This schoolOther primary schools in Cumberland
What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 24 June 2025Ungraded inspection: Standards maintained
- 21 February 2013Graded inspection: Good · as Lorton School, URN 112133
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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 entry16 applications · 6 places offered · 6 named it first
- 2026 2.7; Cumberland median median 1.7
- 2025 2.0; Cumberland median median 1.7
- 2024 1.7; Cumberland median median 1.6
- 2023 4.0; Cumberland median median 1.7
- 2022 2.2; Cumberland median median 1.7
- 2021 2.3; Cumberland median median 1.6
- 2020 1.8; Cumberland median median 1.7
- 2019 1.6; Cumberland median median 1.7
- 2018 1.5; Cumberland median median 1.9
- 2017 2.7; Cumberland median median 1.8
- 2016 3.8; Cumberland median median 2.0; as the previous school
- 2015 2.1; Cumberland median median 1.8; as the previous school
- 2014 2.6; Cumberland median median 1.7; as the previous school
- This school
- Cumberland median
Dashed bars: as Lorton School (URN 112133), the previous school.
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 | 6 | 16 | 2.7 | 6 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2025 | 10 | 20 | 2.0 | 10 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2024 | 6 | 10 | 1.7 | 6 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2023 | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 3 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2022 | 5 | 11 | 2.2 | 5 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2021 | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 3 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2020 | 9 | 16 | 1.8 | 9 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2019 | 8 | 13 | 1.6 | 8 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2018 | 13 | 20 | 1.5 | 13 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2017 | 7 | 19 | 2.7 | 7 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2016 * | 4 | 15 | 3.8 | 4 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2015 * | 9 | 19 | 2.1 | 9 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2014 * | 9 | 23 | 2.6 | 9 | 1.00 |
How did pupils do in SATs?
DfE KS2 · 2024/25Reading 67% · Writing 67% · Maths 67% → all three 67% met the expected standard, End of Year 6
- This school
- Cumberland median
- England median
Every year as a table
| Year | Expected standard | Higher standard | Reading score | Maths score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 67% | 0% | 105 | 99 |
| 2023/24 | 33% | 0% | 100 | 101 |
| 2022/23 | 50% | 17% | 108 | 111 |
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
- Lorton SchoolThis schoolThis schoolStandards maintained20252.7applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
- 5.6 km · CumberlandGood20232.7applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
- 5.9 km · CumberlandSpecial measures Graded · no overall grade2025
- 6.3 km · CumberlandRemains Good20231.5applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
- 7.5 km · CumberlandGood20242.6applications per place 36%met the SATs standard
- 8.8 km · CumberlandGood20231.8applications per place 45%met the SATs standard
- 9.2 km · Cumberland20261.7applications per place
- 9.3 km · CumberlandRemains Good20232.5applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
- 9.5 km · CumberlandGraded · no overall grade20252.5applications per place 87%met the SATs standard
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- URN · DfE number
- 143781 · 942/2123
- Capacity
- 70 pupils · 45 on roll
- Free school meals
- 4.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 March 2017
- Replaced
- Lorton School (URN 112133)
- Address
- High Lorton, Cockermouth, CA13 9UL
- Local authority
- Cumberland
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources