St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Penrith
Drovers Lane, PENRITH, CA11 9EL
104 pupils · 74% of 140 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Trust
- MATER CHRISTI MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Westmorland and Furness
- Free school meals
- 14.4%
Ofsted
Good (2022) — 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 21 June 2022, published 21 September 2022. 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 | 39% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 0% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.92 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 13 | 12 | 36 | 13 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 13 | 13 | 29 | 13 |
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
- Brunswick School 0.3 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Beaconside CofE Primary School 0.8 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- North Lakes School 1.4 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Yanwath Primary School 3.2 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Stainton CofE Primary School 3.9 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Clifton Primary School 4.6 km · Good — confirmed 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.