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Thwaites School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Community school
Hallthwaites, Millom LA18 5HP · thwaites.cumbria.sch.uk · 01229 772554
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Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Jul 2025
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 29%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Cumberland 56%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 28
- 50% of 56 places
- Local authority
- Cumberland
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 21.4%
- First language not English
- 0%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 3 families put the school first and 3 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 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 29% 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
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼29% | 62% | ||
| ▼0% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▼101 | 106 | ||
| ▼100 | 105 | ||
| ▼102 | 105 | ||
hidden: too few pupils to publish
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Thwaites School on 15 July 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 15 Jul 2025
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Feb 2023
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Feb 2023Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Mar 2019Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Mar 2015Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Jul 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good
What parents said
93% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (14 replies, to 1 January 2024).
- Recommend
- 93%
- Replies
- 14
- 31% · 1 Jan 2024
based on the 86% who raised concerns
based on the 14% who had a child bullied