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Rosley CofE School

Primary · Wigton · CA7 8AU

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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 14 March 2023

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At a glance

66 pupils · 82% of 80 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Voluntary aided school
Age range
4–11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Free school meals
6.1% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
0% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
13.1% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
1.6% of pupils (2024/2025)
Nursery
Yes
Website
http://www.rosley.cumbria.sch.uk
URN
112306

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 8 families named it first for 8 Reception places, 1.00 first choices per place. An ungraded Ofsted inspection on 14 March 2023 confirmed its earlier grade, Good. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 2.7% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

1.00 first-choice applications per place

8 places offered · 8 first-choice applications · roughly balanced

First-choice applications per place, by entry year

19/20
20/21
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)

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

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
67%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
0%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
110
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
106
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 school67%
Median of its 12 closest peers60%
Cumberland average56.3%
England62%

On meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, this school is ahead of 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
Bishop Wilson Church of England Primary SchoolNeston · 108 miles awayExpected standard73%
Swarland Primary SchoolMorpeth · 63 miles awayGood83%
Richard Durning's Endowed Primary SchoolOrmskirk · 84 miles awayGood50%
Coberley Church of England Primary SchoolCheltenham · 210 miles awayGood86%
Penruddock Primary SchoolPenrith · 14 miles awayNeeds attention38%
Packington Church of England Primary SchoolAshby-de-la-Zouch · 159 miles awayGood29%
Fordham All Saints CofE Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolColchester · 256 miles awayInadequate60%
Withnell Fold Primary SchoolChorley · 79 miles awayNo current grade42%
Dunton Bassett Primary SchoolLutterworth · 177 miles awayGood50%
Fountains Church of England Primary SchoolRipon · 75 miles awayNo current grade67%
Kirkby in Malhamdale United Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolSkipton · 64 miles awayGood60%
Irthington Village SchoolCarlisle · 14 miles awayGood78%

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

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 94% (Cumberland 88%, England 60%) · Any other White background 6% (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)
2.7%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
0%
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
14.3
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 £44,538; 11.1% 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£10,077
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2025-26)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 76% (76%) · premises 10% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 9% (8%) · supplies and services 7% (9%) · educational supplies 4% (4%) · bought-in professional services 1% (3%) · catering 5% (5%)

Reserves (2025-26)

Revenue reserve £28,655; in-year balance -£9,337

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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)
10/10among the least deprived tenth of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
5/10around the middle for England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher41.5%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications13.7%18.1%
In managerial or professional work36.5%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways9.6%18.1%
Residents in very good health51.1%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier79%62.3%
Social housing2.9%17.1%
Privately rented18.1%20.5%
Detached houses61.6%22.9%
Flats3.2%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms40%21.1%
Households with no car or van5.1%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01019131 · 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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