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Kirkland Church of England Academy
Primary · Mixed · Ages 2–11 · Sponsored academy
Kirkland, Frizington CA26 3XU · kirkland.cumbria.sch.uk · 01946 861386
On the mapSearch near CA26 3XU
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected May 2024
- Key stage 2, 2016/17
- 29%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 42
- 75% of 56 places
- Local authority
- Cumberland
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 19.5%
- 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 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2016/17, 29% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 0% the higher standard.
| 2024/25 | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | ||
| Expected standard | hidden | 62% |
| Higher standard | hidden | 8% |
| Average scaled score | ||
| Reading | hidden | 106 |
| Maths | hidden | 105 |
| Grammar and spelling | hidden | 105 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 112295)
hidden: too few pupils to publish
Ofsted
Kirkland Church of England Academy was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 8 May 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 8 May 2024
- 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: Inadequate, graded inspection, May 2019
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 112295), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
May 2019Inadequate
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Inadequate Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 112295)
Jan 2017Requires 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 Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 112295)
Dec 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 112295)
What parents said
100% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (19 replies, to 2 September 2024).
- Recommend
- 100%
- Replies
- 19
- 1% · 2 Sept 2024
based on the 68% who raised concerns
based on the 42% who had a child bullied