Distington Community School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jan 28 2025 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
- 133264
- Address
- Church Road, Distington, Church Rd, CA14 5TE
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 114 (63% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.0%
- Girls
- 50.0%
- First language not English
- 2.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 32.5%
- Persistent absence
- 10.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 2.6%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage0.6
WritingAverage-3
MathsAverage-1.8
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 56%
Local authority average 54%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 0%
Local authority average 5%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 103
Local authority average 105
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 96
Local authority average 103
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
Distington Community School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 7
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 7
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 0
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 7
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 21 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 22 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 20.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Part-time | 2 2 0 |
| Nursery Year 1, Full-time | 2 1 1 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 2 1 1 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 3 1 2 |
| Reception, Full-time | 16 6 10 |
| Year 1 | 12 10 2 |
| Year 2 | 16 8 8 |
| Year 3 | 13 5 8 |
| Year 4 | 22 9 13 |
| Year 5 | 15 6 9 |
| Year 6 | 11 8 3 |