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Raughton Head CofE School & Nursery

Primary · Carlisle · CA5 7DD

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Good (2019)

Last grade Ofsted published, no newer grade exists

Ofsted graded this school Good in 2019. Every inspection since has been ungraded, and an ungraded inspection cannot change a grade. The most recent found “Improved significantly”. Ofsted's current data file lists only graded inspections from September 2019 onwards, so this grade has dropped out of it, but it is still the school's grade of record, and still on Ofsted's own report page. It is old, so weigh it against the more recent evidence on this page.

Inspected 9 July 2019

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At a glance

74 pupils · 176% of 42 capacity (over capacity) (January 2026 census)

School type
Voluntary controlled school
Age range
3–11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Free school meals
9.1% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
2.7% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
5.4% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
1.4% of pupils (2024/2025)
Nursery
Yes
Website
http://www.raughtonhead.cumbria.sch.uk
URN
112257

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 9 families named it first for 9 Reception places, 1.00 first choices per place. The last grade Ofsted published for it is Good, from 2019. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 2.8% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

1.00 first-choice applications per place

9 places offered · 9 first-choice applications · roughly balanced

First-choice applications per place, by entry year

19/20
20/21
21/22
22/23
23/24
24/25
25/26
26/27

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

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

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

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
70%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
0%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
105
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
105
England 105

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

Schools with a similar intake

Meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 2024/2025

This school70%
Median of its 12 closest peers67.5%
Cumberland average56.3%
England62%

On meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, this school is in line with the schools that teach a comparable intake.

They are matched on intake, not location, so most are not local: see nearby schools for those you could apply to.

SchoolOfstedResult
Greatworth Primary SchoolBanbury · 202 miles awayGood78%
East Harptree Church of England Primary SchoolBristol · 242 miles awayGood71%
East Haddon Church of England Primary SchoolNorthampton · 190 miles awayGood73%
Altham St James Church of England Primary SchoolAccrington · 74 miles awayExpected standard64%
Bugthorpe Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolYork · 102 miles awayNeeds attention57%
Godolphin Primary SchoolHelston · 338 miles awayExpected standard56%
Gorran SchoolSt Austell · 324 miles awayGood82%
Ditcheat Primary SchoolShepton Mallet · 255 miles awayExpected standard80%
Leverton Church of England AcademyRetford · 134 miles awayGood75%
Upham Church of England Aided Primary SchoolSouthampton · 274 miles awayExpected standard57%
Corfe Castle Church of England Primary SchoolWareham · 290 miles awayGood57%
Lewknor Church of England Primary SchoolWatlington · 231 miles awayGood60%

It is not a ranking. Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · how the matching works

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 95% (Cumberland 88%, England 60%) · White Gypsy/Roma 4% (Cumberland 0%, England 0%) · Any other White background 1% (Cumberland 3%, England 7%)

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)
2.8%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
3.8%
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
14
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 £44,623; 0% 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£8,299
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 8% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 7% (8%) · supplies and services 12% (9%) · educational supplies 7% (4%) · bought-in professional services 1% (3%) · catering 5% (5%)

Reserves (2025-26)

Revenue reserve £76,833; in-year balance +£30,470

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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)
8/10less deprived than most of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher42.7%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications12.1%18.1%
In managerial or professional work40.7%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways9.3%18.1%
Residents in very good health52.1%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier78.1%62.3%
Social housing2.2%17.1%
Privately rented19.7%20.5%
Detached houses61.8%22.9%
Flats3.2%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms39%21.1%
Households with no car or van6.5%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01019212 · how to read area figures

Roads around the school

No collision was reported to the police within 500 m of the school in 2021–2025.

Child pedestrian casualties
0a rural school averages 0.3
Collisions at school-run times
0a rural school averages 0.7
All reported collisions
0a 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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