St Thomas'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 25/04/2019. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in writing are average, progress in maths is below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Kendal Green, Kendal

School Information

Address: Kendal Green, Kendal, LA9 5PP
Website: www.stthomasschool.org.uk
Telephone: 01539737373
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Cumbria
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Maggie Cole
Religious character: Church of England
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 112322

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 25/04/2019

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 226
Number of Pupils: 202
Number of Boys: 107
Number of Girls: 95

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3% 4%
Persistent absence: 5.3% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -0.9 Confidence interval -3.4 to 1.5
Writing
Average: 0.8 Confidence interval -1.5 to 3.1
Maths
Below Average: -2.9 Confidence interval -5.1 to -0.8

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:62%
England Average:65%

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

School:8%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:104
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 4 852 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Thomas's CofE Primary School
Kendal Green , LA9 5PP 		3out of 4 0 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Stramongate Primary School
Blackhall Road , LA9 4BT 		3out of 4 1,098 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Ghyllside Primary School
Gillinggate , LA9 4JB 		3out of 4 1,799 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
St Oswald's CofE Primary School
Howgill Close , Burneside LA9 6QR 		3out of 4 2,015 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Castle Park School
Sedbergh Drive , LA9 6BE 		3out of 4 2,242 yd Academy converter Yes 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 1,249 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Kirkbie Kendal School
Lound Road , LA9 7EQ 		3out of 4 2,557 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 2,390 yd Further education 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 501 yd Other independent special school No Boys More About School
South Lakes Academy
Riverside Centre , Yard 39 LA9 4ED 		- not rated 1,364 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Sandgate School
Sandylands Road , LA9 6JG 		3out of 4 1,512 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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