Dent CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School
Voluntary aided primary school in Sedbergh (Westmorland and Furness).
KS2 RWM expected
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not published
Reading expected
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not published
Maths expected
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not published
Writing expected
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not published
Attendance rate
96.5%
▲ 2pp England 2024/25: 94.8%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
11.4
▼ 9.3 England 2025/26: 20.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
10.0%
▼ 15pp England 2025/26: 24.9%
school census 15/01/2026
Capacity
54%
30 / 56 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Compare measures over time
Where each figure sits
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| Measure | Latest year | This school | In England | In Westmorland and Furness |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall absence | 2024/25 | 3.5% | joint 14,861st highest of 16,262 (33 schools have the same figure) | joint 89th highest of 121 (2 schools have the same figure) |
| Unauthorised absence | 2024/25 | 0.9% | joint 11,948th highest of 16,262 (104 schools have the same figure) | 79th highest of 121 |
| Pupils suspended at least once | 2024/25 | 0% | joint 11,291st highest of 16,268 (4,978 schools have the same figure) | joint 43rd highest of 121 (79 schools have the same figure) |
| Suspensions per 100 pupils | 2024/25 | 0.0 | - | - |
| Permanent exclusions | 2024/25 | 0.00% | - | - |
| Eligible for free school meals (census) | 2025/26 | 10% | joint 13,432nd highest of 16,710 (69 schools have the same figure) | 59th highest of 121 |
| Any SEN | 2025/26 | 13.3% | joint 13,699th highest of 16,706 (110 schools have the same figure) | 89th highest of 121 |
| SEN support | 2025/26 | 13.3% | joint 10,167th highest of 16,706 (102 schools have the same figure) | 64th highest of 121 |
| Education, health and care plans | 2025/26 | 0% | joint 16,313th highest of 16,706 (394 schools have the same figure) | joint 111th highest of 121 (11 schools have the same figure) |
| Teachers (FTE) | 2024/25 | 2.6 | - | - |
| Teachers (headcount) | 2024/25 | 4 | - | - |
| Teaching assistants (FTE) | 2024/25 | 1.4 | - | - |
| Pupils per teacher | 2024/25 | 9.8 | joint 15,981st highest of 16,147 (9 schools have the same figure) | joint 115th highest of 121 (2 schools have the same figure) |
| Pupils per adult | 2024/25 | 6.5 | joint 15,681st highest of 16,163 (42 schools have the same figure) | joint 104th highest of 121 (3 schools have the same figure) |
| Teacher turnover | 2024/25 | 38.5% | joint 959th highest of 16,165 (24 schools have the same figure) | 10th highest of 121 |
| Teachers taking sickness absence | 2023/24 | 60% | - | - |
| Sickness days lost per teacher (all teachers) | 2023/24 | 1.5 | - | - |
| Places | 2023/24 | 56 | - | - |
| Pupils | 2023/24 | 27 | - | - |
| Unfilled places | 2023/24 | 51.8% | - | - |
| Key stage 2 reading progress | 2022/23 | -0.3 | - | - |
| Key stage 2 writing progress | 2022/23 | -0.1 | - | - |
| Key stage 2 maths progress | 2022/23 | -3.2 | - | - |
"Nth highest of N" counts the schools of the same type in the same school year that have a figure, with the highest figure first. It says where a figure sits, not whether it is good: for absence and suspensions lower is usually better, while free school meals and special needs reflect who the school serves. Where other schools have exactly the same figure the position is called "joint" and the number of schools with that figure is given. A dash means no position is held, because only one school has a figure or every school has the same figure.
Ofsted inspections
- 30/01/2024 (school year 2023/24): Good
- 24/09/2014 (school year 2014/15): Good
Figures: the yearly series on this page. Positions: open schools in England, built 2026-10-27 from the DfE releases held by WhatSchool (school census, absence, exclusions, workforce, key stage 2 and 4), Open Government Licence v3.0. Ofsted dates: Ofsted management information, as at 30 September 2026. DfE has not published key stage 2 progress since 2022/23, so each progress measure has one year.
