Kirkby Stephen Primary School

School overview

Kirkby Stephen Primary School is a primary school serving Kirkby Stephen, Westmorland and Furness, classified by the DfE as a community school. It has 196 pupils aged 3 to 11 on roll. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 77% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — well above the national average of 61%. That marks an improvement of 6.0 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 among the top 19% of primary schools in England.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 107 in reading and 109 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 12% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Kirkby Stephen Primary School was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 17 families who put it first were offered a place. Overall pupil absence was 4.0%. There are about 21.1 pupils per teacher. Kirkby Stephen Primary School does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. 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.