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
- 155 (70% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 47.1%
- Girls
- 52.9%
- First language not English
- 13.5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 5.2%
- Persistent absence
- 3.9%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 7.7%
White British 53.5%
Unclassified 27.7%
Indian 5.8%
Other White 4.5%
Mixed 3.8%
African 2.6%
Other 1.3%
Pakistani 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 76%
Local authority average 57%
England average 62%
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 110
Local authority average 105
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 109
Local authority average 104
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
Dean Gibson Catholic Primary School, Kendal
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 11
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 10
- 2nd preference
- 5
- 3rd preference
- 10
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 10
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.2 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 17 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 31.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 13 4 9 |
| Reception, Full-time | 17 10 7 |
| Year 1 | 12 3 9 |
| Year 2 | 19 12 7 |
| Year 3 | 16 3 13 |
| Year 4 | 22 12 10 |
| Year 5 | 24 13 11 |
| Year 6 | 32 16 16 |