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Samuel King's School

Secondary Local authority maintained school in Alston CA9 3QU

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  • School Reference Number: 112378
  • Address: Church Road, Alston CA9 3QU
  • Headteacher: Mr Rob Dawson
  • Telephone: 01434 381236
  • Website: alstonmoorfederation.org.uk
  • Managing Organisation: Alston Moor Federation
  • Type: Local authority maintained schools
  • Sub-Type: Foundation school
  • Phase: Secondary
  • Pupil Capacity: 235
  • Local Education Authority: Westmorland and Furness
  • Gender: Mixed
  • Age Range: 11 to 16
  • Admissions Policy: Non-selective

Latest Ofsted Rating

Inspected on 14/03/2017

Rating published on 07/04/2017

Overall effectiveness: Good

Effectiveness of leadership and management: Good

All Ofsted Reports

Inspection DatePublication DateInspection TypeRatingPDF Link
5 July 2022 3 October 2022 School inspection
14 March 2017 7 April 2017 Full inspection Good
1 July 2015 16 July 2015 Monitoring visit
10 March 2015 1 April 2015 Full inspection Requires Improvement
14 May 2013 10 June 2013 Full inspection Requires Improvement
18 September 2012 9 October 2012 Monitoring visit
8 February 2012 14 March 2012 Full inspection Inadequate
30 June 2010 22 July 2010 Interim assessment
22 November 2006 12 December 2006 Full inspection Good
13 May 2002 13 September 2002 Full inspection

