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
23.0%
Special education needs (SEN)
10.4%
Pupil ethnicities
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%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage-0.1
WritingAverage-1.5
MathsAverage-1.9
Year 2022-2023

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
School: Year 2022-2023
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
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
15
2nd preference
8
3rd preference
5
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
15
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 classes23.4
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher16.5
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher28
Year 2023-2024

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
Year 2023-2024

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