St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Penrith

About St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Penrith

St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Penrith is a primary school in PENRITH, Westmorland and Furness, classified by the DfE as a converter academy with a Roman Catholic religious character. Around 108 pupils aged 4 to 11 attend the school. The school holds a 'Good' judgement from Ofsted. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 39% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — well below the national average of 61%. That is down 23.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on the previous year, though small year groups can make these figures swing sharply from year to year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 97 in reading and 98 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Penrith was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 12 families who put it first were offered a place. There are about 20.4 pupils per teacher. When you visit, you might ask how the school stretches its higher-attaining pupils and supports those who need to catch up. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.