Graded inspection · Jun 2024 Previous framework
- Quality of education
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Personal development
- Leadership and management
What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026| Area | Outstanding | Good | Requires improvement | Inadequate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good | |||
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good | |||
| Personal development | Good | |||
| Leadership and management | Good |
Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades
About these grades
Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.
How hard is it to get a place?
DfE · Sept 2026 entry- 2024 2.0; Westmorland and Furness median median 1.7
- 2022 7.0; Westmorland and Furness median median 1.8
- 2020 3.0; Westmorland and Furness median median 1.7
- 2019 1.8; Westmorland and Furness median median 1.8
- 2018 2.0; Westmorland and Furness median median 1.8
- 2017 2.0; Westmorland and Furness median median 1.8
- 2015 2.5; Westmorland and Furness median median 1.8
- This school
- Westmorland and Furness median
Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council
How this is measured
Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.
| Entry | Places | Applications | Per place | First preferences | First-pref. ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Sep 2024 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2023 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Sep 2022 | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2021 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Sep 2020 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2019 | 4 | 7 | 1.8 | 4 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2018 | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 2 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2017 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2016 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Sep 2015 | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 2 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2014 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
How did pupils do in SATs?
DfE KS2 · 2024/25all three met the expected standard, End of Year 6
- This school
- Westmorland and Furness median
- England median
Every year as a table
| Year | Expected standard | Higher standard | Reading score | Maths score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | ||||
| 2023/24 | ||||
| 2022/23 |
Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- Nenthead Primary SchoolThis schoolThis schoolGood2024
- 6.4 km · Westmorland and FurnessGraded · no overall grade20251.0applications per place 38%met the SATs standard
- 9.0 km · County DurhamStandards maintained2024
- 12.2 km · County DurhamRemains Good20241.3applications per place
- 13.6 km · NorthumberlandRemains Good20231.0applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
- 14.5 km · Northumberland20261.3applications per place
- 18.9 km · Westmorland and FurnessSome aspects not as strong20251.3applications per place
- 20.5 km · NorthumberlandGraded · no overall grade20241.3applications per place
- 20.5 km · NorthumberlandGood20231.5applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.
School details
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- URN · DfE number
- 112116 · 943/2040
- Capacity
- 28 pupils · 17 on roll
- Free school meals
- 5.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Address
- Nenthead, Alston, CA9 3LS
- Local authority
- Westmorland and Furness
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources