Vicarage Park 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 28/09/2017. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing is average, progress in reading is below average, progress in maths is well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.7%, which is 0.3 percentage points higher than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Vicarage Drive, Kendal, LA9 5BP
Website: http://www.vicarageparkschool.org.uk
Telephone: 01539735442
School Type: Voluntary controlled school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Cumbria
Headteacher / Principal: Miss Julie Brookes
Religious character: Church of England
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 112269

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 28/09/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 129
Number of Boys: 69
Number of Girls: 60

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.7% 4%
Persistent absence: 4.4% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -2.4 Confidence interval -4.7 to -0.1
Writing
Average: 0.3 Confidence interval -1.8 to 2.4
Maths
Well Below Average: -5.5 Confidence interval -7.5 to -3.5

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:43%
England Average:65%

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

School:11%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:102
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:99
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 1,563 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Vicarage Park CofE Primary School
Vicarage Drive , LA9 5BP
3out of 4 0 yd Voluntary controlled school Yes Mixed More About School
Dean Gibson Catholic Primary School, Kendal
Hawesmead Avenue , LA9 5HB
- not rated 139 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Ghyllside Primary School
Gillinggate , LA9 4JB
3out of 4 628 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Heron Hill Primary School
Hayfell Avenue , LA9 7JH
3out of 4 1,107 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Stramongate Primary School
Blackhall Road , LA9 4BT
3out of 4 1,570 yd Academy converter No 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 4 742 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Queen Katherine School
Appleby Road , LA9 6PJ
2out of 4 2,894 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 331 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 1,150 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Sandgate School
Sandylands Road , LA9 6JG
3out of 4 2,125 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
Cambian Whinfell School
110 Windermere Road , LA9 5EZ
- not rated 2,166 yd Other independent special school No Boys More About School
Appletree School
Natland , LA9 7QS
- not rated 3,033 yd Other independent special school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.