Gosforth CofE Primary School and Nursery
Primary · Voluntary controlled school · Ages 2–11 · Seascale, Cumberland
Gosforth CofE Primary School and Nursery is a primary school in Seascale, Cumberland for ages 2–11 (voluntary controlled school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 13 March 2024.
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Key facts
- Address
- Wasdale Road, Gosforth, Seascale, CA20 1AZ
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Cumberland
- Pupils on roll
- 96 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 3.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 13 March 2024
Strengths
- “They feel safe and happy here.”
- “Pupils enjoy their lessons and get on well with each other and with staff.”
- “Children in the early years settle in quickly because they feel secure with the adults who care for them.”
To improve
- “Improvements to the curriculum did not have sufficient time to impact upon the outcomes in mathematics for pupils at the end of key stage 2 in 2023.”
- “In a small number of subjects, the school’s understanding of the impact of the curriculum is at an earlier stage of development.”
- “This limits the school’s ability to make any further improvements to the curriculum so that it has the intended impact on pupils’ knowledge.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 30 April 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 81% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Cumberland.
- Seascale Primary School 2.1 mi Good
- Beckermet CofE School 3.9 mi School remains Good
- St Bega's CofE Primary School 4.5 mi Not judged
- Thornhill Primary School 5.0 mi School remains Good
- Bookwell Primary School 5.8 mi Outstanding
- St Bridget's Catholic Primary School 6.1 mi Good
- Orgill Primary School 6.2 mi No Ofsted grade
- Waberthwaite CofE School 6.7 mi Standards maintained