Primary school

Temple Sowerby CofE Primary School

  • Voluntary Controlled School
  • ages 3–11
  • Mixed
  • Church of England
  • Westmorland and Furness
  • CA10 1RZ
Ofsted Good · inspected Jun 2014

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 3,271 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 22%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 75%75%2016/17: top 87%2018/19: top 42%2024/25: top 22%No exams

Against North West

Expected standard, RWM75% · 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 score105 · North West 105Small cohort: 8 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22Withheld 2017/18, 2022/23, 2023/24

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 43% · 7 pupils · North West 55%2016/17: 43% · 7 pupils · North West 64%2017/18: withheld (5 pupils)2018/19: 70% · 10 pupils · North West 67%2022/23: withheld (2 pupils)2023/24: withheld (5 pupils)2024/25: 75% · 8 pupils · North West 63%75%43%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 0% · 7 pupils · North West 3%2016/17: 14% · 7 pupils · North West 7%2017/18: withheld (5 pupils)2018/19: 10% · 10 pupils · North West 9%2022/23: withheld (2 pupils)2023/24: withheld (5 pupils)2024/25: 13% · 8 pupils · North West 6%14%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 105 · 7 pupils · North West 1022016/17: 100 · 7 pupils · North West 1042017/18: withheld (5 pupils)2018/19: 105 · 10 pupils · North West 1042022/23: withheld (2 pupils)2023/24: withheld (5 pupils)2024/25: 107 · 8 pupils · North West 105107100No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 104 · 7 pupils · North West 1032016/17: 103 · 7 pupils · North West 1042017/18: withheld (5 pupils)2018/19: 104 · 10 pupils · North West 1052022/23: withheld (2 pupils)2023/24: withheld (5 pupils)2024/25: 105 · 8 pupils · North West 105105103No 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
2nd30
3rd40

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2006–2023

  1. 2006Good
  2. 2009Good
  3. 2014Good
  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 202649
Free school meals (past 6 years)6.5%
First language not English0.0%
SEN support14.0%
EHC plan8.8%
Absence (sessions missed)4.8%
Persistently absent pupils10.0%

Girls 47.4%Boys 52.6%

87.5% full · 56 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher16.0
Pupils per adult7.5
  • Classroom teachers 2
  • Leadership 1
  • Teaching assistants 3.5
  • Other support 0.4

Teachers 3 FTE · Whole workforce 6.8 · 13 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£11,161
Spend per pupil£11,591
Staff spend per pupil£8,632
Reserve per pupil−£120
  • −£5,810revenue reserve
  • −£20,857in-year balance

Grants £10,454 · self-generated £707 · premises £767 per pupil