Primary school

Levens CofE School

  • Voluntary Controlled School
  • ages 3–11
  • Mixed
  • Church of England
  • Westmorland and Furness
  • LA8 8PU
Ofsted Good · inspected Apr 2014

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 14,018 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 94%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 99%99%2016/17: top 2%2017/18: top 19%2018/19: top 1%1% · 2018/192022/23: top 77%2024/25: top 94%No exams

Against North West

Expected standard, RWM38% · North West 63%Small cohort: 8 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM13% · North West 6%Small cohort: 8 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score107 · North West 105Small cohort: 8 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score99 · North West 105Small cohort: 8 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22Withheld 2023/24

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 14% · 7 pupils · North West 55%2016/17: 94% · 16 pupils · North West 64%2017/18: 80% · 10 pupils · North West 68%2018/19: 100% · 9 pupils · North West 67%2022/23: 50% · 6 pupils · North West 61%2023/24: withheld (5 pupils)2024/25: 38% · 8 pupils · North West 63%100%14%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 0% · 7 pupils · North West 3%2016/17: 31% · 16 pupils · North West 7%2017/18: 10% · 10 pupils · North West 8%2018/19: 11% · 9 pupils · North West 9%2022/23: 0% · 6 pupils · North West 6%2023/24: withheld (5 pupils)2024/25: 13% · 8 pupils · North West 6%31%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 93 · 7 pupils · North West 1022016/17: 109 · 16 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 110 · 10 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 109 · 9 pupils · North West 1042022/23: 108 · 6 pupils · North West 1052023/24: withheld (5 pupils)2024/25: 107 · 8 pupils · North West 10511093No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 98 · 7 pupils · North West 1032016/17: 107 · 16 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 105 · 10 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 109 · 9 pupils · North West 1052022/23: 102 · 6 pupils · North West 1042023/24: withheld (5 pupils)2024/25: 99 · 8 pupils · North West 10510998No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
13 of 13 who put it first2024 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st1313
2nd40
3rd70

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2006–2023

  1. 2006Good
  2. 2009Good
  3. 2012Requires improvement
  4. 2014Good
  5. 2017Ungraded visit
  6. 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 202698
Free school meals (past 6 years)8.0%
First language not English0.0%
SEN support8.8%
EHC plan3.9%
Absence (sessions missed)3.0%
Persistently absent pupils3.5%

Girls 52.9%Boys 47.1%

93.3% full · 105 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher18.5
Pupils per adult8.8
  • Classroom teachers 3
  • Leadership 2
  • Teaching assistants 5.5
  • Other support 3.1

Teachers 5 FTE · Whole workforce 13.6 · 22 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£8,758
Spend per pupil£8,838
Staff spend per pupil£6,775
Reserve per pupil£567
  • +£53,018revenue reserve
  • −£7,443in-year balance

Grants £8,083 · self-generated £813 · premises £482 per pupil