Distington Community School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Sept 25 2019 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
109 (76% of total capacity)
Boys
48.6%
Girls
51.4%
First language not English
1.8%
Free school meals (FSM)
36.7%
Persistent absence
20.0%
Special education needs (SEN)
7.3%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 97.2%
Unclassified 2.8%
Mixed 0%
Capacity %, Persistent absence: Year 2022-2023 Other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage0.6
WritingAverage-3
MathsAverage-1.8
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 69%
Local authority average 53%
England average 61%

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

School 0%
Local authority average 6%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 106
Local authority average 104
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 103
Local authority average 103
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Distington Community School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
13
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
13
2nd preference
2
3rd preference
1
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
13
2nd preference
0
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes16.3
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher14.3
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher18.3
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
9
3
6
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
3
2
1
Reception, Part-time
9
8
1
Reception, Full-time
2
1
1
Year 1
17
8
9
Year 2
14
5
9
Year 3
21
9
12
Year 4
14
6
8
Year 5
10
7
3
Year 6
10
4
6
Year 2023-2024

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