Dean Gibson Catholic Primary School, Kendal
Hawesmead Avenue, Kendal, LA9 5HB
Headteacher: Mrs Clare RitchieSchool website ↗Pupils: 155 (capacity: 210)Part of MATER CHRISTI MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
Ofsted pending
No inspection on record
75%
Reading, Writing & Maths
100%
First-choice offer rate
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 combinedⓘReading, 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.
75.0%
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%.
0.0%
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 88%·Writing 75%·Maths 81%→All three 75%
Reading
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Writing
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75%
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Maths
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75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average
How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)
This school is not oversubscribed.
Supply meets demand.
- How many places were offered?
- 11
- How many families wanted this school first?
- 10
- How many got their first choice?
- 10of 10 (100.0%)
- How many applied in total?
- 25
Pupils & Inclusion
Eligible for pupil premium
16.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageⓘEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
9.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportⓘSEN 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).
6.0%
Boys and girls
53%girls·47%boys
82 girls, 73 boys
Location
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Results Over Time
→ Peaked at 88% (2016/17), currently 75%
* 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
| Year | Reading, Writing & Maths (expected %) | Exceeding expected (%) | Reading Progress | Writing Progress | Maths Progress |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015/16 | 44.0% | 7.0% | +0.5 | -1.5 | -1.9 |
| 2016/17 | 88.0% | 0.0% | +2.7 | +0.6 | +0.8 |
| 2017/18 | 79.0% | 16.0% | +3.7 | -2.7 | +2.3 |
| 2018/19 | 78.0% | 6.0% | +5.6 | -1.9 | +0.8 |
| 2022/23 | 71.0% | 10.0% | -0.1 | -1.5 | -1.9 |
| 2023/24 | 76.0% | 10.0% | - | - | - |
| 2024/25 | 75.0% | 0.0% | - | - | - |