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Schools in Penrith

43 schools from official GIAS records — including 36 primary and 3 secondary.

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About schools in Penrith

Penrith has 43 schools listed in the Department for Education's Get Information about Schools (GIAS) register. By phase, that is 36 primary (90%), 3 secondary (8%) and 1 16 plus (3%). Penrith spans 2 local authorities, most schools sitting in Westmorland and Furness (31). The most common types are voluntary aided school (13), community school (10) and academy converter (5). This includes 8 academies, 3 independent schools and 3 special schools.

How many schools are there in Penrith?

GIAS lists 43 schools in Penrith, England.

What types of schools are in Penrith?

The biggest groups by phase are primary (36), secondary (3) and 16 plus (1).

Which local authority covers Penrith?

Penrith spans Westmorland and Furness and Pre-LGR 2023 Cumbria; check each school's page for its own authority.

Where does this Penrith data come from?

School records come from GIAS; inspection outcomes from Ofsted and results from DfE performance tables, where available for each school.

School listings

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Official figures for Penrith

Sorted by a published DfE/Ofsted measure — not an editorial league table.

All measures

  • Bampton Endowed School

    Voluntary aided school · Primary

    Penrith · CA10 2RQ · Pre-LGR 2023 Cumbria

    Ages 4–11

  • Kirkby Thore School

    Community school · Primary

    Penrith · CA10 1UU · Westmorland and Furness

    Ages 3–11

    • Absence6.8%
    • FSM20.0%
    • Demand1.00

  • Lazonby CofE School

    Voluntary aided school · Primary

    Penrith · CA10 1BL · Pre-LGR 2023 Cumbria

    Ages 3–11

  • Newton Rigg College

    Further education · 16 plus

    Penrith · CA11 0AH · Pre-LGR 2023 Cumbria

    Ages 16–99

  • Tebay Primary School

    Academy converter · Primary

    Penrith · CA10 3XB · Pre-LGR 2023 Cumbria

    Ages 3–11

    • FSM3.1%

  • The Arrow Project

    Other independent school

    Penrith · CA11 9NP · Pre-LGR 2023 Cumbria

  • Yanwath Primary School

    Community school · Primary

    Penrith · CA10 2LA · Pre-LGR 2023 Cumbria

    Ages 4–11

  • Yanwath Primary School

    Academy converter · Primary

    Penrith · CA10 2LA · Pre-LGR 2023 Cumbria

    Ages 3–11

    • FSM1.1%

  • Beaconside CofE Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Voluntary aided school · Primary

    Penrith · CA11 8EN · Westmorland and Furness

    Ages 3–11

    • KS257%
    • Absence5.0%
    • FSM14.5%
    • Demand1.00

  • Brunswick School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Penrith · CA11 7LX · Westmorland and Furness

    Ages 3–7

    • Absence6.5%
    • FSM20.7%
    • Demand1.00

  • Calthwaite CofE School

    Ofsted: Improved significantly

    Voluntary aided school · Primary

    Penrith · CA11 9QT · Westmorland and Furness

    Ages 4–11

    • KS250%
    • Absence3.6%
    • FSM11.6%
    • Demand1.00

  • Clifton Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Penrith · CA10 2EG · Westmorland and Furness

    Ages 3–11

    • KS269%
    • Absence3.5%
    • FSM9.5%
    • Demand1.00

  • Crosby Ravensworth CofE School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Voluntary aided school · Primary

    Penrith · CA10 3JJ · Westmorland and Furness

    Ages 3–11

    • KS244%
    • Absence4.5%
    • FSM0.0%
    • Demand1.00

  • Culgaith CofE School

    Ofsted: Good

    Voluntary aided school · Primary

    Penrith · CA10 1QL · Westmorland and Furness

    Ages 2–11

    • KS256%
    • Absence3.3%
    • FSM1.8%
    • Demand1.00

  • Greystoke Primary School

    Ofsted: Expected standard

    Community school · Primary

    Penrith · CA11 0TP · Westmorland and Furness

    Ages 3–11

    • Absence3.8%
    • FSM2.1%
    • Demand1.00

  • Hunter Hall School

    Other independent school

    Penrith · CA11 8UA · Westmorland and Furness

    Ages 3–11

  • Kirkby Thore School

    Ofsted: Inadequate

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Penrith · CA10 1UU · Westmorland and Furness

    Ages 3–11

    • Absence8.4%
    • FSM9.1%

  • Kirkoswald CofE School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Voluntary controlled school · Primary

    Penrith · CA10 1EN · Westmorland and Furness

    Ages 3–11

    • KS275%
    • Absence4.0%
    • FSM9.5%
    • Demand1.00

  • Langwathby CofE Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Voluntary controlled school · Primary

