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Borrowdale CofE Primary School

Voluntary aided school · Keswick · CA12 5XG

Ages 3–11 · 31 pupils · Cumberland

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Ofsted

Good

Overall absence

7.2%

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2024-03-12

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence7.2%
Persistent absence (10%+)30.4%
Unauthorised1.6%
Authorised absence
5.6%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
23

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill55%

31 pupils · 56 places

Pupils on roll
31
Boys / girls
21 / 10
School capacity
56
Capacity fill
31 / 56 (55%)
Free school meals
19.4%
FSM pupils
6
Gender
Mixed
School type
Voluntary aided school

Age range

Ages 3–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

  • NurseryHas Nursery Classes
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Religious character
Church of England
Diocese
Diocese of Carlisle
Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Voluntary aided school
Headteacher
Mr Ralf Smits

Location

Address
Borrowdale
Postcode
CA12 5XG
Town
Keswick
County
Cumbria
Local authority
Cumberland
District
Cumberland
Constituency
Penrith and Solway
Urban/rural
Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed voluntary aided school (primary), Ages 3–11, in Keswick, Cumberland, 31 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 19.4%. Religious character: Church of England. Diocese: Diocese of Carlisle.

Open schools in Keswick
7
Primary schools in Keswick
5
Academies among open schools in Keswick
57% (4)
Open schools in CA12
7
Primary in CA12
5
Open schools in Cumberland LA
181
Primary in Cumberland LA
146

Contact

Headteacher
Mr Ralf Smits
Telephone
01768777686
Website
www.borrowdaleschool.com

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