Dean Gibson Catholic Primary School, Kendal
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jun 6 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 3 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Westmorland and Furness
- Unique reference
- 148697
- Address
- Hawesmead Avenue, LA9 5HB
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 164 (82% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 48.8%
- Girls
- 51.2%
- First language not English
- 12.2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 6.7%
- Persistent absence
- 31.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 10.4%
White British 47.6%
Unclassified 37.8%
Indian 4.9%
Other White 3.7%
Mixed 3%
African 1.8%
Pakistani 0.6%
Other 0.6%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage-0.1
WritingAverage-1.5
MathsAverage-1.9
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 71%
Local authority average 58%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 10%
Local authority average 6%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 107
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 104
Local authority average 104
England average 104
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Admissions
Dean Gibson Catholic Primary School, Kendal
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 15
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 15
- 2nd preference
- 8
- 3rd preference
- 5
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 15
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.4 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 16.5 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 28 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 13 9 4 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 4 2 2 |
| Reception, Full-time | 12 3 9 |
| Year 1 | 21 14 7 |
| Year 2 | 15 3 12 |
| Year 3 | 23 12 11 |
| Year 4 | 23 10 13 |
| Year 5 | 32 16 16 |
| Year 6 | 21 11 10 |