North Lakes School

Community school·Primary school Penrith, Westmorland and Furness·CA11 8NU
Composite score
25.4
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#14,003
National rank
#2159
In North West
#81
In Westmorland and Furness
Top 95%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
39%
% achieving higher RWM
0%
Reading average scaled score
103.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
100.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective?
Yes

School profile

Age range
7–11
Pupils on roll
178
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
32.6%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
16.9%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
30.9%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
8.4%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
6.4%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
16.6%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
20.7
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£7,863
Typical primary: £6,960

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About North Lakes School

North Lakes School is a primary school in Penrith, Westmorland and Furness, classified by the DfE as a community school. Around 178 pupils aged 7 to 11 attend the school. The school holds a 'Good' judgement from Ofsted. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 39% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — well below the national average of 61%. That marks an improvement of 10.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 103 in reading and 100 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). Overall pupil absence was 6.4%. There are about 20.7 pupils per teacher. When you visit, you might ask how the school stretches its higher-attaining pupils and supports those who need to catch up. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.

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