Primary school

Grayrigg CofE School

  • Voluntary Aided School
  • ages 4–11
  • Mixed
  • Church of England
  • Westmorland and Furness
  • LA8 9BU
Ofsted Good · inspected Feb 2020

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 11,332 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 76%

Top % in England, by year
2016/17: top 79%79%2022/23: top 27%27% · 2022/232023/24: top 56%2024/25: top 76%No exams

Against North West

Expected standard, RWM53% · North West 63%Small cohort: 15 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM13% · North West 6%Small cohort: 15 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score103 · North West 105Small cohort: 15 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score104 · North West 105Small cohort: 15 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Show KS2 results by year

No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22Withheld 2015/16, 2017/18, 2018/19

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: withheld (4 pupils)2016/17: 50% · 8 pupils · North West 64%2017/18: withheld (5 pupils)2018/19: withheld (3 pupils)2022/23: 71% · 7 pupils · North West 61%2023/24: 60% · 15 pupils · North West 63%2024/25: 53% · 15 pupils · North West 63%71%50%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: withheld (4 pupils)2016/17: 0% · 8 pupils · North West 7%2017/18: withheld (5 pupils)2018/19: withheld (3 pupils)2022/23: 0% · 7 pupils · North West 6%2023/24: 7% · 15 pupils · North West 5%2024/25: 13% · 15 pupils · North West 6%13%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: withheld (4 pupils)2016/17: 103 · 8 pupils · North West 1042017/18: withheld (5 pupils)2018/19: withheld (3 pupils)2022/23: 109 · 7 pupils · North West 1052023/24: 108 · 15 pupils · North West 1052024/25: 103 · 15 pupils · North West 105109103No exams
Maths score
2015/16: withheld (4 pupils)2016/17: 100 · 8 pupils · North West 1042017/18: withheld (5 pupils)2018/19: withheld (3 pupils)2022/23: 103 · 7 pupils · North West 1042023/24: 103 · 15 pupils · North West 1042024/25: 104 · 15 pupils · North West 105104100No 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
2nd30
3rd20

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2007–2025

  1. 2007Good
  2. 2012Inadequate
  3. 2013Requires improvement
  4. 2015Good
  5. 2020Good
  6. 2025Ungraded visit

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 202667
Free school meals (past 6 years)6.3%
First language not English0.0%
SEN support29.1%
EHC plan8.9%
Absence (sessions missed)4.0%
Persistently absent pupils5.3%

Girls 46.8%Boys 53.2%

119.6% full · 56 places

Parent View

Earlier survey (before Nov 2025) · as at 1 Sep 2025 · 41 responses (51.9% of pupils)

  • My child is happy at this school100% agree
  • My child feels safe at this school100% agree
  • The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved100% agree
  • My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively · 75.6% not applicable60% agree
  • The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year97.6% agree
  • When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly · 31.7% not applicable96.4% agree
  • Does your child have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)?29.3% yes
  • My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed · asked only of the 29.3% who said Yes above100% agree
  • The school has high expectations for my child100% agree
  • My child does well at this school100% agree
  • The school lets me know how my child is doing100% agree
  • There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school97.6% agree
  • My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school97.6% agree
  • The school supports my child's wider personal development100% agree
  • I would recommend this school to another parent100% yes

Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher11.7
Pupils per adult5.0
  • Classroom teachers 4.7
  • Leadership 1
  • Teaching assistants 7.6
  • Other support 2.1

Teachers 5.7 FTE · Whole workforce 15.4 · 24 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£11,928
Spend per pupil£11,586
Staff spend per pupil£9,465
Reserve per pupil£1,250
  • +£83,767revenue reserve
  • +£22,943in-year balance

Grants £11,384 · self-generated £545 · premises £360 per pupil