Report card · inspected Feb 2026
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
Safeguarding standards met
This schoolOther primary schools in Westmorland and Furness
What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026| Area | Exceptional | Strong standard | Expected standard | Needs attention | Urgent improvement |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inclusion | Expected standard | ||||
| Curriculum and teaching | Needs attention | ||||
| Achievement | Needs attention | ||||
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard | ||||
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard | ||||
| Early years | Needs attention | ||||
| Post-16 provision | Does not apply to this school | ||||
| Leadership and governance | Needs attention | ||||
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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Inspection history
- 24 February 2026Report card · 3 Expected standard, 4 Needs attention
- 12 January 2022Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
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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 entry39 applications · 15 places offered · 18 named it first
- 2026 2.6; Westmorland and Furness median median 1.9
- 2025 2.8; Westmorland and Furness median median 1.9
- 2024 2.2; Westmorland and Furness median median 1.7
- 2023 2.6; Westmorland and Furness median median 1.8
- 2022 2.5; Westmorland and Furness median median 1.8
- 2021 2.1; Westmorland and Furness median median 1.9
- 2020 2.2; Westmorland and Furness median median 1.7
- 2019 2.5; Westmorland and Furness median median 1.8
- 2018 2.7; Westmorland and Furness median median 1.8
- 2017 4.2; Westmorland and Furness median median 1.8
- 2016 2.2; Westmorland and Furness median median 1.9
- 2015 2.6; Westmorland and Furness median median 1.8
- 2014 4.0; Westmorland and Furness median median 1.6
- 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 2026 | 15 | 39 | 2.6 | 18 | 1.20 |
| Sep 2025 | 10 | 28 | 2.8 | 10 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2024 | 13 | 28 | 2.2 | 13 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2023 | 14 | 36 | 2.6 | 14 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2022 | 11 | 27 | 2.5 | 11 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2021 | 15 | 32 | 2.1 | 16 | 1.07 |
| Sep 2020 | 13 | 28 | 2.2 | 13 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2019 | 10 | 25 | 2.5 | 10 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2018 | 10 | 27 | 2.7 | 9 | 0.90 |
| Sep 2017 | 5 | 21 | 4.2 | 4 | 0.80 |
| Sep 2016 | 13 | 28 | 2.2 | 10 | 0.77 |
| Sep 2015 | 9 | 23 | 2.6 | 8 | 0.89 |
| Sep 2014 | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 3 | 1.00 |
How did pupils do in SATs?
DfE KS2 · 2024/25Reading 64% · Writing 73% · Maths 64% → all three 45% 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 | 45% | 9% | 101 | 101 |
| 2023/24 | 50% | 13% | 106 | 102 |
| 2022/23 | 47% | 0% | 103 | 101 |
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
- Plumpton SchoolThis schoolThis school20262.6applications per place 45%met the SATs standard
- 4.4 km · Westmorland and FurnessImproved significantly20241.6applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
- 6.0 km · Westmorland and FurnessGood20231.7applications per place 0%met the SATs standard
- 6.4 km · Westmorland and FurnessGood20241.9applications per place 89%met the SATs standard
- 6.7 km · Westmorland and FurnessGood20222.8applications per place 39%met the SATs standard
- 7.0 km · Westmorland and FurnessRemains Good20231.8applications per place
- 7.0 km · Westmorland and FurnessRemains Good20241.5applications per place 51%met the SATs standard
- 7.1 km · Westmorland and FurnessGraded · no overall grade20251.8applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
- 7.4 km · Westmorland and FurnessGraded · no overall grade20252.8applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
School details
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- URN · DfE number
- 112120 · 943/2054
- Capacity
- 105 pupils · 102 on roll
- Free school meals
- 5.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Nursery
- Has nursery classes
- Address
- Plumpton, Plumpton School, PENRITH, CA11 9PA
- Local authority
- Westmorland and Furness
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources