Primary school

Coniston CofE Primary School

  • Voluntary Controlled School
  • ages 3–11
  • Mixed
  • Church of England
  • Westmorland and Furness
  • LA21 8AL
Ofsted Good · inspected Jul 2013

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 14,763 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 99%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 95%95%2016/17: top 79%2017/18: top 74%74% · 2017/182018/19: top 85%2023/24: top 97%2024/25: top 99%No exams

Against North West

Expected standard, RWM27% · North West 63%Small cohort: 11 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM0% · North West 6%Small cohort: 11 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score103 · North West 105Small cohort: 11 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score103 · North West 105Small cohort: 11 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22Withheld 2022/23

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 25% · 8 pupils · North West 55%2016/17: 50% · 6 pupils · North West 64%2017/18: 57% · 7 pupils · North West 68%2018/19: 50% · 6 pupils · North West 67%2022/23: withheld (5 pupils)2023/24: 31% · 13 pupils · North West 63%2024/25: 27% · 11 pupils · North West 63%57%25%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 0% · 8 pupils · North West 3%2016/17: 0% · 6 pupils · North West 7%2017/18: 0% · 7 pupils · North West 8%2018/19: 17% · 6 pupils · North West 9%2022/23: withheld (5 pupils)2023/24: 0% · 13 pupils · North West 5%2024/25: 0% · 11 pupils · North West 6%17%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 100 · 8 pupils · North West 1022016/17: 101 · 6 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 104 · 7 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 104 · 6 pupils · North West 1042022/23: withheld (5 pupils)2023/24: 105 · 13 pupils · North West 1052024/25: 103 · 11 pupils · North West 105105100No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 100 · 8 pupils · North West 1032016/17: 101 · 6 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 104 · 7 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 106 · 6 pupils · North West 1052022/23: withheld (5 pupils)2023/24: 101 · 13 pupils · North West 1042024/25: 103 · 11 pupils · North West 105106100No 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
2nd20
3rd00

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2007–2023

  1. 2007Good
  2. 2010Inadequate
  3. 2011Satisfactory
  4. 2013Good
  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 202667
Free school meals (past 6 years)20.3%
First language not English0.0%
SEN support14.1%
EHC plan7.0%
Absence (sessions missed)5.2%
Persistently absent pupils9.1%

Girls 40.9%Boys 59.1%

68.4% full · 98 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher14.6
Pupils per adult9.5
  • Classroom teachers 3.5
  • Leadership 1
  • Teaching assistants 2.4
  • Other support 1

Teachers 4.5 FTE · Whole workforce 7.9 · 9 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£9,839
Spend per pupil£10,709
Staff spend per pupil£7,258
Reserve per pupil£234
  • +£15,329revenue reserve
  • −£56,977in-year balance

Grants £9,430 · self-generated £409 · premises £1,124 per pupil