Asby Endowed School

Voluntary controlled school · Primary, ages 4 to 11 · Mixed

Great Asby, Appleby-in-Westmorland, CA16 6EX

01768 351154 · School website · Map and directions

OfstedGoodInspected 17 September 2014; confirmed 2024
Pupils20Room for 42 Pupil numbers in January of each year: 18 in 2019, 19 in 2021, 13 in 2022, 12 in 2023, 16 in 2024, 16 in 2025, 20 in 2026. Across England, primary state school pupil numbers were down 4% from 2019 to 2025.
First-choice applications per place1.03 for 3 places, September 2026
Joint 1st highest of 5 state primary schools in Appleby-in-Westmorland.
Higher than 52% of 15,826 state primary schools in England.

Ofsted inspection

Ofsted rated this school Good at the inspection that started on 17 September 2014.

This inspection used Ofsted's older format with four grades: Outstanding, Good, Requires improvement and Inadequate. Newer inspections use report cards. What changed.

AreaGrade
Quality of educationGood
Outcomes for pupilsGood
Leadership and managementGood
Early yearsGood

Since then, a shorter ungraded inspection on 7 June 2024: Ofsted found the school was still Good.

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Source: Ofsted state-funded schools inspection data.

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Results

No test or exam results have been published for this school yet.

Admissions

Apply through the council where you live, even if the school is in a different council area. This school is in Westmorland and Furness. The national closing date for primary applications is 15 January, and offers are sent on 16 April.

How hard is it to get in?

For the September 2026 intake there were about one first-choice application for every place.

Places offered3
Families who put it first3
Of those, offered a place3 (100%)
Families who listed it at all3

First-choice applications per place: 2025: 1.0 · 2026: 1.0

This isn't your chance of getting a place. That depends on the school's admissions rules (for example siblings, distance or faith) and where you live. Source: DfE applications and offers, September 2026 intake.

Admissions dates and schools in Westmorland and Furness

Pupils, staff and SEND

PupilsThis schoolWestmorland and FurnessEngland
Eligible for free school meals in the last 6 years
5th highest of 5 state primary schools in Appleby-in-Westmorland.
Higher than 7% of 16,656 state primary schools in England.
6.3% 16.5%* 26.3%
With an education, health and care plan
5th highest of 5 state primary schools in Appleby-in-Westmorland.
Higher than 0% of 16,656 state primary schools in England.
0.0% 4.5%* 3.5%
Receiving special educational needs support
3rd highest of 5 state primary schools in Appleby-in-Westmorland.
Higher than 76% of 16,656 state primary schools in England.
18.8% 13.0%* 15.0%
English as an additional language
1st highest of 5 state primary schools in Appleby-in-Westmorland.
Higher than 56% of 16,656 state primary schools in England.
12.5% 5.4%* 23.4%
Overall absence (sessions missed)
4th lowest of 5 state primary schools in Appleby-in-Westmorland.
Lower than 69% of 16,640 state primary schools in England.
4.4% 4.4%* 5.2%
Persistently absent (missed 10% or more)
2nd lowest of 5 state primary schools in Appleby-in-Westmorland.
Lower than 89% of 16,640 state primary schools in England.
5.3% 8.7%* 13.0%
Suspensions per 100 pupils
Joint 1st lowest of 5 state primary schools in Appleby-in-Westmorland.
Lower than 69% of 16,651 state primary schools in England.
0.0 1.0 2.5
Pupils suspended at least once
Joint 1st lowest of 5 state primary schools in Appleby-in-Westmorland.
Lower than 69% of 16,651 state primary schools in England.
0.0% 0.6% 1.1%
Pupils permanently excluded0 pupils 0.00% 0.00% 0.03%
Pupils per teacher
5th highest of 5 state primary schools in Appleby-in-Westmorland.
Higher than 1% of 16,642 state primary schools in England.
8.2 19.0 20.7
Pupils per adult (teachers and support staff)
5th highest of 5 state primary schools in Appleby-in-Westmorland.
Higher than 1% of 16,653 state primary schools in England.
5.0 9.5 10.6

Comparisons are with primary schools. Scales run from lower (left) to higher (right) figures. For absence and suspensions lower is better, so their scales run green to red; blue scales describe the school's pupils and staff and aren't good or bad. * Calculated by SchoolScores from the council's or England's schools, weighted by pupils (or teachers, for turnover); other figures are published by DfE. Sources: DfE school census 2024/25; DfE pupil absence 2024/25; DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions 2024/25; DfE school workforce census 2025/26.

Questions parents ask

What is Asby Endowed School's Ofsted rating?

Asby Endowed School was rated Good by Ofsted at its inspection in 17 September 2014. At a shorter ungraded inspection in 7 June 2024, Ofsted found the school was still Good.

Is Asby Endowed School oversubscribed?

For the September 2026 intake, 3 families put Asby Endowed School as their first choice for 3 places: about one first-choice application for every place. 3 of those families were offered a place. Whether you get a place depends on the school's admissions rules and where you live.

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Page updated 26 September 2026.