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Bridekirk Dovenby CofE Primary School

Cockermouth, CA13 0PG · Cumberland · primary school

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Mixed Primary Church of England
9.4/10 Well above average

2nd of 119 primary schools in Cumberland we can score, 145 in total — the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.

How this is worked out
MeasurePercentileWeightAdds
Expected standard (RWM) 2024/25 87.0 · 96 62% 5.88
Higher standard (RWM) 2024/25 20.0 · 92 38% 3.53

Each measure is read as a position among comparable schools, so a school in the middle of the country scores 5. Full method.

Get to know the school

How it's doing. In 2024/25, 87.0% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, compared with the national median of 64%. A further 20.0% reached the higher standard.

Beyond the classroom. Pupils join clubs for street dance, Scottish dancing, forest school, choir, woodwind, guitars, brass, and recorders. Sports include netball, tennis, cricket, gymnastics, football, rugby, multi-skills, and orienteering. Arts activities feature African drumming workshops, Playground Proms, and instrumental lessons. Trips visit Jorvik Museum, The Dig, Eden Camp, Beamish, Keswick Museum, Castlerigg Stone Circle, The Beacon Museum, Whitehaven, William Wordsworth House, and Vindolanda. An after-school club is available, but there is no breakfast club.

Getting in. The school has 146 pupils in a capacity of 150, leaving 4 spare places. The school is close to full, so places are likely to be competitive.

Worth asking on a visit. With only 4 places remaining, how does the school manage waiting lists for new starters? Since there is no breakfast club, what are the earliest arrival times for parents? How do you support pupils who need extra help to reach the higher standard?

Written by AI from this school's published results, inspection record and its own website — not by Ofsted, the school, or SchoolsGPT staff. Every figure above comes from the sources on this page. Check anything that matters with the school.

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