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Kirkbride Primary School

Primary · Community school · Mixed · Cumberland

Kirkbride, Wigton, CA7 5JR

Website 01697351483

31

headline score

Ranking (England)

—

No ranked results

Ofsted

Good

Graded 07/03/2023

Application demand

100%

1st preference success · Not oversubscribed

Attendance

96.3%

8.2% persistently absent

Above averageAround averageBelow averagecompared with the England average for state-funded schools.

At a glance

Pupils on roll

77

Capacity used

Has space

85%

91 places

GCSE rank (England)

—

KS2 rank (England)

—

Application demand

Primary entry · official council applications and offers

Not oversubscribed

100%

1st preference success rate

5 of 5 families who put it first got an offer

5

Places offered

10

Total applications

2.0

Applications per place

Preference (Sept 2025 entry)ApplicationsOffersSuccess
1st preference55● 100%
2nd preference40● 0%
3rd preference10● 0%
Total10550%

1st preference success by year

100%
2020
100%
2021
100%
2022
100%
2023
100%
2024
100%
2025

Cumberland lets families list 3 preferences. Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.

Details

Type
Community school
Phase
Primary
Age range
3–11
Gender
Mixed
Sixth form
No
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
Hannah Binns
Address
Kirkbride, Wigton, CA7 5JR
Phone
01697351483
Local authority
Cumberland
Ward / constituency
Thursby · Penrith and Solway
Area
Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
112114

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals6%——
English as additional language0%——
SEN support21%——
43% boys (33)57% girls (44)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)

1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.

77 pupils · 91 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 23

    07 March 2023

    Full graded inspection

    Good overall effectiveness
    Early yearsGood
    Personal developmentGood
    Quality of educationGood
    Safeguarding effectiveYes
    Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
    Leadership and managementGood
View all Ofsted reports

Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 61 pupils

Attendance

96.3%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

3.7%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

8.2%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

0.0%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

0.9%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

0%
20/21
7%
21/22
12%
22/23
6%
23/24
8%
24/25

Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.

Primary results (Key Stage 2)

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Expected standard in reading, writing & maths31%——
Higher standard0%——
Reading progress——0.0
Writing progress——0.0
Maths progress——0.0

Primary results by subject (SATs)

Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England

Reading, writing & maths combined

Expected standard38%
-24% vs England
Higher standard0%
-8% vs England

Reading

Expected standard63%
-12% vs England
Higher standard25%
-8% vs England
Average score107
+1 vs England

Writing

Expected standard50%
-22% vs England
Greater depth0%
-13% vs England

Maths

Expected standard38%
-36% vs England
Higher standard13%
-13% vs England
Average score101
-4 vs England

Grammar, punctuation & spelling

Expected standard63%
-10% vs England
Higher standard25%
-5% vs England
Average score108
+3 vs England

Science

Expected standard75%
-7% vs England

England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).

Primary results over time

552023312024382025

Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Expected standard (RWM)38%61%
Higher standard0%8%

House prices near the school

Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.

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Key application dates

National deadlines in England. Apply through Cumberland council, not the school.

EntryDeadlineOffer day
Reception (primary)15 January16 April (or next working day)

Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.