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Unique Reference Number112378
Local Authority Code943
Local Authority NameWestmorland and Furness
Establishment Number4011
School / College NameSamuel King's School
Establishment Type Code05
Establishment typeFoundation school
Establishment Type Group Code4
Establishment Type GroupLocal authority maintained schools
Establishment Status Code1
Establishment statusOpen
Reason Establishment Opened Code00
Reason establishment openedNot applicable
Open date
Reason Establishment Closed Code00
Reason establishment closedNot applicable
Close date
Phase Of Education Code 4
Phase of educationSecondary
Age range Low11
Age range High16
Boarders Code1
BoardersNo boarders
Nursery provisionNo Nursery Classes
Official Sixth Form Code2
Official sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
Gender Code3
Gender of entryMixed
Religious Character Code06
Religious characterNone
Religious ethosDoes not apply
Diocese Code0000
DioceseNot applicable
Admissions Policy Code4
Admissons policyNon-selective
School capacity235
Special Classes Code2
Special classesNo Special Classes
Census Date18-01-2024
Number of Pupils89
Number of Boys46
Number of Girls43
Percentage Free School Meals18.00
Trust School Flag Code2
Trust School Flag Not supported by a trust
Trusts Code
Academy trust or Trust
School Sponsor FlagNot applicable
Academy sponsor
Federation FlagSupported by a federation
Federations Code1713
FederationAlston Moor Federation
UKPRN10017461
FEHE Identifier
Further education typeNot applicable
Last Changed Date30-01-2025
StreetChurch Road
Locality
Address3
TownAlston
County (name)Cumbria
PostcodeCA9 3QU
Websitehttps://www.alstonmoorfederation.org.uk
Telephone01434381236
Headteacher/Principal titleMr
Headteacher/Principal first nameRob
Headteacher/Principal last nameDawson
Headteacher/Principal Job TitleHeadteacher
BSO Inspectorate NameNot applicable
Inspectorate Report
Date of Last Inspection Visit
Next Inspection Visit
Teenage mothers provisionNot applicable
Teenage mothers capacity
Childcare facilities provisionNot applicable
SEN facilitiesNot applicable
Pupils with EBDNot applicable
Number of places
Full time provision
Pupils educated by other providersNot applicable
Section 41 approvedNot applicable
SEN provision
Type of resourced provision
Resourced provision number on roll
Resourced provision capacity
SEN unit number on roll
SEN unit capacity
Government Office Region CodeB
Government Office RegionNorth West
District CodeE06000064
DistrictWestmorland and Furness
Ward CodeE05014217
WardAlston and Fellside
Parliamentary Constituency CodeE14001424
Parliamentary ConstituencyPenrith and Solway
Urban/Rural CodeD2
Urban/Rural Description(England/Wales) Rural town and fringe in a sparse setting
GSS LA CodeE06000064
Easting371823
Northing546333
Middle Super Output Area (MSOA)Eden 001
Lower Super Output Area (LSOA)Eden 001A
Inspectorate Name
Number of special pupils under a special educational needs (SEN) statement/education, health and care (EHC) plan
Number of special pupils not under a special educational needs (SEN) statement/education, health and care (EHC) plan
Boarding Establishment
Proprietor's Name
Previous Local Authority Code909
Previous local authorityPre-LGR 2023 Cumbria
Previous establishment number
Country
UPRN100110738049
Site Name
QAB Code0
QAB NameNot applicable
Establishment Accredited Code0
Establishment AccreditedNot applicable
QAB Report
CH Number
MSOA CodeE02004008
LSOA CodeE01019305
Free School Meals16
Accreditation Expiry Date
URN112378
Web Linkhttp://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/ELS/112378
LAESTAB9434011
School nameSamuel King's School
Ofsted phaseSecondary
Type of educationFoundation School
School open dateN/A
Admissions policyNon-selective
Sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
Designated religious characterNone
Religious ethosDoes not apply
Faith groupingNon-faith
Ofsted regionNorth West
RegionNorth West
Local authorityWestmorland and Furness
Parliamentary constituencyPenrith and Solway
Multi-academy trust UIDN/A
Multi-academy trust nameN/A
Academy sponsor UIDN/A
Academy sponsor nameN/A
PostcodeCA9 3QU
Number of warning notices issued in 2023/24 academic yearN/A
The income deprivation affecting children index (IDACI) quintile3
Total number of pupils89
Statutory lowest age11
Statutory highest age16
Latest ungraded inspection number since last graded inspection10212503
Does the ungraded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?Yes
URN at time of the ungraded inspection112378
LAESTAB at time of the ungraded inspection9434011
School name at time of the ungraded inspectionSamuel King's School
School type at time of the ungraded inspectionFoundation School
Number of ungraded inspections since the last graded inspection1
Date of latest ungraded inspection06/07/2022
Ungraded inspection publication date02/10/2022
Did the latest ungraded inspection convert to a graded inspection?No
Ungraded inspection overall outcomeSchool remains Good
Number of monitoring and urgent inspections since last graded inspectionN/A
Inspection number of latest graded inspection10024117
Inspection typeRequires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2
Inspection type groupingRequires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2
Event type groupingSchools - S5
Inspection start date14/03/2017
Publication date07/04/2017
Does the latest graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?Yes
URN at time of latest graded inspection112378
LAESTAB at time of latest graded inspection9434011
School name at time of latest graded inspectionSamuel King's School
School type at time of latest graded inspectionFoundation School
Current school type used for chart C6Maintained school
Overall effectivenessGood
Category of concernN/A
Quality of educationN/A
Behaviour and attitudesN/A
Personal developmentN/A
Effectiveness of leadership and managementGood
Safeguarding is effective?Yes
Early years provisionN/A
Sixth form provisionN/A
Previous inspection numberITS442374
Previous inspection start date10/03/2015
Previous publication date01/04/2015
Does the previous graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?Yes
URN at time of previous graded inspection112378
LAESTAB at time of previous graded inspection9434011
School name at time of previous graded inspectionSamuel King's School
School type at time of previous graded inspectionFoundation School
Previous graded inspection overall effectiveness3
Previous category of concernN/A
Previous quality of educationN/A
Previous behaviour and attitudesN/A
Previous personal developmentN/A
Previous effectiveness of leadership and managementRequires Improvement
Previous safeguarding is effective?N/A
Previous early years provisionN/A
Previous sixth form provisionN/A

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