Attendance and behaviour
iAbsence is the share of possible sessions (half days) missed, for full academic years (no 2019/20 figure is published). Pupils suspended at least once and permanent exclusions are shares of pupils; suspensions per 100 pupils counts every suspension. 2020/21 and 2021/22 were affected by COVID-19.Overall absence3.5% 2024/25
This school
3.6%
2016/17
4.8%
2017/18
3%
2018/19
5.2%
2020/21
6.4%
2021/22
7.6%
2022/23
3.9%
2023/24
3.5%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence0.9% 2024/25
This school
0.6%
2016/17
0.7%
2017/18
0.7%
2018/19
1%
2020/21
1.1%
2021/22
1.7%
2022/23
1.1%
2023/24
0.9%
2024/25
Pupils suspended at least once0% 2024/25
This school
0%
2017/18
0%
2018/19
0%
2019/20
0%
2020/21
0%
2021/22
0%
2022/23
0%
2023/24
0%
2024/25
Suspensions per 100 pupils0.0 2024/25
This school
0.0
2017/18
0.0
2018/19
0.0
2019/20
0.0
2020/21
0.0
2021/22
0.0
2022/23
0.0
2023/24
0.0
2024/25
Permanent exclusions0.00% 2024/25
This school
0.00%
2017/18
0.00%
2018/19
0.00%
2019/20
0.00%
2020/21
0.00%
2021/22
0.00%
2022/23
0.00%
2023/24
0.00%
2024/25
Pupils
iPupils eligible for free school meals (FSM) and special educational needs (SEN) are shares of all pupils on roll in the January census.Eligible for free school meals (census)10% 2025/26
This school
0%
2019/20
8.8%
2020/21
13.5%
2021/22
12.2%
2022/23
3.2%
2023/24
14.8%
2024/25
10%
2025/26
Any SEN13.3% 2025/26
This school
35.7%
2019/20
29.4%
2020/21
29.7%
2021/22
24.4%
2022/23
16.1%
2023/24
11.1%
2024/25
13.3%
2025/26
SEN support13.3% 2025/26
This school
32.1%
2019/20
26.5%
2020/21
21.6%
2021/22
19.5%
2022/23
12.9%
2023/24
11.1%
2024/25
13.3%
2025/26
Education, health and care plans0% 2025/26
This school
3.6%
2019/20
2.9%
2020/21
8.1%
2021/22
4.9%
2022/23
3.2%
2023/24
0%
2024/25
0%
2025/26
Staff
iTeacher numbers are full-time equivalents (FTE) or headcount from the November school workforce census. Turnover is the share of teachers who left in the year.Teachers (FTE)2.6 2024/25
This school
1.8
2017/18
1.6
2018/19
1.5
2019/20
1.6
2020/21
2.6
2021/22
3.6
2022/23
2.8
2023/24
2.6
2024/25
Teachers (headcount)4 2024/25
This school
5
2017/18
4
2018/19
4
2019/20
4
2020/21
7
2021/22
6
2022/23
6
2023/24
4
2024/25
Teaching assistants (FTE)1.4 2024/25
This school
2.1
2017/18
1.5
2018/19
1.9
2019/20
1.4
2020/21
3.1
2021/22
3.1
2022/23
2.0
2023/24
1.4
2024/25
Pupils per teacher9.8 2024/25
This school
19.5
2017/18
21.6
2018/19
18.6
2019/20
21.0
2020/21
14.9
2021/22
14.7
2022/23
11.6
2023/24
9.8
2024/25
Pupils per adult6.5 2024/25
This school
8.4
2017/18
9.6
2018/19
7.7
2019/20
11.4
2020/21
6.4
2021/22
5.7
2022/23
6.5
2023/24
6.5
2024/25
Teacher turnover38.5% 2024/25
This school
22.2%
2017/18
0%
2018/19
6.7%
2019/20
62.5%
2020/21
0%
2021/22
0%
2022/23
3.6%
2023/24
38.5%
2024/25
Teachers taking sickness absence60% 2023/24
This school
20%
2017/18
40%
2021/22
60%
2022/23
60%
2023/24
Sickness days lost per teacher (all teachers)1.5 2023/24
This school
1.2
2017/18
2.4
2021/22
3.1
2022/23
1.5
2023/24
Places
iPlaces and pupils come from the school capacity survey, so pupil numbers can differ from the January census figure.Places56 2023/24
This school
56
2015/16
56
2016/17
56
2017/18
56
2018/19
56
2020/21
56
2021/22
56
2022/23
56
2023/24
Pupils27 2023/24
This school
38
2015/16
38
2016/17
34
2017/18
27
2018/19
35
2020/21
36
2021/22
36
2022/23
27
2023/24
Unfilled places51.8% 2023/24
This school
32.1%
2015/16
32.1%
2016/17
39.3%
2017/18
51.8%
2018/19
37.5%
2020/21
35.7%
2021/22
35.7%
2022/23
51.8%
2023/24
All the numbers
iA dash means no published figure for that year. Each year is a school year, for example 2024/25 is September 2024 to August 2025.Yearly series held by WhatSchool from DfE school census, absence, exclusions, workforce, capacity and performance table releases. Series end at different years because DfE publishes them on different timetables. Latest-year values here can differ from the headline on another tab where DfE has revised a figure.Scroll sideways for more
