Stramongate Primary School is a primary school located in Kendal. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's outcomes for pupils is outstanding, overall effectiveness, quality of education and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 09/02/2011. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing and progress in maths are above average, progress in reading is average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.8%, which is 0.8 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Blackhall Road, Kendal, LA9 4BT
Website: www.stramongate.co.uk
Telephone: 01539725073
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Cumbria
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Matthew Beresford
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 137962

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 09/02/2011

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 420
Number of Pupils: 308
Number of Boys: 163
Number of Girls: 145

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.8% 4%
Persistent absence: 9.7% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Above Average: 1.5 Confidence interval -0.1 to 3.1
Writing
Above Average: 1.7 Confidence interval 0.2 to 3.2
Maths
Above Average: 1.7 Confidence interval 0.3 to 3.1

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:75%
England Average:65%

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

School:15%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:106
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:107
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 4 665 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Stramongate Primary School
Blackhall Road , LA9 4BT 		3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
St Thomas's CofE Primary School
Kendal Green , LA9 5PP 		3out of 4 1,098 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Ghyllside Primary School
Gillinggate , LA9 4JB 		3out of 4 1,102 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Castle Park School
Sedbergh Drive , LA9 6BE 		3out of 4 1,382 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Vicarage Park CofE Primary School
Vicarage Drive , LA9 5BP 		3out of 4 1,570 yd Voluntary controlled school 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 1,333 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Kirkbie Kendal School
Lound Road , LA9 7EQ 		3out of 4 1,515 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 1,444 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
South Lakes Academy
Riverside Centre , Yard 39 LA9 4ED 		- not rated 425 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Sandgate School
Sandylands Road , LA9 6JG 		3out of 4 780 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
Cambian Whinfell School
110 Windermere Road , LA9 5EZ 		- not rated 1,181 yd Other independent special school No Boys More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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