023/24: 10% · 10 pupils · North West 5%2024/25: 0% · 10 pupils · North West 6%10%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: withheld (5 pupils)2016/17: withheld (3 pupils)2017/18: 104 · 8 pupils · North West 1052018/19: withheld (4 pupils)2022/23: 98 · 8 pupils · North West 1052023/24: 101 · 10 pupils · North West 1052024/25: 101 · 10 pupils · North West 10510498No exams
Maths score
2015/16: withheld (5 pupils)2016/17: withheld (3 pupils)2017/18: 101 · 8 pupils · North West 1052018/19: withheld (4 pupils)2022/23: 99 · 8 pupils · North West 1042023/24: 100 · 10 pupils · North West 1042024/25: 96 · 10 pupils · North West 10510196No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
5 of 5 who put it first2024 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st55
2nd10
3rd10

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2006–2023

  1. 2006Satisfactory
  2. 2010Satisfactory
  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 202643
Free school meals (past 6 years)44.9%
First language not English4.1%
SEN support18.4%
EHC plan4.1%
Absence (sessions missed)7.3%
Persistently absent pupils15.6%

Girls 34.7%Boys 65.3%

61.4% full · 70 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher14.3
Pupils per adult8.3
  • Classroom teachers 2
  • Leadership 1
  • Teaching assistants 2.1
  • Other support 1.5

Teachers 3 FTE · Whole workforce 6.6 · 13 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£12,935
Spend per pupil£12,533
Staff spend per pupil£9,114
Reserve per pupil£1,754
  • +£75,431revenue reserve
  • +£17,283in-year balance

Grants £12,535 · self-generated £400 · premises £888 per pupil