This schoolOther primary schools in Westmorland and Furness
What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 6 June 2024Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 21 April 2016Graded inspection: Good · as Dean Gibson Catholic Primary School, URN 112341
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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 entry32 applications · 14 places offered · 14 named it first
FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.
- 2026 2.3; Westmorland and Furness median median 1.9
- 2025 2.3; Westmorland and Furness median median 1.9
- 2024 1.9; Westmorland and Furness median median 1.7
- 2023 2.4; Westmorland and Furness median median 1.8
- 2022 1.7; Westmorland and Furness median median 1.8
- 2021 2.5; Westmorland and Furness median median 1.9; as the previous school
- 2020 2.1; Westmorland and Furness median median 1.7; as the previous school
- 2019 2.8; Westmorland and Furness median median 1.8; as the previous school
- 2018 2.2; Westmorland and Furness median median 1.8; as the previous school
- 2017 2.7; Westmorland and Furness median median 1.8; as the previous school
- 2016 2.9; Westmorland and Furness median median 1.9; as the previous school
- 2015 2.3; Westmorland and Furness median median 1.8; as the previous school
- 2014 3.0; Westmorland and Furness median median 1.6; as the previous school
- This school
- Westmorland and Furness median
Dashed bars: as Dean Gibson Catholic Primary School (URN 112341), 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 | 14 | 32 | 2.3 | 14 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2025 | 11 | 25 | 2.3 | 10 | 0.91 |
| Sep 2024 | 15 | 28 | 1.9 | 15 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2023 | 14 | 33 | 2.4 | 14 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2022 | 22 | 38 | 1.7 | 22 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2021 * | 10 | 25 | 2.5 | 10 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2020 * | 17 | 36 | 2.1 | 16 | 0.94 |
| Sep 2019 * | 18 | 50 | 2.8 | 18 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2018 * | 17 | 38 | 2.2 | 17 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2017 * | 17 | 45 | 2.7 | 17 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2016 * | 20 | 58 | 2.9 | 20 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2015 * | 19 | 43 | 2.3 | 15 | 0.79 |
| Sep 2014 * | 12 | 36 | 3.0 | 12 | 1.00 |
How did pupils do in SATs?
DfE KS2 · 2024/25Reading 88% · Writing 75% · Maths 81% → all three 75% 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 | 75% | 0% | 109 | 107 |
| 2023/24 | 76% | 10% | 110 | 109 |
| 2022/23 | 71% | 10% | 107 | 104 |
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
- Dean Gibson Catholic Primary School, KendalThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20242.3applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
- 0.1 km · Westmorland and FurnessRemains Good20234.8applications per place
- 0.7 km · Westmorland and FurnessGraded · no overall grade20251.6applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
- 1.0 km · Westmorland and FurnessRemains Good20221.7applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
- 1.5 km · Westmorland and FurnessGraded · no overall grade20252.0applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
- 2.1 km · Westmorland and FurnessGraded · no overall grade20242.1applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
- 2.3 km · Westmorland and FurnessGraded · no overall grade20242.1applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
- 2.3 km · Westmorland and FurnessRemains Good20232.4applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
- 4.1 km · Westmorland and Furness20262.8applications per place 44%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
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- URN · DfE number
- 148697 · 943/3450
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Capacity
- 210 pupils · 134 on roll
- Free school meals
- 4.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Nursery
- Has nursery classes
- Opened
- 1 September 2021
- Replaced
- Dean Gibson Catholic Primary School (URN 112341)
- Address
- Hawesmead Avenue, Kendal, LA9 5HB
- Local authority
- Westmorland and Furness
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources