Hawkshead Esthwaite Primary School
Main Street, Hawkshead, LA22 0NT
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Carol Sharp
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Westmorland and Lonsdale
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 70
- Pupils on roll
- 30
- URN
- 112195
- Local authority
- Westmorland and Furness
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01539436354
About this school
Hawkshead Esthwaite Primary School is a community primary school in Hawkshead. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 30 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Hawkshead Esthwaite Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 13 March 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 8 | 9 | 6 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 63% | 67% | 83% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 13% | 11% | 17% |
| Expected standard in reading | 75% | 78% | 83% |
| Expected standard in maths | 88% | 78% | 83% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 75% | 56% | 83% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 107.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 105.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.40 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Hawkshead Esthwaite Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Westmorland and Furness average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 63% | 60.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 67% | 57% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 83% | 56.5% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 2.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 2.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 49 |
| 2023/24 | 44 |
| 2024/25 | 33 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Hawkshead Esthwaite Primary School compares
Hawkshead Esthwaite Primary School ranked 8th of 98 primary schools in Westmorland and Furness for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 91% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 99% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 83% | 2.9% | 9.1% | 30 | — |
| Coniston CofE Primary School | 27% | 5.2% | 20.3% | 67 | 3.0 miles |
| Goodly Dale Primary School | 73% | 5.4% | 13.7% | 77 | 3.4 miles |
| St Cuthberts Catholic Primary School, Windermere | — | 7.2% | 16.7% | 40 | 3.6 miles |
| St Martin & St Mary Church of England Primary School | 47% | 4.4% | 8.6% | 336 | 3.7 miles |
| Ambleside CofE Primary School | 75% | 4.2% | 12.7% | 52 | 4.3 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 9.09%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
- Overall absence
- 2.85%
- Persistent absence
- 0%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Coniston CofE Primary School3.0 miles
Primary · Coniston
-
Goodly Dale Primary School3.4 miles
Primary · Windermere
-
St Cuthberts Catholic Primary School, Windermere3.6 miles
Primary · Windermere
-
St Martin & St Mary Church of England Primary School3.7 miles
Primary · Windermere
-
Ambleside CofE Primary School4.3 miles
Primary · Ambleside
Common questions
- What ages does Hawkshead Esthwaite Primary School teach?
- Hawkshead Esthwaite Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Hawkshead.
- Who is the headteacher of Hawkshead Esthwaite Primary School?
- The headteacher of Hawkshead Esthwaite Primary School is Mrs Carol Sharp, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Hawkshead Esthwaite Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Hawkshead Esthwaite Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Hawkshead Esthwaite Primary School?
- Hawkshead Esthwaite Primary School has 30 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Hawkshead Esthwaite Primary School full?
- Hawkshead Esthwaite Primary School has capacity for 70 pupils and 30 on roll (43%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Hawkshead Esthwaite Primary School a faith school?
- No. Hawkshead Esthwaite Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Hawkshead Esthwaite Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Hawkshead Esthwaite Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Hawkshead Esthwaite Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 63% in 2022/23 and 83% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Hawkshead Esthwaite Primary School compare with other schools in Westmorland and Furness?
- Hawkshead Esthwaite Primary School ranked 8th of 98 primary schools in Westmorland and Furness for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 91% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 99% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Hawkshead Esthwaite Primary School's absence rate?
- Hawkshead Esthwaite Primary School's overall absence rate is 2.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Hawkshead Esthwaite Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Hawkshead Esthwaite Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.