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Thwaites School

URN
112166
Phase
Primary
Status
Open

School overview

School name
Thwaites School
URN
112166
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3-11
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Limited Data

31 / 100

Limited Data

Based on official data for academic year 2024/25.

Academic Outcomes

10

Inspection

—

Admissions Value

34

Destinations

—

Stability & Context

100

School Compass rankings

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School Compass recommendation

Insufficient Data

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Based on School Compass analysis of official performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

Admissions strategy

  • Application category: Not recommended
  • Admissions pressure: High competition
  • Admissions risk: High risk

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Crime & Safety

Safety information unavailable.

Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.

  • Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.
  • This section reflects police-recorded crime in the surrounding area, not incidents on school premises.
  • Figures are anonymised by the police and aggregated within approximately one mile of the school site.
  • Not all crime is reported to the police. Small areas can vary significantly year to year.
  • Source: data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence; population from ONS.

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Ofsted inspections

Previous inspection framework
Latest publication date
18 September 2025
Inspection date
15 July 2025
Inspection type
Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingNot available

Inspection outcomes

  • Quality of education

    Good

    Graded 18 September 2025

  • Behaviour and attitudes

    Good

    Graded 18 September 2025

  • Personal development

Admissions

High pressure

Official Department for Education applications and offers data for Reception in academic year 2025/26.

Academic year

Academic year

2025/26

Published admission number (PAN)

Published admission number (PAN)

5

Places offered by the school

Applications received

Applications received

8

Times listed as any preference

Offers made

Offers made

5

Preferred offers from this school

Oversubscription ratio

Oversubscription ratio

1.6×

Applications per place

Offer rate

Where to apply

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Local authority
Cumberland
Admissions portal
GOV.UK — apply for a primary school place (Cumberland)
Application deadline
15 January 2027 (on-time deadline for primary entry, September 2027)
School website
www.thwaites.cumbria.sch.uk

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Performance & outcomes

Official Department for Education attainment and outcomes data. Suppressed or unpublished figures are shown as “Not published”.

Key stage 2 (primary)

Key stage 2 (primary) data for academic year 2024/25

Official Department for Education key stage 2 attainment for academic year 2024/25.

Reading expected standard

Reading expected %

57.0%

Writing expected standard

Writing expected %

71.0%

Maths expected standard

Maths expected %

57.0%

Reading, writing and maths expected

RWM expected %

29.0%

Reading progress

Reading progress

Not published

Writing progress

Location

LA18 5HP - Hallthwaites, Millom, Cumbria

Contact details

Address
Hallthwaites, Millom, Cumbria
Postcode
LA18 5HP
Phone
1229772554
Website
www.thwaites.cumbria.sch.uk
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Administrative details

Local authority name
Cumberland
Local authority code
942

School insights

Local authority context

This school is one of 185 schools in Cumberland.

Authority statistics

Total schools

185

Open schools

180

Closed schools

4

Primary schools

150

Data quality

Last updated
14 June 2026
Last imported
14 June 2026

Dates reflect the latest GIAS import and any recorded closure date for this school.

The School Compass Score combines academic outcomes, inspection findings, admissions value, destinations, and school stability to help parents compare schools consistently.

Outstanding

Graded 18 September 2025

  • Leadership and management

    Good

    Graded 18 September 2025

  • Early years

    Good

    Graded 18 September 2025

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    Inspection history

    Showing the last 1 inspection on record, including monitoring visits.

    PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
    18 September 202515 July 2025Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2InspectionView report for inspection published 18 September 2025
    • Inspection

      Published
      18 September 2025
      Inspected
      15 July 2025
      Type
      Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2
      Report
      View report

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Ofsted management information via GOV.UK.

    Offer rate

    62.5%

    Offers as a share of applications

    First preference offers: 5

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education school applications and offers statistics.

    Writing progress

    Not published

    Maths progress

    Maths progress

    Not published

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education performance and outcomes statistics (England).

    Secondary schools

    19

    Special schools

    0

    Phase distribution

    • Primary150 (82.4%)
    • Secondary19 (10.4%)
    • Special0 (0.0%)
    • Other13 (7.1%)

    Nearby schools

    School nameDistancePhaseStatus
    Broughton CofE Primary and Nursery School4.0 kmPrimaryOpen
    Broughton Tower Residential School4.3 kmNot applicableClosed
    Millom School5.0 kmSecondaryOpen
    St James' Catholic Primary School5.3 kmPrimaryOpen
    Parkview Nursery School5.5 kmNurseryOpen
    Black Combe Junior School5.6 kmPrimaryOpen
    Millom Infant School5.6 kmPrimaryOpen
    Millom Infant School5.6 kmPrimaryProposed to open
    Burlington CofE School6.1 kmPrimaryOpen
    Haverigg Primary School7.0 kmPrimaryOpen
    • Broughton CofE Primary and Nursery School
      Distance
      4.0 km
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open
    • Broughton Tower Residential School
      Distance
      4.3 km
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Status
      Closed
    • Millom School
      Distance
      5.0 km
      Phase
      Secondary
      Status
      Open
    • St James' Catholic Primary School
      Distance
      5.3 km
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open

    Similar schools

    Same phase (Primary) and local authority (Cumberland)

    School namePhasePostcodeStatus
    All Saints' CofE SchoolPrimaryCA13 9BHClosed
    All Saints' CofE SchoolPrimaryCA13 9BHOpen
    Allonby Primary SchoolPrimaryCA15 6QGOpen
    Arlecdon Primary SchoolPrimaryCA26 3XAOpen
    Ashfield Infant & Nursery SchoolPrimaryCA14 3JGOpen
    • All Saints' CofE School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      CA13 9BH
      Status
      Closed
    • All Saints' CofE School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      CA13 9BH
      Status
      Open
    • Allonby Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      CA15 6QG
      Status
      Open
    • Arlecdon Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      CA26 3XA
      Status
      Open
    • Ashfield Infant & Nursery School
    Parkview Nursery School
    Distance
    5.5 km
    Phase
    Nursery
    Status
    Open
  • Black Combe Junior School
    Distance
    5.6 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Millom Infant School
    Distance
    5.6 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Millom Infant School
    Distance
    5.6 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Proposed to open
  • Burlington CofE School
    Distance
    6.1 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Haverigg Primary School
    Distance
    7.0 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Phase
    Primary
    Postcode
    CA14 3JG
    Status
    Open