Houghton CofE School

CumberlandVoluntary controlled school

Jackson Road, Houghton, Carlisle, CA3 0PA

Headteacher: Mr Stephen JohnstonSchool website ↗Pupils: 183 (capacity: 210)
Ofsted pending
No inspection on record
Oversubscribed
86% of first-choice applicants offered a place
68%
Reading, Writing & Maths
86%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed

Latest data: 2024/25

SATs Results (2024/25)

End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.

Reading, Writing & Maths combinedReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
68.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)Higher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
11.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 75%·Writing 79%·Maths 71%All three 68%
Reading
Expected75%
Exceeding46%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected79%
Exceeding25%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected71%
Exceeding21%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)

This school is oversubscribed.
Demand exceeds capacity.
How many places were offered?
30
How many families wanted this school first?
35
How many got their first choice?
30of 35 (85.7%)
How many applied in total?
85

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
11.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
0.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
29.0%
Boys and girls
42%girls·58%boys
76 girls, 107 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↑ Peaked at 89% (2015/16), currently 68%

* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.

Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.

View raw year-by-year data
YearReading, Writing & Maths (expected %)Exceeding expected (%)Reading ProgressWriting ProgressMaths Progress
2015/1689.0%5.0%+6.5+3.0+3.2
2016/1742.0%0.0%+0.9+1.9-1.1
2017/1876.0%0.0%-0.3-0.8-2.6
2018/1974.0%15.0%+1.1+2.0+2.2
2022/2365.0%9.0%-2.9-0.1-1.5
2023/2462.0%7.0%---
2024/2568.0%11.0%---
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