Kirkby Stephen Primary School

Primary · Westmorland and Furness · CA17 4AE · URN 112180

Ofsted GoodLast inspected 2022-07-14Cohort 189

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 26

4 of 4 headline figuresArea average from 116 schools in Westmorland and Furness

Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths
77%
Westmorland and Furness 56.5%England 61%
20.5 percentage points above the area average of 56.5
Overall standards
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths
12%
Westmorland and Furness 6.9%England 8%
5.1 percentage points above the area average of 6.9
Academic stretch
Average scaled score in reading
107
Westmorland and Furness 105.17England 105
1.8 above the area average of 105.2
Overall standards
Average scaled score in maths
109
Westmorland and Furness 104.12England 105
4.9 above the area average of 104.1
Overall standards
Average scaled score in grammar, punctuation and spelling
109
Westmorland and Furness 104.49England 105
4.5 above the area average of 104.5
Overall standards
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling
54%
Westmorland and Furness 23%England 32%
31 percentage points above the area average of 23
Academic stretch
Expected standard in reading
85%
Westmorland and Furness 72%
13 percentage points above the area average of 72
Context only, not scored
Expected standard in writing
81%
Westmorland and Furness 68.2%
12.8 percentage points above the area average of 68.2
Context only, not scored
Expected standard in maths
92%
Westmorland and Furness 71%
21 percentage points above the area average of 71
Context only, not scored
Pupils in the results cohort
26
Westmorland and Furness 19
7.2 above the area average of 18.8
Context only, not scored

Measure	This school	Against Westmorland and Furness	Against national	Feeds
Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths	77% Westmorland and Furness 56.5%England 61%	20.5 percentage points above the area average of 56.5	16 percentage points above the national figure of 61	Overall standards
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths	12% Westmorland and Furness 6.9%England 8%	5.1 percentage points above the area average of 6.9	4 percentage points above the national figure of 8	Academic stretch
Average scaled score in reading	107 Westmorland and Furness 105.17England 105	1.8 above the area average of 105.2	2 above the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Average scaled score in maths	109 Westmorland and Furness 104.12England 105	4.9 above the area average of 104.1	4 above the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Average scaled score in grammar, punctuation and spelling	109 Westmorland and Furness 104.49England 105	4.5 above the area average of 104.5	4 above the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling	54% Westmorland and Furness 23%England 32%	31 percentage points above the area average of 23	22 percentage points above the national figure of 32	Academic stretch
Expected standard in reading	85% Westmorland and Furness 72%	13 percentage points above the area average of 72	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Expected standard in writing	81% Westmorland and Furness 68.2%	12.8 percentage points above the area average of 68.2	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Expected standard in maths	92% Westmorland and Furness 71%	21 percentage points above the area average of 71	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Pupils in the results cohort	26 Westmorland and Furness 19	7.2 above the area average of 18.8	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

Westmorland and Furness · State-funded schools · 2025/26

Primary classes: 21.1 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: 2.1% of pupils
Eligible for free school meals: 17.7% of pupils
Pupils on SEN support: 13.8% of pupils
Pupils per adult, including teaching assistants: 11.3pupils per adult
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling: 54% of pupils
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths: 12% of pupils
Pupils per teacher (2025/26 staff census): 20.7pupils per teacher
Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths: 77% of pupils
Teachers who stayed the following year (3-year average): 71.7% of teachers

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 Kirkby Stephen Primary School Good at its inspection on 14/07/2022.
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