Community school · Cumberland

Frizington Community Primary School

4–11Ages
109Pupils
PrimaryPhase
112156URN

Main Street, Frizington, CA26 3PF · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Sep 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.1per place

0.6 below Cumberland median (1.7)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Cumberland

25 applications for 23 places · 61st of 63 in Cumberland

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

70%met the expected standard

Cumberland 56% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 20 September 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		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

1.1applications per place, Reception

0.6 below Cumberland median (1.7) 1.1 below England median (2.2)

25 applications · 23 places offered · 23 named it first

2026 1.1; Cumberland median median 1.7
2025 1.6; Cumberland median median 1.7
2024 1.7; Cumberland median median 1.6
2023 1.3; Cumberland median median 1.7
2022 1.5; Cumberland median median 1.7
2021 1.5; Cumberland median median 1.6
2020 1.4; Cumberland median median 1.7
2019 1.5; Cumberland median median 1.7
2018 1.6; Cumberland median median 1.9
2017 1.6; Cumberland median median 1.8
2016 1.4; Cumberland median median 2.0
2015 1.5; Cumberland median median 1.8
2014 2.4; Cumberland median median 1.7

This school
Cumberland 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	23	25	1.1	23	1.00
Sep 2025	11	17	1.6	11	1.00
Sep 2024	17	28	1.7	17	1.00
Sep 2023	17	22	1.3	17	1.00
Sep 2022	18	27	1.5	18	1.00
Sep 2021	14	21	1.5	14	1.00
Sep 2020	17	24	1.4	17	1.00
Sep 2019	13	19	1.5	13	1.00
Sep 2018	20	31	1.6	20	1.00
Sep 2017	18	29	1.6	17	0.94
Sep 2016	24	34	1.4	23	0.96
Sep 2015	24	35	1.5	24	1.00
Sep 2014	8	19	2.4	7	0.88

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 75% · Writing 75% · Maths 80% → all three 70% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard70%25th of 111 in Cumberland

Cumberland 56% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard75%

Cumberland 75% England 78%

Higher standard40%

Cumberland 28% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard75%

Cumberland 71% England 75%

Greater depth20%

Cumberland 9% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard80%

Cumberland 71% England 77%

Higher standard15%

Cumberland 17% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Cumberland median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	70%	15%	105	104
2023/24	55%	10%	106	103
2022/23	24%	4%	101	100

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

Frizington Community Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

1.1applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
0.3 km · Cumberland

Standards maintained2025

2.8applications per place
Arlecdon Primary School
1.8 km · Cumberland

Remains Good2023

2.5applications per place
Kirkland Church of England Academy
2.9 km · Cumberland

Good2024

1.7applications per place
Montreal CofE Primary School
3.2 km · Cumberland

Some aspects not as strong2025

1.6applications per place 33%met the SATs standard
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School
3.5 km · Cumberland

Remains Good · improving2024

1.4applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Ennerdale and Kinniside CofE Primary School
3.8 km · Cumberland

2026

1.2applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
Moresby Primary School
4.6 km · Cumberland

Remains Good2023

2.1applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Moor Row Community Primary School
4.7 km · Cumberland

Good2024

2.6applications per place 54%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: 112156 · 942/2211
Free school meals: 14.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Main Street, Frizington, CA26 3PF
Local authority: Cumberland

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources