Voluntary controlled school · Cumberland

Gosforth CofE Primary School and Nursery

2–11Ages
96Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
112294URN

Wasdale Road, Gosforth, Seascale, CA20 1AZ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Mar 2024 Previous framework

Good

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

26 applications for 16 places · 32nd of 63 in Cumberland

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

81%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 · 13 March 2024Ofsted'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

Inspection history

13 March 2024
Graded inspection: Good
18 January 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Concerns)

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)

26 applications · 16 places offered · 16 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.6; Cumberland median median 1.7
2025 2.7; Cumberland median median 1.7
2024 1.4; Cumberland median median 1.6
2023 1.4; Cumberland median median 1.7
2022 2.4; Cumberland median median 1.7
2021 1.3; Cumberland median median 1.6
2020 1.5; Cumberland median median 1.7
2019 1.7; Cumberland median median 1.7
2018 1.9; Cumberland median median 1.9
2017 1.5; Cumberland median median 1.8
2016 1.9; Cumberland median median 2.0
2015 1.5; Cumberland median median 1.8
2014 1.5; 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	16	26	1.6	16	1.00
Sep 2025	6	16	2.7	6	1.00
Sep 2024	12	17	1.4	12	1.00
Sep 2023	18	25	1.4	17	0.94
Sep 2022	7	17	2.4	7	1.00
Sep 2021	15	20	1.3	15	1.00
Sep 2020	19	29	1.5	19	1.00
Sep 2019	21	35	1.7	21	1.00
Sep 2018	18	34	1.9	18	1.00
Sep 2017	20	29	1.5	20	1.00
Sep 2016	15	29	1.9	15	1.00
Sep 2015	23	35	1.5	23	1.00
Sep 2014	15	23	1.5	15	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 94% · Writing 94% · Maths 94% → all three 81% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard81%10th of 111 in Cumberland

Cumberland 56% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard94%

Cumberland 75% England 78%

Higher standard56%

Cumberland 28% England 33%

Average scaled score 109 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard94%

Cumberland 71% England 75%

Greater depth6%

Cumberland 9% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard94%

Cumberland 71% England 77%

Higher standard6%

Cumberland 17% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (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	81%	0%	109	105
2023/24	67%	0%	107	103
2022/23	67%	0%	107	102

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

Gosforth CofE Primary School and NurseryThis school
This school

Good2024

1.6applications per place 81%met the SATs standard
Seascale Primary School
3.4 km · Cumberland

Good2024

1.7applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Beckermet CofE School
6.3 km · Cumberland

Remains Good2023

1.7applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
St Bega's CofE Primary School
7.3 km · Cumberland

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.8applications per place
Thornhill Primary School
8.0 km · Cumberland

Remains Good2023

1.2applications per place
Bookwell Primary School
9.4 km · Cumberland

Outstanding2024

2.2applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
St Bridget's Catholic Primary School
9.8 km · Cumberland

Good2023

1.8applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Orgill Primary School
10.0 km · Cumberland

2026

2.0applications per place 46%met the SATs standard
Waberthwaite CofE School
10.7 km · Cumberland

Standards maintained2024

1.1applications per place 43%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: Voluntary controlled school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 112294 · 942/3206
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 140 pupils · 96 on roll
Free school meals: 3.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Wasdale Road, Gosforth, Seascale, CA20 1AZ
Local authority: Cumberland

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