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Alston Primary School is a primary school maintained by the local authority (Westmorland and Furness). It has about 100 boys and girls aged between 4 and 11. In June 2019 the school was rated ‘Good’ by Ofsted.
Particular strengths include Finances, Representation and Admissions. Relative weaknesses include Attainment, Progress, Environment and Attendance.
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Finances: Excellent. The school budget has been in surplus
Representation: In balance. The socio-economic mix and ethnic representation are both in balance with the local community. Show details
Admissions: About average. The occupancy rate is roughly average.
Attendance: Below average. Pupil absence rates and the incidence of persistent absence are both quite high.
Environment: Below average. Air pollution and traffic accidents are very high, while crime is quite low.
Progress: Below average. Progress in maths is below average, in reading it is about average and in writing it is poor. (This takes into account pupils' prior performance. For actual grades, see Attainment.)
Attainment: Below average. Maths, reading and GPS (grammar, punctuation and spelling) attainment are all below average. (This doesn't take into account pupils' prior performance. For that, see Progress.)
Disadvantaged pupils: There is no information about the progress of disadvantaged pupils.
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