Kirkby Thore School
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Westmorland and Furness
Kirkby Thore, Penrith, CA10 1UU
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Inadequate
Graded 08/03/2023
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
93.2%
7.1% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
33
Capacity used
Has space47%
70 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Primary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
4 of 4 families who put it first got an offer
5
Places offered
8
Total applications
1.6
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 4 | 4 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 2 | 1 | ● 50% |
| 3rd preference | 2 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 8 | 5 | 63% |
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 sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Jennifer Robinson
- Address
- Kirkby Thore, Penrith, CA10 1UU
- Phone
- 01768361497
- Local authority
- Westmorland and Furness
- Ward / constituency
- Eden and Lyvennet Vale · Westmorland and Lonsdale
- Area
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- URN
- 150507
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 9% | — | — |
| English as additional language | — | — | — |
| SEN support | — | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: CHANGING LIVES LEARNING TRUST
33 pupils · 70 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
08 March 2023
Full graded inspection
Inadequate overall effectivenessEarly years Inadequate Personal development Requires improvement Quality of education Inadequate Safeguarding effective No Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Leadership and management Inadequate
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 28 pupils
Attendance
93.2%
Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%
Overall absence
6.8%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%
Persistent absence
7.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%
Severe absence
0.0%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.3%
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.
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) |
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.