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Ireby CofE School

Primary · Wigton · CA7 1DS

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Good

Earlier grade, confirmed by a later ungraded inspection

Ofsted's most recent (ungraded) visit confirmed the school remains Good. Ungraded inspections do not award a new grade.

Inspected 13 March 2024

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At a glance

38 pupils · 68% of 56 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Voluntary controlled school
Age range
3–11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Free school meals
14.3% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
2.8% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
5.6% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
0% of pupils (2024/2025)
Nursery
Yes
Website
www.irebycofeschool.co.uk
URN
112251

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 5 families named it first for 5 Reception places, 1.00 first choices per place. An ungraded Ofsted inspection on 13 March 2024 confirmed its earlier grade, Good. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 3.9% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

1.00 first-choice applications per place

5 places offered · 5 first-choice applications · roughly balanced

First-choice applications per place, by entry year

21/22
24/25
26/27

Source: DfE applications and offers on national offer day · how demand is measured

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

5 pupils at the end of key stage 2 in 2024/2025

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths

suppressed (small cohort)

Reaching the higher standard

suppressed (small cohort)

Average scaled score (reading)

suppressed (small cohort)

Average scaled score (maths)

suppressed (small cohort)

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 95% (Cumberland 88%, England 60%) · Not recorded 5% (Cumberland 2%, England 1%)

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
3.9%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
10%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

0.00 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · England, primary schools: 2.47 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Cumberland: 1.65 suspensions and 0.04 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

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Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
12
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, council-maintained primaries: 0.18% vacant, 0.36% temporary

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £57,101; 25% on the leadership pay range · England, primary schools: £50,856, 17.3%

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Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2025-26)

This school£10,723
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2025-26)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 73% (76%) · premises 4% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 14% (8%) · supplies and services 11% (9%) · educational supplies 7% (4%) · bought-in professional services 0% (3%) · catering 9% (5%)

Reserves (2025-26)

Revenue reserve £40,754; in-year balance +£3,958

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: council-maintained school finance return, 2025-26, DfE · how spending is compared

Inspection history since 2015

Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
8/10less deprived than most of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
5/10around the middle for England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher41.7%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications13.7%18.1%
In managerial or professional work39.5%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways10.8%18.1%
Residents in very good health50.2%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier75.3%62.3%
Social housing8.6%17.1%
Privately rented16.1%20.5%
Detached houses57.8%22.9%
Flats2.6%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms35.1%21.1%
Households with no car or van6.6%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01019083 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£365,00011 sales within 2 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£252,500–£416,500the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (5)£290,000

Homes around this school are dearer than most school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 2 km across every state school.

Fewer than ten homes sold within 1 km, so the figures use 2 km.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 2 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
0a rural school averages 0.3
Collisions at school-run times
0a rural school averages 0.7
All reported collisions
2a rural school averages 3.4
Of those, serious or fatal
0a rural school averages 0.9

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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