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Cartmel Priory CofE School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy
Headless Cross, Cartmel, Grange-over-Sands LA11 7SA · cartmelprioryschool.co.uk · 01539 536202
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- May 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 47.2
- average Attainment 8 score. Westmorland and Furness 45.4, England 46
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Year 7, September 2026 entry · Westmorland and Furness Council
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 371
- 98% of 380 places
- Local authority
- Westmorland and Furness
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 14.3%
- First language not English
- 5.9%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Westmorland and Furness Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 63 families put the school first and 64 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 64 | 63 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 75 | 82 | 1.1▲ | 91% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 68 | 66 | 1 | 98% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 73 | 73 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 64 | 64 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 47.2, and 37.7% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Westmorland and Furness it was 45.4, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ●47.2 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼37.7% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼58.0% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼18.8% | 40.5% | ||
| ●3.96 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 26.8 | −3.2 |
| Further education | 52.1 | +3.5 |
| Apprenticeship | 11.3 | +1.3 |
| Employment | 4.2 | −2.9 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 4.2 | −0.1 |
| Activity not captured | 1.4 | — |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Cartmel Priory CofE School on 19 May 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Needs attention
- Curriculum and teaching: Needs attention
- Achievement: Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard
- Personal development and well-being: Strong standard
- Leadership and governance: Expected standard
- Inspected
- 19 May 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Needs attention |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Needs attention |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and well-being | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Mar 2022
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Mar 2022Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Jun 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Apr 2010Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding
What parents said
82% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (71 replies, to 2 January 2023).
- Recommend
- 82%
- Replies
- 71
- 22% · 2 Jan 2023
based on the 80% who raised concerns
based on the 34% who had a child bullied
based on 12 parents (17%) with SEND