Yanwath Primary School
Yanwath, Penrith, CA10 2LA
166 pupils · 90% of 185 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- CUMBRIA EDUCATION TRUST
- Local authority
- Westmorland and Furness
- Free school meals
- 12.8%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Strong standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 24 March 2026, published 17 May 2026. 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 | 100% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 33% |
“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 — 0.96 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 23 | 22 | 36 | 23 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 23 | 23 | 41 | 23 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 25 | 25 | 35 | 25 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 22 | 22 | 35 | 22 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 11 | 11 | 20 | 11 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 8 | 8 | 25 | 8 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 11 | 11 | 19 | 11 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 26 | 26 | 40 | 26 |
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
- North Lakes School 1.9 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Clifton Primary School 2.6 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Brunswick School 2.9 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Stainton CofE Primary School 2.9 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Penrith 3.2 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Beaconside CofE Primary School 3.3 km · Good — confirmed 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.