Primary school

Orton CofE School

  • Voluntary Aided School
  • ages 3–11
  • Mixed
  • Church of England
  • Westmorland and Furness
  • CA10 3RG
Ofsted Good · inspected Feb 2013

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 10,064 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 67%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 51%51%2016/17: top 66%2017/18: top 85%2018/19: top 13%13% · 2018/192022/23: top 17%2023/24: top 88%2024/25: top 67%No exams

Against North West

Expected standard, RWM57% · North West 63%Small cohort: 7 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM14% · North West 6%Small cohort: 7 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score103 · North West 105Small cohort: 7 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score102 · North West 105Small cohort: 7 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 55% · 11 pupils · North West 55%2016/17: 57% · 7 pupils · North West 64%2017/18: 50% · 16 pupils · North West 68%2018/19: 83% · 6 pupils · North West 67%2022/23: 75% · 8 pupils · North West 61%2023/24: 43% · 7 pupils · North West 63%2024/25: 57% · 7 pupils · North West 63%83%43%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 0% · 11 pupils · North West 3%2016/17: 0% · 7 pupils · North West 7%2017/18: 0% · 16 pupils · North West 8%2018/19: 0% · 6 pupils · North West 9%2022/23: 25% · 8 pupils · North West 6%2023/24: 0% · 7 pupils · North West 5%2024/25: 14% · 7 pupils · North West 6%25%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 105 · 11 pupils · North West 1022016/17: 107 · 7 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 105 · 16 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 112 · 6 pupils · North West 1042022/23: 105 · 8 pupils · North West 1052023/24: 102 · 7 pupils · North West 1052024/25: 103 · 7 pupils · North West 105112102No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 102 · 11 pupils · North West 1032016/17: 101 · 7 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 101 · 16 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 109 · 6 pupils · North West 1052022/23: 107 · 8 pupils · North West 1042023/24: 103 · 7 pupils · North West 1042024/25: 102 · 7 pupils · North West 105109101No 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
2nd00
3rd20

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2007–2022

  1. 2007Satisfactory
  2. 2011Satisfactory
  3. 2013Good
  4. 2017Ungraded visit
  5. 2022Remains 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 202647
Free school meals (past 6 years)14.9%
First language not English0.0%
SEN support24.5%
EHC plan1.9%
Absence (sessions missed)2.7%
Persistently absent pupils2.4%

Girls 54.7%Boys 45.3%

49% full · 96 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher11.3
Pupils per adult9.0
  • Classroom teachers 3.2
  • Leadership 1
  • Teaching assistants 1
  • Other support 2.3

Teachers 4.2 FTE · Whole workforce 7.5 · 20 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£11,582
Spend per pupil£11,278
Staff spend per pupil£8,374
Reserve per pupil£1,300
  • +£61,090revenue reserve
  • +£14,284in-year balance

Grants £10,428 · self-generated £1,154 · premises £617 per pupil