Voluntary controlled school · Cumberland

Lanercost CofE Primary School

3–11Ages
84Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
112254URN

Lanercost, Lanercost C E, Brampton, CA8 2HL · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2024 Previous framework

Outstanding

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.6per place

close to Cumberland median (1.7)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Cumberland

19 applications for 12 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

82%met the expected standard

Cumberland 56% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Outstanding · 5 June 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Early years provision	Outstanding

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

1.6applications per place, Reception

close to Cumberland median (1.7) 0.6 below England median (2.2)

19 applications · 12 places offered · 12 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.6; Cumberland median median 1.7
2025 1.7; Cumberland median median 1.7
2024 1.9; Cumberland median median 1.6
2023 1.6; Cumberland median median 1.7
2022 1.6; Cumberland median median 1.7
2021 1.4; Cumberland median median 1.6
2020 2.3; Cumberland median median 1.7
2019 2.3; Cumberland median median 1.7
2018 2.3; Cumberland median median 1.9
2017 2.4; Cumberland median median 1.8
2016 2.1; Cumberland median median 2.0
2015 3.2; Cumberland median median 1.8
2014 2.3; 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	12	19	1.6	12	1.00
Sep 2025	10	17	1.7	10	1.00
Sep 2024	8	15	1.9	8	1.00
Sep 2023	12	19	1.6	15	1.25
Sep 2022	10	16	1.6	10	1.00
Sep 2021	5	7	1.4	5	1.00
Sep 2020	12	27	2.3	12	1.00
Sep 2019	7	16	2.3	7	1.00
Sep 2018	11	25	2.3	11	1.00
Sep 2017	9	22	2.4	9	1.00
Sep 2016	12	25	2.1	12	1.00
Sep 2015	5	16	3.2	5	1.00
Sep 2014	7	16	2.3	7	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 91% · Writing 82% · Maths 100% → all three 82% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard82%9th of 111 in Cumberland

Cumberland 56% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard91%

Cumberland 75% England 78%

Higher standard64%

Cumberland 28% England 33%

Average scaled score 110 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard82%

Cumberland 71% England 75%

Greater depth36%

Cumberland 9% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard100%

Cumberland 71% England 77%

Higher standard55%

Cumberland 17% England 24%

Average scaled score 109 (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	82%	36%	110	109
2023/24	77%	15%	108	106
2022/23	62%	15%	105	105

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

Lanercost CofE Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Outstanding2024

1.6applications per place 82%met the SATs standard
Brampton Primary School
3.8 km · Cumberland

Standards maintained2025

1.3applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Walton & Lees Hill CofE School
4.1 km · Cumberland

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.5applications per place
Hallbankgate Village School
4.7 km · Cumberland

Remains Good2022

4.0applications per place 38%met the SATs standard
Irthington Village School
6.5 km · Cumberland

Remains Good2022

2.3applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
Gilsland CofE Primary School
7.6 km · Cumberland

Good2022
Hayton CofE Primary School
8.0 km · Cumberland

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.3applications per place 88%met the SATs standard
Castle Carrock School
8.6 km · Cumberland

Good2023

1.8applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Greenhead Church of England Nursery and Primary School
10.3 km · Northumberland

Remains Good2023

1.4applications per place 50%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Voluntary controlled school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 112254 · 942/3020
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 80 pupils · 84 on roll
Free school meals: 9.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Lanercost, Lanercost C E, Brampton, CA8 2HL
Local authority: Cumberland

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