Lowca Community School

Primary · Cumberland · CA28 6QS · URN 112158

Ofsted GoodLast inspected 2024-05-21Cohort 51

Exam results, in full

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Key stage 2 results

Taken by pupils at the end of Year 6, so they describe a primary school.

2024-2025 results · cohort 8

4 of 4 headline figuresArea average from 131 schools in Cumberland

Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths
50%
Cumberland 55.3%England 61%
5.3 percentage points below the area average of 55.3
Overall standards
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths
0%
Cumberland 5.4%England 8%
5.4 percentage points below the area average of 5.4
Academic stretch
Average scaled score in reading
103
Cumberland 104.75England 105
1.7 below the area average of 104.8
Overall standards
Average scaled score in maths
99
Cumberland 103.01England 105
4 below the area average of 103
Overall standards
Average scaled score in grammar, punctuation and spelling
100
Cumberland 104.09England 105
4.1 below the area average of 104.1
Overall standards
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling
13%
Cumberland 22.7%England 32%
9.6 percentage points below the area average of 22.7
Academic stretch
Expected standard in reading
50%
Cumberland 72.2%
22.2 percentage points below the area average of 72.2
Context only, not scored
Expected standard in writing
63%
Cumberland 68.7%
5.7 percentage points below the area average of 68.7
Context only, not scored
Expected standard in maths
50%
Cumberland 68.5%
18.5 percentage points below the area average of 68.5
Context only, not scored
Pupils in the results cohort
8
Cumberland 23
14.8 below the area average of 22.8
Context only, not scored

Measure	This school	Against Cumberland	Against national	Feeds
Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths	50% Cumberland 55.3%England 61%	5.3 percentage points below the area average of 55.3	11 percentage points below the national figure of 61	Overall standards
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths	0% Cumberland 5.4%England 8%	5.4 percentage points below the area average of 5.4	8 percentage points below the national figure of 8	Academic stretch
Average scaled score in reading	103 Cumberland 104.75England 105	1.7 below the area average of 104.8	2 below the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Average scaled score in maths	99 Cumberland 103.01England 105	4 below the area average of 103	6 below the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Average scaled score in grammar, punctuation and spelling	100 Cumberland 104.09England 105	4.1 below the area average of 104.1	5 below the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling	13% Cumberland 22.7%England 32%	9.6 percentage points below the area average of 22.7	19 percentage points below the national figure of 32	Academic stretch
Expected standard in reading	50% Cumberland 72.2%	22.2 percentage points below the area average of 72.2	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Expected standard in writing	63% Cumberland 68.7%	5.7 percentage points below the area average of 68.7	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Expected standard in maths	50% Cumberland 68.5%	18.5 percentage points below the area average of 68.5	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Pupils in the results cohort	8 Cumberland 23	14.8 below the area average of 22.8	No national comparison	Context only, not scored

Withheld figures are suppressed at source to protect small cohorts. Figures marked not published are ones the department no longer publishes for any school. Source: DfE performance tables, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Local authority average class size

Area benchmark

Cumberland · State-funded schools · 2025/26

Primary classes: 22.4 pupils per class

This is the council-area average, not this school’s class size. It is not used in your scorecard ranking.

Source: DfE school census · 2025/26

Published figures

English as an additional language: 0% of pupils
Eligible for free school meals: 33.3% of pupils
Pupils on SEN support: 39.2% of pupils
Pupils per adult, including teaching assistants: 5.8pupils per adult
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling: 13% of pupils
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths: 0% of pupils
Pupils per teacher (2025/26 staff census): 10.2pupils per teacher
Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths: 50% of pupils

Data last refreshed 2026-11-10. Source: DfE and Ofsted open data, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Where it is

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What is the latest Ofsted judgement?: Ofsted rated Lowca Community School Good at its inspection on 21/05/2024.
Where is the school and which authority runs it?: Lowca Community School is a primary school in Cumberland, postcode CA28 6QS (URN 112158).
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