Staveley CofE School
Brow Lane, Staveley, Kendal, LA8 9PH
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Miss Lisa Strange
- Diocese
- Diocese of Carlisle
- Constituency
- Westmorland and Lonsdale
- Setting
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 160
- Pupils on roll
- 79
- URN
- 112264
- Local authority
- Westmorland and Furness
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01539821218
About this school
Staveley CofE School is a Church of England voluntary controlled primary school in Kendal. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 79 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Staveley CofE 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
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 14 | 23 | 11 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 43% | 83% | 55% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 13% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 71% | 100% | 91% |
| Expected standard in maths | 50% | 96% | 100% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 64% | 96% | 82% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 110.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 107.0 | 109.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.80 | - | - |
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 Staveley CofE 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 | 43% | 60.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 83% | 57% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 55% | 56.5% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 2.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 97 |
| 2023/24 | 100 |
| 2024/25 | 86 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Staveley CofE School compares
Staveley CofE School ranked 58th of 98 primary schools in Westmorland and Furness for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 30% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 98% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 55% | 2.9% | 12.8% | 79 | — |
| St Oswald's CofE Primary School | 44% | 5.7% | 17.1% | 88 | 3.0 miles |
| St Martin & St Mary Church of England Primary School | 47% | 4.4% | 8.6% | 336 | 3.6 miles |
| St Cuthberts Catholic Primary School, Windermere | — | 7.2% | 16.7% | 40 | 3.6 miles |
| Goodly Dale Primary School | 73% | 5.4% | 13.7% | 77 | 3.9 miles |
| St Thomas's CofE Primary School | 48% | 4.8% | 23.9% | 239 | 4.0 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)
- 12.79%
- English as an additional language
- 8.1%
- Overall absence
- 2.91%
- Persistent absence
- 4.05%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Oswald's CofE Primary School3.0 miles
Primary · Kendal
-
St Martin & St Mary Church of England Primary School3.6 miles
Primary · Windermere
-
St Cuthberts Catholic Primary School, Windermere3.6 miles
Primary · Windermere
-
Goodly Dale Primary School3.9 miles
Primary · Windermere
-
St Thomas's CofE Primary School4.0 miles
Primary · Kendal
Other schools in Kendal
Staveley CofE School ranks 8th of the 13 ranked primary schools in Kendal.
- Castle Park School Primary
- Crosscrake CofE Primary School Primary
- Crosthwaite CofE School Primary
- Dean Gibson Catholic Primary School, Kendal Primary
- Ghyllside Primary School Primary
- Grayrigg CofE School Primary
- Heron Hill Primary School Primary
- Levens CofE School Primary
- Old Hutton CofE School Primary
- Selside Endowed CofE Primary School Primary
- St Oswald's CofE Primary School Primary
- St Patrick's CofE School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Staveley CofE School teach?
- Staveley CofE School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Kendal.
- Who is the headteacher of Staveley CofE School?
- The headteacher of Staveley CofE School is Miss Lisa Strange, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Staveley CofE School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Staveley CofE 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 Staveley CofE School?
- Staveley CofE School has 79 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Staveley CofE School full?
- Staveley CofE School has capacity for 160 pupils and 79 on roll (49%), 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 Staveley CofE School a faith school?
- Yes. Staveley CofE School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Carlisle.
- Does Staveley CofE School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Staveley CofE School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Staveley CofE School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 43% in 2022/23 and 55% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Staveley CofE School compare with other schools in Westmorland and Furness?
- Staveley CofE School ranked 58th of 98 primary schools in Westmorland and Furness for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 30% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 98% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Staveley CofE School's absence rate?
- Staveley CofE School's overall absence rate is 2.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Staveley CofE School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Staveley CofE 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.