OFSTED
Latest graded inspection
21 June 2022
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
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
104
104 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
63
60.6% of pupils
Male pupils
41
39.4% of pupils
10.4 pts
below England
School
14.4%
Westmorland and Furness
15.0%
North West
28.5%
England
24.8%
13.4 pts
above England
School
33.7%
Westmorland and Furness
5.2%
North West
18.1%
England
20.3%
4.8 pts
above England
School
5.8%
Westmorland and Furness
1.2%
North West
0.8%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
Any other White background
9.6%
10
Any other Asian background
1.9%
2
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
22.1%
23 of
104 pupils
1.3 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
Westmorland and Furness
22.3%
SEN support
17.3%
18 pupils
England
14.8%
2.5 pts
above
EHC plans
4.8%
5 pupils
England
6.0%
1.2 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Most common identified needs
Pupils
Specific learning difficulty
19
Social, emotional & mental health
2
Speech, language & communication
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.
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
4.61%
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.61 pts
lower than
England
School
4.61%
Westmorland and Furness
5.09%
North West
6.25%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
Persistent absence
8.08%
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
7.73 pts
lower than
England
School
8.08%
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
74.3%
13.9 pts
below England
St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Penrith
74.3%
Westmorland and Furness
79.9%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.