Primary school

Askam Village School

  • Foundation School
  • ages 3–11
  • Mixed
  • Westmorland and Furness
  • LA16 7DA
Ofsted Good · inspected Jun 2022

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 14,799 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 99%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 88%88%2016/17: top 94%2017/18: top 48%2018/19: top 94%2022/23: top 42%42% · 2022/232023/24: top 75%2024/25: top 99%No exams

Against North West

Expected standard, RWM26% · North West 63%Small cohort: 19 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM0% · North West 6%Small cohort: 19 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score100 · North West 105Small cohort: 19 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score98 · North West 105Small cohort: 19 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 33% · 15 pupils · North West 55%2016/17: 36% · 25 pupils · North West 64%2017/18: 68% · 19 pupils · North West 68%2018/19: 42% · 24 pupils · North West 67%2022/23: 65% · 17 pupils · North West 61%2023/24: 52% · 21 pupils · North West 63%2024/25: 26% · 19 pupils · North West 63%68%26%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 0% · 15 pupils · North West 3%2016/17: 0% · 25 pupils · North West 7%2017/18: 5% · 19 pupils · North West 8%2018/19: 0% · 24 pupils · North West 9%2022/23: 0% · 17 pupils · North West 6%2023/24: 0% · 21 pupils · North West 5%2024/25: 0% · 19 pupils · North West 6%5%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 98 · 15 pupils · North West 1022016/17: 99 · 25 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 105 · 19 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 102 · 24 pupils · North West 1042022/23: 106 · 17 pupils · North West 1052023/24: 102 · 21 pupils · North West 1052024/25: 100 · 19 pupils · North West 10510698No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 98 · 15 pupils · North West 1032016/17: 102 · 25 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 104 · 19 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 100 · 24 pupils · North West 1052022/23: 103 · 17 pupils · North West 1042023/24: 99 · 21 pupils · North West 1042024/25: 98 · 19 pupils · North West 10510498No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in93.5%
29 of 31 who put it first2024 · 100.0%2026 · 93.5%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st3129
2nd60
3rd30

No last distance offered published

Inspections · 2006–2022

  1. 2006Good
  2. 2010Satisfactory
  3. 2013Requires improvement
  4. 2014Requires improvement
  5. 2016Good
  6. 2021Remains Good
  7. 2022Good

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 2026187
Free school meals (past 6 years)10.5%
First language not English3.9%
SEN support5.6%
EHC plan3.9%
Absence (sessions missed)4.5%
Persistently absent pupils6.7%

Girls 47.2%Boys 52.8%

92.1% full · 203 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher29.7
Pupils per adult24.4
  • Classroom teachers 4.9
  • Leadership 1
  • Teaching assistants 1.3
  • Other support 2.3

Teachers 5.9 FTE · Whole workforce 9.4 · 17 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£6,869
Spend per pupil£6,982
Staff spend per pupil£5,487
Reserve per pupil−£236
  • −£41,408revenue reserve
  • −£19,798in-year balance

Grants £6,271 · self-generated £598 · premises £321 per pupil