Robert Ferguson Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jan 18 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 3 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Cumberland
- Unique reference
- 112242
- Address
- East Dale Street, Denton Holme, CA2 5LA
- Website
- www.rferguson.org
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 418 (96% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.2%
- Girls
- 47.8%
- First language not English
- 12.7%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 26.6%
- Persistent absence
- 22.2%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 20.1%
White British 82.8%
Other White 8.1%
Mixed 3.3%
African 2.4%
Indian 1.2%
Other Asian 0.7%
Other 0.5%
Pakistani 0.2%
Bangladeshi 0.2%
Other Black 0.2%
Chinese 0.2%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage0.5
WritingAverage-0.8
MathsAverage-0.5
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 45%
Local authority average 53%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 2%
Local authority average 6%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 104
Local authority average 104
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 102
Local authority average 103
England average 104
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Admissions
Robert Ferguson Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 54
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 52
- 2nd preference
- 19
- 3rd preference
- 16
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 52
- 2nd preference
- 2
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 27.9 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 26.3 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 30.1 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Part-time | 3 2 1 |
| Nursery Year 1, Full-time | 1 0 1 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 8 4 4 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 7 3 4 |
| Reception, Full-time | 54 32 22 |
| Year 1 | 44 26 18 |
| Year 2 | 60 27 33 |
| Year 3 | 60 33 27 |
| Year 4 | 60 29 31 |
| Year 5 | 60 28 32 |
| Year 6 | 61 34 27 |