St Cuthberts Catholic Primary School, Windermere
Ofsted: Requires improvementAcademy converter · Primary
Windermere · LA23 2DD · Westmorland and Furness
Ages 3–11
- Absence10.1%
- FSM17.5%
- Demand1.00
0.2 miles away
OpenPrimaryOfsted: Not judgedURN 112191
Goodly Dale Primary School
Community school · Windermere · LA23 2JX
Ages 3–11 · 77 pupils · Westmorland and Furness
Ofsted
Not judged
KS2 expected (RWM)
83%
Overall absence
6.5%
Admissions demand
1.00 · Balanced demand
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
Not judged
Inspection date
2024-10-01
- Overall effectiveness
- Not judged
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding effective
- Yes
Performance
Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.
Key stage 2 (2023/24)
Expected standard (RWM)83%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
- Avg scaled score — reading
- 107.0
- Avg scaled score — maths
- 103.0
- Avg scaled score — GPS
- 104.0
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence6.5%
Persistent absence (10%+)20.3%
Unauthorised1.8%
- Authorised absence
- 4.6%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 0.0%
- Enrolments in measure
- 64
Absence trend
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
- Overall
- Persistent (10%+)
Admissions demand
Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.
Demand ratio
1.00 · Balanced demand
1st preferences
10
Places offered
10
1st-preference offers
10
- Total preferences (any rank)
- 18
- Preferred offers (top 3)
- 10
- Applications from outside LA
- 0
- Offers to outside-LA applicants
- 0
Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).
Capacity fill79%
77 pupils · 98 places
- Pupils on roll
- 77
- Boys / girls
- 32 / 45
- School capacity
- 98
- Capacity fill
- 77 / 98 (79%)
- Free school meals
- 12.5%
- FSM pupils
- 9
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Community school
Age range
Ages 3–11
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
1 / 6
- NurseryHas Nursery Classes
- Sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Special classes
- No Special Classes
- Governance
- Community school
- Headteacher
- Miss Cheryl Johnston
Location
- Address
- Lake Road
- Postcode
- LA23 2JX
- Town
- Windermere
- County
- Cumbria
- Local authority
- Westmorland and Furness
- District
- Westmorland and Furness
- Constituency
- Westmorland and Lonsdale
- Urban/rural
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed community school (primary), Ages 3–11, in Windermere, Westmorland and Furness, 77 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 12.5%.
Nearby primary schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
St Martin & St Mary Church of England Primary School
Ofsted: School remains GoodVoluntary aided school · Primary
Windermere · LA23 2DD · Westmorland and Furness
Ages 2–11
- KS239%
- Absence5.4%
- FSM4.7%
- Demand1.00
0.3 miles away
The Lakes School
Ofsted: GoodCommunity school · Secondary
Windermere · LA23 1HW · Westmorland and Furness
Ages 11–18
- Att847.4
- P8-0.1
- EM5+43%
- Absence8.7%
1.5 miles away
Other independent school
The Lake District · LA23 1NW · Westmorland and Furness
Ages 3–20
- Att812.0
- EM5+0%
2.8 miles away
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Contact
- Headteacher
- Miss Cheryl Johnston
- Telephone
- 01539446946