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St Cuthberts Catholic Primary School, Windermere
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Academy
Prince's Road, Princes Road, Windermere LA23 2DD · st-cuthberts-windermere.cumbria.sch.uk · 01539 448125
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Jun 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- Key stage 2, 2022/23
- 88%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Westmorland and Furness 60%, England 60%
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 40
- 47% of 86 places
- Local authority
- Westmorland and Furness
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 17.5%
- First language not English
- 47.5%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 2 families put the school first and 2 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2022/23, 88% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 0% the higher standard. Across Westmorland and Furness it was 60%, and across England 60%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| hidden | 62% | ||
| hidden | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| hidden | 106 | ||
| hidden | 105 | ||
| hidden | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 112344)
hidden: too few pupils to publish
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected St Cuthberts Catholic Primary School, Windermere on 16 June 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Needs attention
- Achievement: Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard
- Personal development and well-being: Strong standard
- Leadership and governance: Expected standard
- Inspected
- 16 Jun 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Needs attention |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and well-being | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Nov 2023
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 112344), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
Nov 2023Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Feb 2023Inadequate
Quality of education Inadequate Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Personal development Requires improvement Leadership and management Inadequate Early years Inadequate Safeguarding Not effective
Before September 2019
May 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 112344)
Sept 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 112344)
Jul 2010Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 112344)
What parents said
100% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (17 replies, to 2 September 2024).
- Recommend
- 100%
- Replies
- 17
- 2 Sept 2024
based on the 59% who raised concerns
based on the 6% who had a child bullied