SCHOOL PROFILE

St Cuthberts Catholic Primary School, Windermere

Primary Academy converter URN 148698
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 86 Published school capacity
Capacity used 46.5% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

21 November 2023
Latest published outcome Requires improvement
OEIF
Quality of education Requires improvement
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Good
Leadership & management Requires improvement
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Roman Catholic
Local authority Westmorland and Furness
Trust MATER CHRISTI MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 40 40 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 25 62.5% of pupils
Male pupils 15 37.5% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

17.5%
7.3 pts below England
School 17.5%
Westmorland and Furness 15.0%
North West 28.5%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

47.5%
27.2 pts above England
School 47.5%
Westmorland and Furness 5.2%
North West 18.1%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Westmorland and Furness 1.2%
North West 0.8%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
55.0%
22
Any other White background
35.0%
14
Any other Mixed background
7.5%
3
Unclassified
2.5%
1
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 25.0% 10 of 40 pupils
4.2 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 25.0%
Westmorland and Furness 22.3%
North West 22.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 15.0% 6 pupils
England 14.8% 0.2 pts above
EHC plans 10.0% 4 pupils
England 6.0% 4.0 pts above
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
No specialist assessment yet 3
Specific learning difficulty 3
Speech, language & communication 2
Physical disability 1
Social, emotional & mental health 1

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2022/23.

2022/23
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

88.0% 29.8 pts above England
School 88.0%
Westmorland and Furness 60.6%
North West 57.6%
England 58.2%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

7.17%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.95 pts higher than England
School 7.17%
Westmorland and Furness 5.09%
North West 6.25%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

30.77%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

14.95 pts higher than England
School 30.77%
Westmorland and Furness 11.05%
North West 15.89%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.00%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.80 pts lower than England
School 0.00%
Westmorland and Furness 0.87%
North West 1.75%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

46.5% 41.7 pts below England
St Cuthberts Catholic Primary School, Windermere
46.5%
Westmorland and Furness
79.9%
North West
90.6%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information