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Stramongate Primary School

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

person Mr Ross Knaggs (Headteacher)

corporate_fareCUMBRIA EDUCATION TRUST

location_onKendal, LA9 4BT

language Visit Website phone 01539725073

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2025

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Students

286

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Expected Standard

73%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Stramongate Primary School is a Academy converter primary school in Kendal, serving ages 2-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 26% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Stramongate Primary School is an academy converter in Kendal, Westmorland and Furness, admitting pupils aged 2-11. It is part of CUMBRIA EDUCATION TRUST. The school has approximately 237 pupils on roll, of whom 24% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 73% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 2% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #12 of 98 primaries in Westmorland and Furness and #3,572 of 14,159 nationally.

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

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 18.5:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 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

73%

LA 57%

Reading75% LA 72%

Writing79% LA 68%

Maths90% LA 71%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

69%

LA 57%England 61%

Reading77% LA 75% · Eng 74%

Writing79% LA 70% · Eng 72%

Maths90% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

72%

LA 61%England 60%

Reading79% LA 78% · Eng 73%

Writing85% LA 75% · Eng 71%

Maths87% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.6

Read

LA 0.5

-2.7 to 1.5

2.5

Write

LA 0.2

0.5 to 4.5

0.8

Maths

LA -0.9

-1.2 to 2.8

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

75%

LA 68%England 65%

Reading83% LA 78% · Eng 73%

Writing87% LA 83% · Eng 78%

Maths90% LA 79% · Eng 79%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.5

Read

LA 1.0

-0.1 to 3.1

1.7

Write

LA 0.7

0.2 to 3.2

1.7

Maths

LA -0.2

0.3 to 3.1

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

80%

LA 64%

Reading83% LA 79%

Writing88% LA 81%

Maths90% LA 74%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.2

Read

LA 0.4

-0.3 to 2.7

2.6

Write

LA 0.4

1.1 to 4.1

1.8

Maths

LA -0.9

0.4 to 3.2

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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	#3,572 / 14,159	#12	#3,612	#1
2024	#6,587 / 14,233	#33	#4,427	#1
2023	#3,748 / 13,940	#17	#3,101	#4,726
2019	#1,266 / 11,810	#8	#3,375	#2,513
2018	#1,224 / 10,972	#3	#1,935	#2,207

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

13 May 2025

Inspection Report

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28 January 2020

Inspection Report

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15 June 2016

Inspection Report

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28 March 2014

Inspection Report

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04 September 2012

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

4 Evaluations

2025-05-13

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

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

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2016-06-15

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

2011-02-08

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

Latest Ungraded: School remains Good

2008-01-31

None EIF

Requires improvement

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 261 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	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	261	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	266	0	0.0%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	278	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	278	0	0.0%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	278	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	286	2	0.7%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	286	1	0.3%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	287	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	300	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	295	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	291	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	304	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	308	0	0.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	306	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	328	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	328	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	335	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	365	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	364	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	360	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	373	1	0.3%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	383	2	0.5%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	385	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	379	1	0.3%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	383	3	0.8%	0.4%	1
2016/17 (Autumn term)	384	7	1.8%	0.5%	0

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.

Moderate Learning Difficulty 17 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 7 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 7 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 2 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 2 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils

Visual Impairment 1 pupils