Vickerstown School

Overview

Ofsted

Report card

Mar 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade

Key stage 2, 2024/25

15%

reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Westmorland and Furness 58%, England 62%

Last distance offered

No limit

Reception, September 2026 entry · Westmorland and Furness Council

Demand for places

1.0

first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Reception in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Westmorland and Furness Council’s document.

For Reception in September 2026, 15 families put the school first and 15 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

Results

In 2024/25, 15% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 0% the higher standard. Across Westmorland and Furness it was 58%, and across England 62%.

Ofsted

Ofsted inspected Vickerstown School on 10 March 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.

• Inclusion: Needs attention
• Curriculum and teaching: Needs attention
• Achievement: Urgent improvement
• Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard
• Personal development and well-being: Expected standard
• Early years: Needs attention
• Leadership and governance: Needs attention

What parents said

61% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (33 replies, to 6 April 2026).