Lorton School is a primary school located in Cockermouth. 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 22/02/2013. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading is well above average, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.1%, which is 1.1 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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High Lorton, Cockermouth

School Information

Address: High Lorton, Cockermouth, CA13 9UL
Website: www.lorton.cumbria.sch.uk/
Telephone: 0190085919
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Cumbria
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Olivia Harrison
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 143781

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 22/02/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 70
Number of Pupils: 55
Number of Boys: 35
Number of Girls: 20

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.1% 4%
Persistent absence: 18.2% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 4.4 Confidence interval 1 to 7.7
Writing
Average: -0.9 Confidence interval -3.9 to 2.2
Maths
Average: 1.4 Confidence interval -1.6 to 4.3

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:69%
England Average:65%

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

School:15%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:111
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:108
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Lorton School
High Lorton , CA13 9UL 		3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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