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Crosscrake CofE Primary School

URN
112316
Phase
Primary
Status
Open

School overview

School name
Crosscrake CofE Primary School
URN
112316
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Age range
2-11
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Good

68 / 100

Good

Academic Outcomes

—

Inspection

55

Admissions Value

—

Destinations

—

Stability & Context

100

School Compass rankings

Top 50% of primary schools in England

Top 50% nationally

#45 of 83 schools in Westmorland and Furness

Based on School Compass rankings calculated from performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

School Compass recommendation

Consider

This school has a mixed profile and may warrant further investigation.

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Based on School Compass analysis of official performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

Admissions strategy

  • Application category: Target school
  • Admissions pressure: Very high competition
  • Admissions risk: Very high risk

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  • Recommended application mix
  • Alternative schools
  • Admissions warnings

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Crime & Safety

Safety information unavailable.

Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.

  • Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.
  • This section reflects police-recorded crime in the surrounding area, not incidents on school premises.
  • Figures are anonymised by the police and aggregated within approximately one mile of the school site.
  • Not all crime is reported to the police. Small areas can vary significantly year to year.
  • Source: data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence; population from ONS.

Question 1: Is it a good school?

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Your decision briefing for Crosscrake CofE Primary School

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Question 2

Can we realistically get in?

  • Data confidence: Moderate confidence
  • Admissions pressure: Competitive
  • Personalised application strategy available
  • 8 alternative schools identified

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  • Demand trends over recent admission cycles
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  • Last admitted distance
  • Catchment boundaries
  • Postcode-specific likelihood
  • Offer probability
  • Waiting list position
  • Priority rules
  • Grammar / selective cut-offs

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Can we realistically get in?

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Admissions strategy for Crosscrake CofE Primary School

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Ofsted inspections

Ungraded inspection
Latest publication date
16 May 2023
Inspection date
1 March 2023
Inspection type
-
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingNot available

Inspection outcomes

  • Outcome

    School remains Good

    Graded 16 May 2023

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Inspection history

Showing the last 1 inspection on record, including monitoring visits.

Admissions

Very High pressure

Official Department for Education applications and offers data for Reception in academic year 2025/26.

Academic year

Academic year

2025/26

Published admission number (PAN)

Published admission number (PAN)

7

Places offered by the school

Applications received

Applications received

21

Times listed as any preference

Offers made

Offers made

7

Preferred offers from this school

Oversubscription ratio

Oversubscription ratio

3×

Applications per place

Offer rate

Where to apply

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Local authority
Westmorland and Furness
Admissions portal
Bristol admissions
Application deadline
15 January 2027 (on-time deadline for primary entry, September 2027)
School website
www.crosscrake.cumbria.sch.uk

Performance & outcomes

Official Department for Education attainment and outcomes data. Suppressed or unpublished figures are shown as “Not published”.

Key stage 2 (primary)

Key stage 2 (primary) data for academic year 2024/25

Official Department for Education key stage 2 attainment for academic year 2024/25.

Reading expected standard

Reading expected %

Not published

Writing expected standard

Writing expected %

Not published

Maths expected standard

Maths expected %

Not published

Reading, writing and maths expected

RWM expected %

Not published

Reading progress

Reading progress

Not published

Writing progress

Location

LA8 0LB - Stainton, Kendal, Cumbria

Contact details

Address
Stainton, Kendal, Cumbria
Postcode
LA8 0LB
Phone
1539560410
Website
www.crosscrake.cumbria.sch.uk
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Administrative details

Local authority name
Westmorland and Furness
Local authority code
943

School insights

Local authority context

This school is one of 169 schools in Westmorland and Furness.

Authority statistics

Total schools

169

Open schools

162

Closed schools

7

Primary schools

127

Data quality

Last updated
14 June 2026
Last imported
14 June 2026

Dates reflect the latest GIAS import and any recorded closure date for this school.

The School Compass Score combines academic outcomes, inspection findings, admissions value, destinations, and school stability to help parents compare schools consistently.

PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
16 May 20231 March 2023-School remains GoodView report for inspection published 16 May 2023
  • School remains Good

    Published
    16 May 2023
    Inspected
    1 March 2023
    Type
    -
    Report
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Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Ofsted management information via GOV.UK.

Offer rate

33.3%

Offers as a share of applications

First preference offers: 7

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education school applications and offers statistics.

Writing progress

Not published

Maths progress

Maths progress

Not published

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education performance and outcomes statistics (England).

Secondary schools

19

Special schools

0

Phase distribution

  • Primary127 (76.0%)
  • Secondary19 (11.4%)
  • Special0 (0.0%)
  • Other21 (12.6%)

Nearby schools

School nameDistancePhaseStatus
Appletree School2.1 kmNot applicableOpen
St Patrick's CofE School2.4 kmPrimaryOpen
St Mark's CofE Primary School2.5 kmPrimaryOpen
Heversham St Peter's CofE Primary School3.8 kmPrimaryClosed
Heversham St Peter's CofE Primary School3.8 kmPrimaryClosed
Heron Hill Primary School4.7 kmPrimaryOpen
Kirkbie Kendal School4.7 kmSecondaryClosed
Kirkbie Kendal School4.7 kmSecondaryOpen
Dean Gibson Catholic Primary School4.8 kmPrimaryClosed
Dean Gibson Catholic Primary School, Kendal4.8 kmPrimaryOpen
  • Appletree School
    Distance
    2.1 km
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Open
  • St Patrick's CofE School
    Distance
    2.4 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • St Mark's CofE Primary School
    Distance
    2.5 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Heversham St Peter's CofE Primary School
    Distance
    3.8 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed

Similar schools

Same phase (Primary) and local authority (Westmorland and Furness)

School namePhasePostcodeStatus
Allithwaite CofE Primary SchoolPrimaryLA11 7RDOpen
Alston Primary SchoolPrimaryCA9 3QUOpen
Ambleside CofE Primary SchoolPrimaryLA22 9DHOpen
Appleby Primary SchoolPrimaryCA16 6TXOpen
Armathwaite SchoolPrimaryCA4 9PWOpen
  • Allithwaite CofE Primary School
    Phase
    Primary
    Postcode
    LA11 7RD
    Status
    Open
  • Alston Primary School
    Phase
    Primary
    Postcode
    CA9 3QU
    Status
    Open
  • Ambleside CofE Primary School
    Phase
    Primary
    Postcode
    LA22 9DH
    Status
    Open
  • Appleby Primary School
    Phase
    Primary
    Postcode
    CA16 6TX
    Status
    Open
  • Armathwaite School
Heversham St Peter's CofE Primary School
Distance
3.8 km
Phase
Primary
Status
Closed
  • Heron Hill Primary School
    Distance
    4.7 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Kirkbie Kendal School
    Distance
    4.7 km
    Phase
    Secondary
    Status
    Closed
  • Kirkbie Kendal School
    Distance
    4.7 km
    Phase
    Secondary
    Status
    Open
  • Dean Gibson Catholic Primary School
    Distance
    4.8 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Dean Gibson Catholic Primary School, Kendal
    Distance
    4.8 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Phase
    Primary
    Postcode
    CA4 9PW
    Status
    Open