    Penrith · CA10 1ND · Westmorland and Furness

    Ages 3–11

    • KS255%
    • Absence3.4%
    • FSM2.6%
    • Demand1.03

  • Lazonby C of E Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Penrith · CA10 1BL · Westmorland and Furness

    Ages 3–11

    • KS267%
    • Absence3.4%
    • FSM7.1%
    • Demand0.93

  • Lowther Endowed School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Voluntary aided school · Primary

    Penrith · CA10 2HT · Westmorland and Furness

    Ages 5–11

    • KS244%
    • Absence4.8%
    • FSM17.6%
    • Demand1.00

  • Milburn School

    Ofsted: Some aspects not as strong

    Community school · Primary

    Penrith · CA10 1TN · Westmorland and Furness

    Ages 3–11

    • Absence12.2%
    • FSM21.1%
    • Demand1.00

  • Morland Area CofE Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Voluntary aided school · Primary

    Penrith · CA10 3AT · Westmorland and Furness

    Ages 2–11

    • KS280%
    • Absence3.8%
    • FSM6.7%
    • Demand1.00

  • North Lakes School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Penrith · CA11 8NU · Westmorland and Furness

    Ages 7–11

    • KS229%
    • Absence6.4%
    • FSM32.9%

  • Orton CofE School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Voluntary aided school · Primary

    Penrith · CA10 3RG · Westmorland and Furness

    Ages 3–11

    • KS243%
    • Absence3.1%
    • FSM4.3%
    • Demand1.00

  • Patterdale CofE Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Voluntary aided school · Primary

    Penrith · CA11 0NL · Westmorland and Furness

    Ages 3–11

    • KS233%
    • Absence3.2%
    • FSM4.3%
    • Demand1.00

  • Penruddock Primary School

    Ofsted: Needs attention

    Foundation school · Primary

    Penrith · CA11 0QU · Westmorland and Furness

    Ages 3–11

    • KS250%
    • Absence5.0%
    • FSM2.1%
    • Demand1.00

  • Plumpton School

    Ofsted: Needs attention

    Community school · Primary

    PENRITH · CA11 9PA · Westmorland and Furness

    Ages 3–11

    • KS250%
    • Absence4.8%
    • FSM5.9%
    • Demand1.00

  • Shap Endowed CofE Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Voluntary aided school · Primary

    Penrith · CA10 3NL · Westmorland and Furness

    Ages 3–11

    • KS242%
    • Absence4.0%
    • FSM15.2%
    • Demand1.00

  • Skelton School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Penrith · CA11 9SE · Westmorland and Furness

    Ages 3–11

    • KS275%
    • Absence3.1%
    • FSM7.3%
    • Demand1.00

  • Stainton CofE Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Voluntary aided school · Primary

    Penrith · CA11 0ET · Westmorland and Furness

    Ages 3–11

    • KS264%
    • Absence4.7%
    • FSM4.5%
    • Demand1.00

  • Tebay Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Penrith · CA10 3XB · Westmorland and Furness

    Ages 3–11

    • KS257%
    • Absence4.0%
    • FSM37.2%
    • Demand1.00

  • Temple Sowerby CofE Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Voluntary controlled school · Primary

    Penrith · CA10 1RZ · Westmorland and Furness

    Ages 3–11

    • Absence4.3%
    • FSM6.3%
    • Demand1.00

  • Ullswater Community College

    Ofsted: Good

    Foundation school · Secondary

    Penrith · CA11 8NG · Westmorland and Furness

    Ages 11–18

    • Att840.7
    • P80.0
    • EM5+34%
    • Absence8.7%

  • Yanwath Primary School

    Ofsted: Expected standard

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Penrith · CA10 2LA · Westmorland and Furness

    Ages 3–11

    • KS277%
    • Absence4.8%
    • FSM12.8%
    • Demand1.00

More about schools in Penrith

Breakdowns from GIAS establishment records for this town. Use these to spot the mix of phases, ages and types — then open individual school profiles for Ofsted and performance.

Gender mix

  • Mixed41
  • Boys1

Age ranges

  • 3–1125
  • 4–116
  • 11–183
  • 7–112
  • 2–112
  • 3–71
  • 5–111
  • 11–151

Local authorities

  • Westmorland and Furness31
  • Pre-LGR 2023 Cumbria12

School types

  • Voluntary aided school13
  • Community school10
  • Academy converter5
  • Voluntary controlled school4
  • Foundation school4
  • Other independent school3
  • Academy sponsor led3
  • Further education1
Special
3
Independent
3
Academies
8

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