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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 27 June 2024Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 2 March 2016Graded inspection: 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 entry73 applications · 49 places offered · 49 named it first
FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.
- 2026 1.5; Westmorland and Furness median median 1.9
- 2025 1.8; Westmorland and Furness median median 1.9
- 2024 1.5; Westmorland and Furness median median 1.7
- 2023 1.3; Westmorland and Furness median median 1.8
- 2022 1.5; Westmorland and Furness median median 1.8
- 2021 1.5; Westmorland and Furness median median 1.9
- 2020 1.5; Westmorland and Furness median median 1.7
- 2019 1.7; Westmorland and Furness median median 1.8
- 2018 1.4; Westmorland and Furness median median 1.8
- 2017 1.5; Westmorland and Furness median median 1.8
- 2016 1.5; Westmorland and Furness median median 1.9
- 2015 1.2; Westmorland and Furness median median 1.8
- 2014 1.8; 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 | 49 | 73 | 1.5 | 49 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2025 | 40 | 72 | 1.8 | 40 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2024 | 49 | 74 | 1.5 | 49 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2023 | 57 | 74 | 1.3 | 56 | 0.98 |
| Sep 2022 | 45 | 69 | 1.5 | 45 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2021 | 44 | 67 | 1.5 | 44 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2020 | 50 | 77 | 1.5 | 50 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2019 | 40 | 68 | 1.7 | 40 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2018 | 41 | 59 | 1.4 | 30 | 0.73 |
| Sep 2017 | 47 | 71 | 1.5 | 44 | 0.94 |
| Sep 2016 | 50 | 74 | 1.5 | 39 | 0.78 |
| Sep 2015 | 61 | 72 | 1.2 | 48 | 0.79 |
| Sep 2014 | 31 | 57 | 1.8 | 30 | 0.97 |
How did pupils do in SATs?
DfE KS2 · 2024/25Reading 62% · Writing 62% · Maths 66% → all three 51% 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 | 51% | 1% | 101 | 101 |
| 2023/24 | 57% | 8% | 104 | 103 |
| 2022/23 | 55% | 1% | 104 | 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
- Beaconside CofE Primary SchoolThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20241.5applications per place 51%met the SATs standard
- 0.8 km · Westmorland and FurnessRemains Good20231.8applications per place
- 0.8 km · Westmorland and FurnessGood20222.8applications per place 39%met the SATs standard
- 1.4 km · Westmorland and FurnessGood202339%met the SATs standard
- 3.3 km · Westmorland and Furness20261.6applications per place 100%met the SATs standard
- 4.2 km · Westmorland and FurnessRemains Good20232.5applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
- 4.6 km · Westmorland and FurnessRemains Good20241.6applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
- 5.7 km · Westmorland and FurnessRemains Good20241.7applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
- 7.0 km · Westmorland and Furness20262.6applications per place 45%met the SATs standard
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- URN · DfE number
- 112423 · 943/5221
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Capacity
- 511 pupils · 445 on roll
- Free school meals
- 14.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
- SEN provision
- Resourced provision
- Nursery
- Has nursery classes
- Replaced
- Beaconside CofE Junior School (URN 112424)
- Address
- Hutton Hill, Beaconside C of E Primary School, Penrith, CA11 8EN
- Local authority
- Westmorland and Furness
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources