Primary school

St Bees Village Primary School

  • Academy Converter
  • ages 2–11
  • Mixed
  • Cumberland
  • CA27 0AA
Ofsted Good · inspected Jul 2018

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 8,718 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 58%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 61%61%2016/17: top 57%2017/18: top 15%15% · 2017/182018/19: top 35%2022/23: top 89%2023/24: top 79%2024/25: top 58%No exams

Against North West

Expected standard, RWM61% · North West 63%Small cohort: 23 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM13% · North West 6%Small cohort: 23 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score107 · North West 105Small cohort: 23 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score104 · North West 105Small cohort: 23 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 50% · 28 pupils · North West 55%2016/17: 61% · 28 pupils · North West 64%2017/18: 82% · 17 pupils · North West 68%2018/19: 73% · 22 pupils · North West 67%2022/23: 41% · 27 pupils · North West 61%2023/24: 50% · 18 pupils · North West 63%2024/25: 61% · 23 pupils · North West 63%82%41%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 0% · 28 pupils · North West 3%2016/17: 4% · 28 pupils · North West 7%2017/18: 12% · 17 pupils · North West 8%2018/19: 5% · 22 pupils · North West 9%2022/23: 0% · 27 pupils · North West 6%2023/24: 0% · 18 pupils · North West 5%2024/25: 13% · 23 pupils · North West 6%13%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 107 · 28 pupils · North West 1022016/17: 105 · 28 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 108 · 17 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 105 · 22 pupils · North West 1042022/23: 102 · 27 pupils · North West 1052023/24: 104 · 18 pupils · North West 1052024/25: 107 · 23 pupils · North West 105108102No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 103 · 28 pupils · North West 1032016/17: 102 · 28 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 108 · 17 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 104 · 22 pupils · North West 1052022/23: 100 · 27 pupils · North West 1042023/24: 102 · 18 pupils · North West 1042024/25: 104 · 23 pupils · North West 105108100No 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
3rd40

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2007–2018

  1. 2007Goodas predecessor
  2. 2010Satisfactoryas predecessor
  3. 2012Goodas predecessor
  4. 2018Remains Goodas predecessor
  5. 2018Goodas predecessor

5 strong areas

  • Outcomes for pupils
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management
  • Personal development, behaviour and welfare
  • Quality of teaching, learning and assessment

0 weak areas

5 areas graded · inspected as predecessor

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026162
Free school meals (past 6 years)6.8%
First language not English0.0%
SEN support14.1%
EHC plan2.4%
Absence (sessions missed)4.7%
Persistently absent pupils6.2%

Girls 45.9%Boys 54.1%

77.1% full · 210 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher21.3
Pupils per adult9.5
  • Classroom teachers 6.6
  • Leadership 1
  • Teaching assistants 9.4
  • Other support 2.5

Teachers 7.6 FTE · Whole workforce 19.6 · 31 people

Financials

No AAR return published for this school