St Cuthberts Catholic Primary School, Windermere
Primary · Academy converter · Mixed · Westmorland and Furness
Prince's Road, Windermere, LA23 2DD
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Requires improvement
Graded 21/11/2023
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
92.8%
30.8% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
40
Capacity used
Has space47%
86 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Primary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
2 of 2 families who put it first got an offer
2
Places offered
8
Total applications
4.0
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 2 | 2 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 5 | 0 | ● 0% |
| 3rd preference | 1 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 8 | 2 | 25% |
1st preference success by year
Westmorland and Furness lets families list 3 preferences. Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Lucy Bone
- Address
- Prince's Road, Windermere, LA23 2DD
- Phone
- 01539448125
- Local authority
- Westmorland and Furness
- Ward / constituency
- Windermere and Ambleside · Westmorland and Lonsdale
- Area
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
- URN
- 148698
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 18% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 50% | — | — |
| SEN support | 9% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: MATER CHRISTI MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
40 pupils · 86 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
21 November 2023
Full graded inspection
Requires improvement overall effectivenessEarly years Requires improvement Personal development Good Quality of education Requires improvement Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Requires improvement
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 39 pupils
Attendance
92.8%
Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%
Overall absence
7.2%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%
Persistent absence
30.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%
Severe absence
0.0%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.6%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
Primary results (Key Stage 2)
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Expected standard in reading, writing & maths | — | — | — |
| Higher standard | — | — | — |
| Reading progress | — | — | 0.0 |
| Writing progress | — | — | 0.0 |
| Maths progress | — | — | 0.0 |
Primary results over time
Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Expected standard (RWM) | 88% | 61% |
| Higher standard | 0% | 8% |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Westmorland and Furness council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Reception (primary) | 15 January | 16 April (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.