Beaconside CofE Primary School is a primary school located in Penrith. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 03/03/2016. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.5%, which is 0.5 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Hutton Hill, Penrith

School Information

Address: Hutton Hill, Penrith, CA11 8EN
Website: http://www.beaconside.cumbria.sch.uk/home
Telephone: 01768840868
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Cumbria
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Nick Page
Religious character: Church of England
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 112423

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 03/03/2016

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 511
Number of Pupils: 458
Number of Boys: 232
Number of Girls: 226

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.5% 4%
Persistent absence: 10.6% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 0.8 Confidence interval -0.7 to 2.3
Writing
Average: 0.3 Confidence interval -1.1 to 1.7
Maths
Average: -1 Confidence interval -2.3 to 0.3

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:72%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:3%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:104
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:103
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Beaconside CofE Primary School
Hutton Hill , CA11 8EN 		3out of 4 0 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Brunswick School
Brunswick Road , CA11 7LX 		3out of 4 874 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Catherine's Catholic Primary School
Drovers Lane , CA11 9EL 		3out of 4 922 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
North Lakes School
Huntley Avenue , CA11 8NU 		3out of 4 1,494 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Ullswater Community College
Wetheriggs Lane , CA11 8NG 		2out of 4 1,065 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
Queen Elizabeth Grammar School Penrith
Ullswater Road , CA11 7EG 		4out of 4 1,441 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Hunter Hall School
Frenchfield , Penrith CA11 8UA 		- not rated 1,739 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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