St Mark's CofE Primary School is a primary school located in Natland, Kendal. 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 27/09/2011. 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 3.5%, which is 0.5 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Oxenholme Lane, Natland, Kendal

School Information

Address: Oxenholme Lane, Natland, Kendal, LA9 7QH
Website: www.stmarksschoolnatland.co.uk
Telephone: 01539560719
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Cumbria
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Peter Barfoot
Religious character: Church of England
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 112325

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 27/09/2011

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 171
Number of Boys: 94
Number of Girls: 77

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.5% 4%
Persistent absence: SUPP% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 0.6 Confidence interval -1.7 to 2.9
Writing
Average: -0.7 Confidence interval -2.9 to 1.4
Maths
Average: 0.4 Confidence interval -1.6 to 2.5

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:74%
England Average:65%

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

School:19%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:107
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:107
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Mark's CofE Primary School
Oxenholme Lane , Natland LA9 7QH 		3out of 4 0 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Heron Hill Primary School
Hayfell Avenue , LA9 7JH 		3out of 4 2,463 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Dean Gibson Catholic Primary School, Kendal
Hawesmead Avenue , LA9 5HB 		- not rated 2,562 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Vicarage Park CofE Primary School
Vicarage Drive , LA9 5BP 		3out of 4 2,699 yd Voluntary controlled school Yes Mixed More About School
Crosscrake CofE Primary School
Stainton , LA8 0LB 		3out of 4 2,720 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Kirkbie Kendal School
Lound Road , LA9 7EQ 		3out of 4 2,471 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Kendal College
Milnthorpe Road , LA9 5AY 		- not rated 2,630 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Appletree School
Natland , LA9 7QS 		- not rated 518 yd Other independent special school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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