Black Combe Junior School

State-Funded School

black-combe-junior-school-cumberland-north-west

North WestRegion

CumberlandLocal Authority

Barrow and FurnessConstituency

LA18 5DTPostcode

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Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Black Combe Junior School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 7–11, located in Cumberland, North West.

The school is rated Requires improvement by Ofsted. It currently serves 89 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Requires improvement

Quality ofeducation

Requires improvement

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 49%
Higher standard: 2%
Reading score: 102
Maths score: 102

Ethnicity

White

98%

Mixed

Pupils

Total Pupils

53%Boys

47%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

35%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 7 – 11
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 89
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
10 Sept 2024	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Good	Good	Requires improvement
3 Feb 2019	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.