Bridekirk Dovenby CofE Primary School
Dovenby, Cockermouth, CA13 0PG
146 pupils · 97% of 150 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Local authority
- Cumberland
- Free school meals
- 0%
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 21 January 2025, published 2 March 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 | 87% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 20% |
“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 | 23 | 23 | 57 | 23 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 29 | 29 | 61 | 29 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 12 | 12 | 37 | 12 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 18 | 18 | 32 | 18 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 14 | 14 | 43 | 14 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 14 | 13 | 36 | 14 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 21 | 21 | 49 | 21 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 12 | 12 | 26 | 12 |
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
- Fairfield Primary School 3.3 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- All Saints' CofE School 3.6 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Broughton Primary School 3.7 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- St Bridget's CofE School 4 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Dearham Primary School 4.4 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Broughton Moor Primary School 5 km · Requires improvement (2023) · previous system
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.