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Hallbankgate Village School

Primary · Brampton · CA8 2NJ

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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 4 October 2022

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At a glance

45 pupils · 66% of 68 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Foundation school
Age range
3–11
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
15.6% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
3.8% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
19.2% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
1.9% of pupils (2024/2025)
Nursery
Yes
Website
www.hallbankgate.org.uk/
URN
112417

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 2 families named it first for 2 Reception places, 1.00 first choices per place. An ungraded Ofsted inspection on 4 October 2022 confirmed its earlier grade, Good. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 2.8% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

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

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
38%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
0%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
106
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
104
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 school38%
Median of its 12 closest peers61.5%
Cumberland average56.3%
England62%

On meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, this school is behind 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
Spratton Church of England Primary SchoolNorthampton · 193 miles awayGood60%
Fylingdales Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolWhitby · 91 miles awayGood40%
Wethersfield CofE VC Primary SchoolBraintree · 243 miles awayGood88%
The Ilsleys Primary SchoolNewbury · 242 miles awayGood67%
Redmile Church of England Primary SchoolNottingham · 158 miles awayGood (2019)63%
Bonsall CofE (A) Primary SchoolMatlock · 132 miles awayGood57%
Follifoot Church of England Primary SchoolHarrogate · 82 miles awayGood88%
Newchurch-In-Pendle St Mary's Church of England Primary SchoolBurnley · 76 miles awayGood83%
Kirmington CofE Primary SchoolUlceby · 132 miles awayGood40%
Parkham Primary SchoolBideford · 282 miles awayExpected standard50%
Diptford Parochial Church of England Primary SchoolTotnes · 317 miles awayGood38%
Pencombe CofE Primary SchoolBromyard · 191 miles awayGood82%

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

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 96% (Cumberland 88%, England 60%) · Any other White background 4% (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)
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
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 sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

33.3% of teachers took sickness absence, 1.5 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £51,360; 50% 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£11,831
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2025-26)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 62% (76%) · premises 12% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 10% (8%) · supplies and services 17% (9%) · educational supplies 11% (4%) · bought-in professional services 4% (3%) · catering 6% (5%)

Reserves (2025-26)

Revenue reserve £49,639; in-year balance +£8,764

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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)
4/10more deprived than most of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher37.4%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications12.4%18.1%
In managerial or professional work34.2%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways12.1%18.1%
Residents in very good health45.2%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier80.5%62.3%
Social housing3.8%17.1%
Privately rented15.7%20.5%
Detached houses58.6%22.9%
Flats3.4%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms33.7%21.1%
Households with no car or van5.4%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01019225 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£195,00011 sales within 2 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£157,500–£270,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Terraced (5)£195,000

Homes around this school are cheaper than three quarters of 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

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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