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High Hesket CofE School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

person Mrs Amy Harvey (Headteacher)

location_onCarlisle, CA4 0HU

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Ofsted

Outstanding

Inspected 2025

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Students

158

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Expected Standard

52%

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Demand Ratio

0.8x

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High Hesket CofE School is a Voluntary controlled school primary school in Carlisle, serving ages 3-11. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted — the highest possible grade. Ranks in the top 78% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

High Hesket CofE School is a voluntary controlled school in Carlisle, Westmorland and Furness, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 136 pupils on roll, of whom 3% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 52% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 9% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #70 of 98 primaries in Westmorland and Furness and #12,175 of 14,159 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2025. The school's current overall rating is Outstanding. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Outstanding, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.8× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 17.8:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 1.8 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

52%

LA 57%

Reading65% LA 72%

Writing65% LA 68%

Maths61% LA 71%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

76%

LA 57%England 61%

Reading76% LA 75% · Eng 74%

Writing81% LA 70% · Eng 72%

Maths81% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

110

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

77%

LA 61%England 60%

Reading90% LA 78% · Eng 73%

Writing84% LA 75% · Eng 71%

Maths81% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.4

Read

LA 0.5

-0.9 to 3.6

0.3

Write

LA 0.2

-1.9 to 2.4

-0.6

Maths

LA -0.9

-2.7 to 1.5

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

72%

LA 68%England 65%

Reading76% LA 78% · Eng 73%

Writing92% LA 83% · Eng 78%

Maths96% LA 79% · Eng 79%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.4

Read

LA 1.0

-1.1 to 3.9

0.6

Write

LA 0.7

-1.7 to 2.9

0.4

Maths

LA -0.2

-1.8 to 2.5

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

88%

LA 64%

Reading100% LA 79%

Writing88% LA 81%

Maths94% LA 74%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.9

Read

LA 0.4

-1 to 4.8

0.9

Write

LA 0.4

-1.9 to 3.7

-0.2

Maths

LA -0.9

-2.9 to 2.5

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Ranking History & Trajectory

National & Local Authority position based on DfE performance data · Methodology

Year	Primary Overall (Nat)	LA Rank	Attainment	Progress
2025	#12,175 / 14,159	#70	#10,968	#1
2024	#5,267 / 14,233	#21	#2,326	#1
2023	#5,329 / 13,940	#25	#1,818	#6,134
2019	#5,324 / 11,810	#40	#4,310	#4,358
2018	#3,156 / 10,972	#19	#597	#4,053

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

04 March 2025

Inspection Report

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16 September 2014

Inspection Report

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15 January 2013

Inspection Report

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10 June 2010

Inspection Report

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25 January 2007

Inspection Report

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08 July 2002

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2025-03-04

S5 Inspection EIF

Report Card

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Why no single overall grade?

From autumn 2024 / 2025, Ofsted replaced single-word headline grades (Outstanding / Good / RI / Inadequate) with individual area judgements on a Report Card.

Education

Good

Behaviour

Outstanding

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

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2014-09-16

S5 Inspection EIF

Outstanding

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

2010-06-10

None EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 141 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	141	0	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	140	5	3.6%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	150	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	146	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	141	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	158	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	158	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	156	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	172	3	1.7%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	166	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	160	4	2.5%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	178	4	2.2%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	179	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	179	4	2.2%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	187	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	187	1	0.5%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	185	3	1.6%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	206	1	0.5%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	206	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	197	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	194	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	197	1	0.5%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	194	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	193	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	192	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	186	0	0.0%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Specific Learning Difficulty 6 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 4 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 2 pupils

Visual Impairment 2 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 1 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 1 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils

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High Hesket CofE School

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ranking History & Trajectory

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Faith Priority (Church of England)

Distance to School

School Capacity

Primary Admission Trends

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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Sir John Barrow School

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