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Great Orton Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Community school
Great Orton, Carlisle CA5 6NA · greatorton.cumbria.sch.uk · 01228 711602
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Jan 2023
- Key stage 2, 2023/24
- 40%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Cumberland 54%, England 61%
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 35
- 50% of 70 places
- Local authority
- Cumberland
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 42.9%
- First language not English
- 0%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 7 families put the school first and 8 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 8 | 7 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 5 | 4 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2023/24, 40% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 0% the higher standard. Across Cumberland it was 54%, and across England 61%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| hidden | 62% | ||
| hidden | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| hidden | 106 | ||
| hidden | 105 | ||
| hidden | 105 | ||
hidden: too few pupils to publish
Ofsted
Great Orton Primary School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 10 January 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 10 Jan 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Jun 2019
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jun 2019Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective May 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Apr 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Nov 2012Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
What parents said
100% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (10 replies, to 1 January 2024).
- Recommend
- 100%
- Replies
- 10
- 33% · 1 Jan 2024
based on the 90% who raised concerns
based on the 60% who had a child bullied