Beaconside CofE Primary School

State-Funded School

beaconside-cofe-primary-school-westmorland-and-furness-north-west

North WestRegion

Westmorland and FurnessLocal Authority

Penrith and SolwayConstituency

CA11 8ENPostcode

3.4

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Beaconside CofE Primary School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 3–11, located in Westmorland and Furness, North West.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 445 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 57%
Higher standard: 8%
Reading score: 104
Maths score: 103

Ethnicity

White

90%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Any other group

Pupils

445

Total Pupils

51%Boys

49%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

14%

England average

27%

First language not English

14%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 3 – 11
Deprivation band: Less deprived
Total pupils: 445
IDACI quintile: 2 (More deprived)

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Good

Ungraded inspection on 27 June 2024. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
18 Mar 2016	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.