Long Marton School
Ofsted: School remains GoodCommunity school · Primary
Appleby-in-Westmorland · CA16 6BT · Westmorland and Furness
Ages 3–11
- KS231%
- Absence4.2%
- FSM16.0%
2.8 miles away
OpenPrimaryOfsted: GoodURN 112408
Appleby Primary School
Foundation school · Appleby-in-Westmorland · CA16 6TX
Ages 3–11 · 163 pupils · Westmorland and Furness
Ofsted
Good
KS2 expected (RWM)
56%
Overall absence
5.5%
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
Good
Inspection date
2024-03-26
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding effective
- Yes
Performance
Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.
Key stage 2 (2023/24)
Expected standard (RWM)56%
Higher standard (RWM)3%
- Avg scaled score — reading
- 105.0
- Avg scaled score — maths
- 103.0
- Avg scaled score — GPS
- 105.0
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence5.5%
Persistent absence (10%+)10.6%
Unauthorised1.2%
- Authorised absence
- 4.3%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 0.6%
- Enrolments in measure
- 161
Absence trend
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
- Overall
- Persistent (10%+)
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).
Capacity fill55%
163 pupils · 294 places
- Pupils on roll
- 163
- Boys / girls
- 82 / 81
- School capacity
- 294
- Capacity fill
- 163 / 294 (55%)
- Free school meals
- 17.2%
- FSM pupils
- 28
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Foundation school
Age range
Ages 3–11
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
2 / 6
- NurseryHas Nursery Classes
- Sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Special classes
- Has Special Classes
- Governance
- Supported by a trust
- Headteacher
- David Spruce
Location
- Address
- Station Road
- Postcode
- CA16 6TX
- Town
- Appleby-in-Westmorland
- County
- Cumbria
- Local authority
- Westmorland and Furness
- District
- Westmorland and Furness
- Constituency
- Westmorland and Lonsdale
- Urban/rural
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
SEN & specialist provision
As recorded in GIAS — provision detail, not an Ofsted judgement.
- SEN types
- SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty; VI - Visual Impairment; OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability; HI - Hearing Impairment; SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health; MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment; PD - Physical Disability; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty; PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
- Special classes
- Has Special Classes
- Resourced provision
- Resourced provision and SEN unit
- Resourced places
- 9 on roll / 9 capacity
- SEN unit places
- 9 on roll / 9 capacity
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed foundation school (primary), Ages 3–11, in Appleby-in-Westmorland, Westmorland and Furness, 163 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery, special school. Free school meals: 17.2%. SEN provision includes: SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty; VI - Visual Impairment; OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability….
Nearby primary schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
Appleby Grammar School
Ofsted: Expected standardAcademy converter · Secondary
Appleby-in-Westmorland · CA16 6XU · Westmorland and Furness
Ages 11–18
- Att845.5
- P80.0
- EM5+49%
- Absence10.5%
0.4 miles away
Contact
- Headteacher
- David Spruce
- Telephone
- 01768351431