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St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Penrith
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Academy
Drovers Lane, St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, PENRITH CA11 9EL · st-catherines.cumbria.sch.uk · 01768 864612
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Jun 2022
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 39%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Westmorland and Furness 58%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Reception, September 2026 entry · Westmorland and Furness Council
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 104
- 74% of 140 places
- Local authority
- Westmorland and Furness
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 14.4%
- First language not English
- 33.7%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Westmorland and Furness Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 12 families put the school first and 13 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 | 13 | 12 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 39% 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 58%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼39% | 62% | ||
| ▼0% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▼97 | 106 | ||
| ▼98 | 105 | ||
| ▼97 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 112305)
Ofsted
St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Penrith was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 21 June 2022, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 21 Jun 2022
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 112305)
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Nov 2012
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 112305), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Nov 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 112305)
May 2010Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Good Early years Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 112305)