St Oswald's CofE Primary School is a primary school located in 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 26/06/2013. 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.

School Information

Address: Howgill Close, Kendal, LA9 6QR
Website: www.st-oswalds.cumbria.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01539738185
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Cumbria
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Gill White
Religious character: Church of England
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 112314

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 26/06/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 2 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 119
Number of Pupils: 86
Number of Boys: 45
Number of Girls: 41

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.5% 4%
Persistent absence: 3.9% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -0.5 Confidence interval -3.8 to 2.7
Writing
Average: 1.8 Confidence interval -1.1 to 4.8
Maths
Average: -1.6 Confidence interval -4.5 to 1.2

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:57%
England Average:65%

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

School:7%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:102
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:102
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Kendal Nursery School
Brantfield , Queens Road LA9 4PH
4out of 4 2,813 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Oswald's CofE Primary School
Howgill Close , Burneside LA9 6QR
3out of 4 0 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
St Thomas's CofE Primary School
Kendal Green , LA9 5PP
3out of 4 2,015 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Stramongate Primary School
Blackhall Road , LA9 4BT
3out of 4 3,095 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Queen Katherine School
Appleby Road , LA9 6PJ
2out of 4 2,519 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Cambian Whinfell School
110 Windermere Road , LA9 5EZ
- not rated 2,207 yd Other independent special school No Boys More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.