Robert Ferguson Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jan 17 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
- 424 (95% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.9%
- Girls
- 49.1%
- First language not English
- 12%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 23.1%
- Persistent absence
- 15.9%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 19.3%
White British 80%
Other White 7.5%
Mixed 3.7%
African 3.5%
Indian 1.4%
Other Asian 1.2%
Chinese 0.7%
Other 0.7%
Pakistani 0.5%
Irish Traveller 0.2%
Bangladeshi 0.2%
Other Black 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 59%
Local authority average 54%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 3%
Local authority average 5%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 106
Local authority average 105
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 104
Local authority average 103
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
Robert Ferguson Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 49
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 49
- 2nd preference
- 21
- 3rd preference
- 9
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 49
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 28.1 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 25.5 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 29.9 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Part-time | 1 1 0 |
| Nursery Year 1, Full-time | 6 3 3 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 2 2 0 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 23 10 13 |
| Reception, Full-time | 52 26 26 |
| Year 1 | 56 32 24 |
| Year 2 | 45 26 19 |
| Year 3 | 60 27 33 |
| Year 4 | 60 32 28 |
| Year 5 | 59 29 30 |
| Year 6 | 60 28 32 |