Kirkoswald CofE School
Kirkoswald, Penrith, CA10 1EN
48 pupils · 53% of 90 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Local authority
- Westmorland and Furness
- Free school meals
- 9.5%
Ofsted
No overall grade (2025) — Inspected 2024–2025 — no overall grade under the interim framework
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 1 July 2025, published 18 September 2025. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 67% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 22% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1 first-choice application per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 6 | 6 | 11 | 6 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 5 | 5 | 14 | 5 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 3 | 3 | 12 | 3 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 11 | 11 | 20 | 11 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 7 | 7 | 20 | 7 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 8 | 8 | 17 | 8 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 9 | 9 | 20 | 9 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 7 | 7 | 13 | 7 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Lazonby C of E Primary School 1.6 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Plumpton School 7.1 km · Most areas: Needs attention (2026)
- Armathwaite School 7.3 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Langwathby CofE Primary School 7.5 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- High Hesket CofE School 8.4 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Calthwaite CofE School 8.9 km · Improved significantly (2024)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.