| Measure | 2014/15 | 2015/16 | 2016/17 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 | 2025/26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall absence | - | - | 3.6% | 4.8% | 3% | - | 5.2% | 6.4% | 7.6% | 3.9% | 3.5% | - |
| Unauthorised absence | - | - | 0.6% | 0.7% | 0.7% | - | 1% | 1.1% | 1.7% | 1.1% | 0.9% | - |
| Pupils suspended at least once | - | - | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | - |
| Suspensions per 100 pupils | - | - | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - |
| Permanent exclusions | - | - | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | - |
| Eligible for free school meals (census) | - | - | - | - | - | 0% | 8.8% | 13.5% | 12.2% | 3.2% | 14.8% | 10% |
| Any SEN | - | - | - | - | - | 35.7% | 29.4% | 29.7% | 24.4% | 16.1% | 11.1% | 13.3% |
| SEN support | - | - | - | - | - | 32.1% | 26.5% | 21.6% | 19.5% | 12.9% | 11.1% | 13.3% |
| Education, health and care plans | - | - | - | - | - | 3.6% | 2.9% | 8.1% | 4.9% | 3.2% | 0% | 0% |
| Teachers (FTE) | - | 1.5 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 2.6 | 3.6 | 2.8 | 2.6 | - |
| Teachers (headcount) | - | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | - |
| Teaching assistants (FTE) | - | 2.2 | 2.9 | 2.1 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 2.0 | 1.4 | - |
| Pupils per teacher | - | 25.0 | 22.9 | 19.5 | 21.6 | 18.6 | 21.0 | 14.9 | 14.7 | 11.6 | 9.8 | - |
| Pupils per adult | - | 10.3 | 8.1 | 8.4 | 9.6 | 7.7 | 11.4 | 6.4 | 5.7 | 6.5 | 6.5 | - |
| Teacher turnover | 0% | 0% | 0% | 22.2% | 0% | 6.7% | 62.5% | 0% | 0% | 3.6% | 38.5% | - |
| Teachers taking sickness absence | - | - | - | 20% | - | - | - | 40% | 60% | 60% | - | - |
| Sickness days lost per teacher (all teachers) | - | - | - | 1.2 | - | - | - | 2.4 | 3.1 | 1.5 | - | - |
| Places | 56 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 56 | - | 56 | 56 | 56 | 56 | - | - |
| Pupils | 33 | 38 | 38 | 34 | 27 | - | 35 | 36 | 36 | 27 | - | - |
| Unfilled places | 41.1% | 32.1% | 32.1% | 39.3% | 51.8% | - | 37.5% | 35.7% | 35.7% | 51.8% | - | - |
Where this school sits in England
iEach figure is placed among state-funded primary schools in England that report it for the same school year. "Higher than 70% of schools" means 70 in every 100 schools have a lower figure. This describes where a figure sits, not whether it is good: for absence and suspensions lower is usually better, while free school meals and special needs reflect who the school serves. It is not a ranking of the school.Scroll sideways for more
| Measure | This school | Year | Position | Schools compared |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall absence | 3.5% | 2024/25 | Higher than 9% of schools | 15,967 |
| Unauthorised absence | 0.9% | 2024/25 | Higher than 26% of schools | 15,967 |
| Pupils suspended at least once | 0% | 2024/25 | Higher than 0% of schools | 15,971 |
| Pupils per teacher | 11.4 | 2025/26 | Higher than 2% of schools | 16,358 |
| Pupils per adult | 8.3 | 2025/26 | Higher than 13% of schools | 16,358 |
| Teacher turnover | 38.5% | 2024/25 | Higher than 94% of schools | 15,868 |
| Eligible for free school meals (census) | 10% | 2025/26 | Higher than 19% of schools | 16,436 |
| Special educational needs | 13.3% | 2025/26 | Higher than 17% of schools | 16,436 |
| Education, health and care plans | 0% | 2025/26 | Higher than 0% of schools | 16,436 |
| English as an additional language | 0% | 2025/26 | Higher than 0% of schools | 16,436 |
| Pupils on roll | 30 | year not recorded | Higher than 1% of schools | 16,437 |
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