Grasmere CofE Primary School
Stock Lane, Ambleside, LA22 9SJ
89 pupils · 111% of 80 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Local authority
- Westmorland and Furness
- Free school meals
- 6%
Ofsted
Good (2020) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
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 3 March 2020, published 23 June 2020. 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 | 80% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 30% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Oversubscribed — 1.3 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 10 | 13 | 17 | 10 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 15 | 15 | 19 | 15 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 6 | 6 | 14 | 6 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 11 | 11 | 16 | 11 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 9 | 9 | 11 | 9 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 10 | 10 | 12 | 10 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 6 | 6 | 14 | 6 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 8 | 8 | 13 | 8 |
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
- Langdale CofE School 2.7 km · Most areas: Needs attention (2026)
- Ambleside CofE Primary School 4.6 km · Requires improvement (2024) · previous system
- Hawkshead Esthwaite Primary School 9.5 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Coniston CofE Primary School 10.2 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Patterdale CofE Primary School 10.3 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Borrowdale CofE Primary School 10.5 km · Good (2024) · 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.