Plumpton School, PENRITH
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 7 months agoReport card - no overall grade (new Ofsted framework from Sep 2024)
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Plumpton School creates a genuinely caring family environment where children are happy and feel secure. The school excels at supporting every child's wellbeing and development, from strong phonics teaching in early years to pastoral support for pupils facing challenges. Your child will benefit from enriching experiences like drone flying, author visits and camping trips, alongside consistent expectations for good behavior and respect.
Key Strengths
- High attendance rates above the national average with strong behavior and respect among pupils
- Caring school environment with excellent pastoral support and wellbeing focus
- Strong early reading and phonics provision with confident young readers
- Inclusive approach with proactive support for pupils with additional needs and disadvantaged pupils
- Rich enrichment activities and opportunities to broaden pupils' horizons
Areas for Improvement
- Pupils have not achieved as well as they should, particularly in mathematics
- Teachers' checks on pupil knowledge do not consistently guide decisions about when to move learning forward
- Early years curriculum lacks clear progression between Nursery and Reception
- Governors need to check more rigorously the impact of actions to improve curriculum and achievement
- Pupils do not have a deep understanding of fundamental British values
Safeguarding
Safeguarding standards are met. Leaders have established an open culture where safeguarding is everyone's responsibility, concerns are actively identified and acted upon, and pupils feel safe.
Extracurricular Activities
Drone flying, author visits, chess, camping trips, technology in farming trips, wheelchair basketball workshops, religious education workshops, digital leaders roles, tech crew roles, reading ambassadors roles
Plumpton School is a caring school that prioritizes pupils' wellbeing and has strong attendance and behavior standards. However, the school needs to improve pupil achievement, particularly in mathematics, and strengthen the consistency of curriculum teaching.
At a Glance
5.9%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 75% to 64%. Maths has improved from 50% to 64%. Writing has improved from 63% to 73%.
Class Sizes
25.3
Avg class size
25.5
KS2
4
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
97%
Near capacity
102 pupils
105 capacity
3 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - PENRITH
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for PENRITH
Admissions Demand - Westmorland and Furness
Places available
2,627
Applications
1,698
Got 1st preference
97.9%
Got preferred school
99.4%
Primary admissions across Westmorland and Furness (2025/26)
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
3.70173%
Overall absence
6.17284%
Persistent absence
81
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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