Stramongate Primary School
Blackhall Road, Kendal, LA9 4BT
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- CUMBRIA EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Ross Knaggs
- Sponsor
- Cumbria Education Trust
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Westmorland and Lonsdale
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 237
- URN
- 137962
- Local authority
- Westmorland and Furness
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01539725073
About this school
Stramongate Primary School is a primary academy in Kendal. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 237 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Stramongate 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
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 | 39 | 48 | 48 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 72% | 69% | 73% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 8% | 8% | 2% |
| Expected standard in reading | 79% | 77% | 75% |
| Expected standard in maths | 87% | 90% | 90% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 79% | 79% | 75% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 106.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 107.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.80 | - | - |
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 Stramongate 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 | 72% | 60.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 69% | 57% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 73% | 56.5% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 286 |
| 2023/24 | 278 |
| 2024/25 | 261 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Stramongate Primary School compares
Stramongate Primary School ranked 22nd of 98 primary schools in Westmorland and Furness for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 73% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 69% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 73% | 4.7% | 23.4% | 237 | — |
| St Thomas's CofE Primary School | 48% | 4.8% | 23.9% | 239 | 0.6 miles |
| Ghyllside Primary School | 78% | 3.7% | 14.7% | 424 | 0.6 miles |
| Castle Park School | 66% | 4.8% | 8.7% | 326 | 0.8 miles |
| Vicarage Park CofE Primary School | — | 5.8% | 16.5% | 109 | 0.9 miles |
| Heron Hill Primary School | 69% | 3.6% | 7.9% | 419 | 0.9 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 23.37%
- English as an additional language
- 14.6%
- Overall absence
- 4.67%
- Persistent absence
- 11.21%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Thomas's CofE Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Kendal
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Ghyllside Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Kendal
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Castle Park School0.8 miles
Primary · Kendal
-
Vicarage Park CofE Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Kendal
-
Heron Hill Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Kendal
Other schools in Kendal
Stramongate Primary School ranks 4th 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 Stramongate Primary School teach?
- Stramongate Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Kendal.
- Who is the headteacher of Stramongate Primary School?
- The headteacher of Stramongate Primary School is Mr Ross Knaggs, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Stramongate Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Stramongate 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 Stramongate Primary School?
- Stramongate Primary School has 237 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Stramongate Primary School full?
- Stramongate Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 237 on roll (56%), 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 Stramongate Primary School a faith school?
- No. Stramongate Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Stramongate Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Stramongate Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Stramongate Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Stramongate Primary School is part of CUMBRIA EDUCATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Stramongate Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Stramongate Primary School's special educational needs provision as: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Stramongate Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 72% in 2022/23 and 73% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Stramongate Primary School compare with other schools in Westmorland and Furness?
- Stramongate Primary School ranked 22nd of 98 primary schools in Westmorland and Furness for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 73% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 69% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Stramongate Primary School's absence rate?
- Stramongate Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Stramongate Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Stramongate 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 1 July 2026.