Dent CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School, Sedbergh
Dent CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in Sedbergh. It has a Church of England religious character. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in January 2024. Its 2024 Key Stage 2 results were the 75th-highest of the 100 schools in Westmorland and Furness with published results, and 11,298th of 13,912 across England. It was 45% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- Below England average
- Ofsted
- Good (2024)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- Better than England average
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Westmorland and Furness (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Dent CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School in detail
Dent CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School in its own words
Clubs and activities named on the school's website include cross-country, dance, ballet, coding, cooking, gardening, art, photography and book club.
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2024, 43% of Year 6 pupils at Dent CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 86% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 76% and 72% in Westmorland and Furness and 76% and 74% across England.
With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.
Getting a place at Dent CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 4 families put Dent CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School as their first choice and 6 named it as one of their preferences, for 5 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at Dent CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School
Who goes there
10% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 0% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
In 2026, 4 pupils (13.3%) received SEN support and 0 (0%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is a specific learning difficulty such as dyslexia.
Staffing
Dent CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School had 5 teachers in 2026, one for every 5 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.
Getting there
There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Dent CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School.
2 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Memorial Hall (near), 20 metres away.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 2 crimes within a mile of the school, most often burglary and criminal damage and arson. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Westmorland and Furness (11).
Suspensions and exclusions
Dent CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; DfE school workforce census; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 3 years agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Good at its January 2024 inspection.
Rated Good for
Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management, Early years.
At a Glance
10.0%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2023/24KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
2023/24 academic year
Class Sizes
10.0
Avg class size
15.0
KS2
3
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 1 nearby primary school
Keep up with Dent CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School
Term dates
Dent CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School is a voluntary aided school, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Westmorland and Furness's term dates for its community schools.
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
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You apply to the council where you live. Dent CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School is in Westmorland and Furness; for families living there:
- Westmorland and Furness's school travel policy: Home to School Transport Policy 2027 to 2028 (Reception to Year 11)
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 2
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 0
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 2 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 2 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
0 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Westmorland and Furness is 3 (the median across 161 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Your chances of a place at Dent CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
45%
Available places
25 pupils
56 places
31 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Sedbergh
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Sedbergh
Across Westmorland and Furness council
Places available
2,590
Applications
1,692
Got 1st preference
96.1%
Got preferred school
99.4%
All primary applications across Westmorland and Furness council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
Inspection History(7)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
4
SEN Support
0
EHC Plans
13.3%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
30
Total Pupils
15
Boys
15
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
5
Teachers
6.0:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£53,837
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£12,620
Per pupil
£334k
Total funding
£6k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
3.5%
Overall absence
0.0%
Persistent absence
20
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Questions parents ask about Dent CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School
What are SATs results like at Dent CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School?
Of the pupils at Dent CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School who took the 2024 Key Stage 2 assessments, 43% reached the expected standard in reading and 86% did so in maths.
What is Dent CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Dent CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School was rated Good at its most recent Ofsted inspection in January 2024.
What is the catchment area for Dent CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Dent CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School is oversubscribed, Westmorland and Furness allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Dent CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School?
Dent CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School was not full in 2025: it ran at 45% of its 56 places.
How big are the classes at Dent CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School?
Classes at Dent CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School average 10 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Dent CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School?
Dent CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School has around 30 pupils on roll. 10% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Dent CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School?
3.5% of sessions were missed at Dent CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School in 2024/25. 0% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Dent CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School?
Apply through Westmorland and Furness's coordinated admissions process, naming Dent CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
How many road collisions happen near Dent CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 2 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 2 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 0 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Westmorland and Furness is 3 (the median across 161 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Dent CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School?
Dent CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School is at Laning, Dent, Sedbergh, Cumbria, LA10 5QJ.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)