Voluntary aided school · Cumberland

St Herbert's CofE (VA) Primary and Nursery School

3–11Ages
266Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
134789URN

Trinity Way, Keswick, CA12 4HZ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Feb 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.2per place

0.5 below Cumberland median (1.7)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Cumberland

40 applications for 34 places · 58th of 63 in Cumberland

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

54%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 · 21 February 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

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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 entry

1.2applications per place, Reception

0.5 below Cumberland median (1.7) 1.0 below England median (2.2)

40 applications · 34 places offered · 34 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 1.2; Cumberland median median 1.7
2025 1.4; Cumberland median median 1.7
2024 1.2; Cumberland median median 1.6
2023 1.1; Cumberland median median 1.7
2022 1.2; Cumberland median median 1.7
2021 1.1; Cumberland median median 1.6
2020 1.0; Cumberland median median 1.7
2019 1.3; Cumberland median median 1.7
2018 1.2; Cumberland median median 1.9
2017 1.3; Cumberland median median 1.8
2016 1.1; Cumberland median median 2.0
2015 1.1; Cumberland median median 1.8
2014 1.2; Cumberland median median 1.7

More applications per place than the Cumberland median in 0 of 13 years.

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	34	40	1.2	34	1.00
Sep 2025	24	34	1.4	24	1.00
Sep 2024	28	33	1.2	28	1.00
Sep 2023	30	33	1.1	30	1.00
Sep 2022	28	34	1.2	28	1.00
Sep 2021	38	41	1.1	38	1.00
Sep 2020	36	37	1.0	36	1.00
Sep 2019	30	38	1.3	30	1.00
Sep 2018	33	39	1.2	33	1.00
Sep 2017	30	39	1.3	30	1.00
Sep 2016	35	39	1.1	35	1.00
Sep 2015	21	24	1.1	21	1.00
Sep 2014	36	44	1.2	36	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 78% · Writing 62% · Maths 70% → all three 54% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard54%60th of 111 in Cumberland

Cumberland 56% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard78%

Cumberland 75% England 78%

Higher standard27%

Cumberland 28% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard62%

Cumberland 71% England 75%

Greater depth22%

Cumberland 9% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard70%

Cumberland 71% England 77%

Higher standard27%

Cumberland 17% England 24%

Average scaled score 103 (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	54%	8%	105	103
2023/24	57%	17%	105	103
2022/23	48%	0%	106	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

St Herbert's CofE (VA) Primary and Nursery SchoolThis school
This school

Good2024

1.2applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
Braithwaite CofE Primary School
4.3 km · Cumberland

Good2024

2.6applications per place 36%met the SATs standard
Threlkeld CofE Primary School
4.8 km · Westmorland and Furness

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.0applications per place 33%met the SATs standard
Bassenthwaite Primary School
9.4 km · Cumberland

2026

1.7applications per place
Borrowdale CofE Primary School
9.7 km · Cumberland

Good2024

1.8applications per place
Lorton School
11.7 km · Cumberland

Standards maintained2025

2.7applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Patterdale CofE Primary School
14.2 km · Westmorland and Furness

2026
Ireby CofE School
15.6 km · Cumberland

Remains Good2024

1.6applications per place
Penruddock Primary School
15.8 km · Westmorland and Furness

2026

2.2applications per place 38%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 aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 134789 · 942/3663
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 305 pupils · 266 on roll
Free school meals: 5.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 April 2005
Address: Trinity Way, Keswick, CA12 4HZ
Local authority: Cumberland

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