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OpenPrimaryOfsted: GoodURN 134789

St Herbert's CofE (VA) Primary and Nursery School

Voluntary aided school · Keswick · CA12 4HZ

Ages 3–11 · 266 pupils · Cumberland

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Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

57%

Overall absence

4.3%

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2024-02-21

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)57%
Higher standard (RWM)17%
Avg scaled score — reading
105.0
Avg scaled score — maths
103.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
104.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence4.3%
Persistent absence (10%+)8.4%
Unauthorised1.2%
Authorised absence
3.1%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
226

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill87%

266 pupils · 305 places

Pupils on roll
266
Boys / girls
129 / 137
School capacity
305
Capacity fill
266 / 305 (87%)
Free school meals
5.4%
FSM pupils
13
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Gender
Mixed
School type
Voluntary aided 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

Religious character
Church of England
Diocese
Diocese of Carlisle
Governance
Voluntary aided school
Headteacher
Mr Michael Craig

Location

Address
Trinity Way
Postcode
CA12 4HZ
Town
Keswick
County
Cumbria
Local authority
Cumberland
District
Cumberland
Constituency
Penrith and Solway
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 voluntary aided school (primary), Ages 3–11, in Keswick, Cumberland, 266 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery, non-selective admissions. Free school meals: 5.4%. Religious character: Church of England. Diocese: Diocese of Carlisle.

Open schools in Keswick
7
Primary schools in Keswick
5
Academies among open schools in Keswick
57% (4)
Open schools in CA12
7
Primary in CA12
5
Open schools in Cumberland LA
181
Primary in Cumberland LA
146

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in KeswickNear CA12

  • Threlkeld CofE Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Academy converter · Primary

    Keswick · CA12 4RX · Westmorland and Furness

    Ages 3–11

    • KS230%
    • Absence4.8%
    • FSM10.5%

    3.0 miles away

  • Keswick School

    Ofsted: Outstanding

    Academy converter · Secondary

    Keswick · CA12 5QB · Cumberland

    Ages 11–18

    • Att854.1
    • P80.4
    • EM5+66%
    • Absence7.5%

    1.0 miles away

Contact

Headteacher
Mr Michael Craig
Telephone
01768773017
Website
www.stherberts.cumbria.sch.uk/

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