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St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Penrith

URN
151052
Phase
Primary
Status
Open

School overview

School name
St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Penrith
URN
151052
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Age range
4-11
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Limited Data

43 / 100

Limited Data

Based on official data for academic year 2024/25.

Academic Outcomes

11

Inspection

80

Admissions Value

25

Destinations

—

Stability & Context

100

School Compass rankings

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School Compass recommendation

Insufficient Data

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

Admissions strategy

  • Application category: Not recommended
  • Admissions pressure: High competition
  • Admissions risk: High risk

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Crime & Safety

  • Safety score: Safe
  • National comparison: Lower crime than average
  • Crime trend: Stable trend
  • Confidence: High confidence

Higher share of violent and serious offences than typical

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  • Local authority and nearby-school comparisons
  • Safety trends over the past year
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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.

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Ofsted inspections

Previous inspection framework
Latest publication date
21 September 2022
Inspection date
21 June 2022
Inspection type
S5 Inspection
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingNot available

Inspection outcomes

  • Overall effectiveness

    Good

    Graded 21 September 2022

  • Quality of education

    Good

    Graded 21 September 2022

  • Behaviour and attitudes

Admissions

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)

13

Places offered by the school

Applications received

Applications received

29

Times listed as any preference

Offers made

Offers made

13

Preferred offers from this school

Oversubscription ratio

Oversubscription ratio

2.23×

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
http://www.st-catherines.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 %

44.0%

Writing expected standard

Writing expected %

61.0%

Maths expected standard

Maths expected %

50.0%

Reading, writing and maths expected

RWM expected %

39.0%

Reading progress

Reading progress

Not published

Writing progress

Location

CA11 9EL - Drovers Lane, PENRITH, Cumbria

Contact details

Address
Drovers Lane, PENRITH, Cumbria
Postcode
CA11 9EL
Phone
1768864612
Website
http://www.st-catherines.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.

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  • 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.
  • Good

    Graded 21 September 2022

  • Personal development

    Good

    Graded 21 September 2022

  • Leadership and management

    Good

    Graded 21 September 2022

  • Early years

    Good

    Graded 21 September 2022

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    This inspection was recorded under URN 112305 (St Catherine's Catholic Primary School).

    Inspection history

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

    PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
    21 September 202221 June 2022S5 InspectionGoodView report for inspection published 21 September 2022
    • Good

      Published
      21 September 2022
      Inspected
      21 June 2022
      Type
      S5 Inspection
      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

    44.8%

    Offers as a share of applications

    First preference offers: 13

    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
    St Catherine's Catholic Primary School0 mPrimaryClosed
    Brunswick School308 mPrimaryOpen
    Beaconside CofE Primary School844 mPrimaryOpen
    Beaconside CofE Junior School875 mPrimaryClosed
    Queen Elizabeth Grammar School1000 mSecondaryClosed
    Queen Elizabeth Grammar School Penrith1000 mSecondaryOpen
    Ullswater Community College1.1 kmSecondaryOpen
    North Lakes School1.4 kmPrimaryOpen
    Newton Rigg College2.1 km16 plusClosed
    Hunter Hall School2.4 kmNot applicableOpen
    • St Catherine's Catholic Primary School
      Distance
      0 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • Brunswick School
      Distance
      308 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open
    • Beaconside CofE Primary School
      Distance
      844 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open
    • Beaconside CofE Junior School
      Distance
      875 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed

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

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    Alston Primary SchoolPrimaryCA9 3QUOpen
    Ambleside CofE Primary SchoolPrimaryLA22 9DHOpen
    Appleby Primary SchoolPrimaryCA16 6TXOpen
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    • Allithwaite CofE Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
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      Status
      Open
    • Alston Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
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    • Ambleside CofE Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
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    • Appleby Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
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    • Armathwaite School
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    Distance
    1000 m
    Phase
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    Status
    Closed
  • Queen Elizabeth Grammar School Penrith
    Distance
    1000 m
    Phase
    Secondary
    Status
    Open
  • Ullswater Community College
    Distance
    1.1 km
    Phase
    Secondary
    Status
    Open
  • North Lakes School
    Distance
    1.4 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Newton Rigg College
    Distance
    2.1 km
    Phase
    16 plus
    Status
    Closed
  • Hunter Hall School
    Distance
    2.4 km
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Open
  • Phase
    Primary
    Postcode
    CA4 9PW
    Status
    Open