St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Penrith

Primary · Westmorland and Furness · CA11 9EL · URN 151052

Ofsted GoodLast inspected 2022-06-21Cohort 104Roman Catholic

Exam results, in full

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Key stage 2 results

Taken by pupils at the end of Year 6, so they describe a primary school.

2024-2025 results · cohort 18

4 of 4 headline figuresArea average from 116 schools in Westmorland and Furness

Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths
39%
Westmorland and Furness 56.5%England 61%
17.5 percentage points below the area average of 56.5
Overall standards
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths
0%
Westmorland and Furness 6.9%England 8%
6.9 percentage points below the area average of 6.9
Academic stretch
Average scaled score in reading
97
Westmorland and Furness 105.17England 105
8.2 below the area average of 105.2
Overall standards
Average scaled score in maths
98
Westmorland and Furness 104.12England 105
6.1 below the area average of 104.1
Overall standards
Average scaled score in grammar, punctuation and spelling
97
Westmorland and Furness 104.49England 105
7.5 below the area average of 104.5
Overall standards
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling
6%
Westmorland and Furness 23%England 32%
17 percentage points below the area average of 23
Academic stretch
Expected standard in reading
44%
Westmorland and Furness 72%
28 percentage points below the area average of 72
Context only, not scored
Expected standard in writing
61%
Westmorland and Furness 68.2%
7.2 percentage points below the area average of 68.2
Context only, not scored
Expected standard in maths
50%
Westmorland and Furness 71%
21 percentage points below the area average of 71
Context only, not scored
Pupils in the results cohort
18
Westmorland and Furness 19
0.8 below the area average of 18.8
Context only, not scored

Measure	This school	Against Westmorland and Furness	Against national	Feeds
Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths	39% Westmorland and Furness 56.5%England 61%	17.5 percentage points below the area average of 56.5	22 percentage points below the national figure of 61	Overall standards
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths	0% Westmorland and Furness 6.9%England 8%	6.9 percentage points below the area average of 6.9	8 percentage points below the national figure of 8	Academic stretch
Average scaled score in reading	97 Westmorland and Furness 105.17England 105	8.2 below the area average of 105.2	8 below the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Average scaled score in maths	98 Westmorland and Furness 104.12England 105	6.1 below the area average of 104.1	7 below the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Average scaled score in grammar, punctuation and spelling	97 Westmorland and Furness 104.49England 105	7.5 below the area average of 104.5	8 below the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling	6% Westmorland and Furness 23%England 32%	17 percentage points below the area average of 23	26 percentage points below the national figure of 32	Academic stretch
Expected standard in reading	44% Westmorland and Furness 72%	28 percentage points below the area average of 72	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Expected standard in writing	61% Westmorland and Furness 68.2%	7.2 percentage points below the area average of 68.2	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Expected standard in maths	50% Westmorland and Furness 71%	21 percentage points below the area average of 71	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Pupils in the results cohort	18 Westmorland and Furness 19	0.8 below the area average of 18.8	No national comparison	Context only, not scored

Withheld figures are suppressed at source to protect small cohorts. Figures marked not published are ones the department no longer publishes for any school. Source: DfE performance tables, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Local authority average class size

Area benchmark

Westmorland and Furness · State-funded schools · 2025/26

Primary classes: 21.1 pupils per class

This is the council-area average, not this school’s class size. It is not used in your scorecard ranking.

Source: DfE school census · 2025/26

Published figures

English as an additional language: 33.7% of pupils
Eligible for free school meals: 14.4% of pupils
Pupils on SEN support: 17.3% of pupils
Pupils per adult, including teaching assistants: 12.7pupils per adult
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling: 6% of pupils
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths: 0% of pupils
Pupils per teacher (2025/26 staff census): 19.6pupils per teacher
Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths: 39% of pupils

Data last refreshed 2026-10-12. Source: DfE and Ofsted open data, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Where it is

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What is the latest Ofsted judgement?: Ofsted rated St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Penrith Good at its inspection on 21/06/2022.
Where is the school and which authority runs it?: St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Penrith is a primary school in Westmorland and Furness, postcode CA11 9EL (URN 151052).
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