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Black Combe Junior School

Primary · Mixed · Ages 7–11 · Community school

Moor Road, Millom LA18 5DT · blackcombe.cumbria.sch.uk · 01229 772862

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Overview

Ofsted
Requires improvement
2019 framework · inspected Jul 2024
Key stage 2, 2024/25
50%
reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Cumberland 56%, England 62%
Pupils
89
65% of 136 places
Local authority
Cumberland
Free school meals
34.8%
First language not English
0%
School census 2025/26

The official school record (Department for Education)

Results

In 2024/25, 50% 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 56%, and across England 62%.

Expected standard reading, writing and maths

2019/20 to 2021/22: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1922/2323/2424/252015/16: 7% (England 53%)7%2016/17: 65% (England 61%)65%2017/18: 45% (England 64%)45%2018/19: 62% (England 65%)62%2022/23: 19% (England 60%)19%2023/24: 49% (England 61%)49%2024/25: 50% (England 62%)50%England 62%
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
Reading, writing and maths
▼50%62%
▼0%8%
Average scaled score
●104106
●107105
●106105

Ofsted

Black Combe Junior School was judged Requires improvement at its last graded inspection, on 2 July 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.

Overall
Requires improvement
Inspected
2 Jul 2024
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationRequires improvement
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementRequires improvement

Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jan 2019

Earlier inspections

Before September 2019

  • Jan 2019Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Personal development, behaviour and welfareGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    SafeguardingEffective
  • May 2014Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
  • Dec 2009Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood

What parents said

95% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (21 replies, to 7 April 2025).

Recommend
95%
Replies
21
19% · 7 Apr 2025
Child is happy at school▲95% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe▲95% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▲91% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations●86% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well▲100% agreeEngland 88%
Told what child will learn▼67% agreeEngland 84%
Told how child is doing●86% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects●90% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities▼86% agreeEngland 90%
Supports personal development▼72% agreeEngland 80%
Concerns are dealt with properly▲90% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 90% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▲67% agreeEngland 50%

based on the 43% who had a child bullied

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