Plumpton School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · PENRITH, Westmorland and Furness
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
4 miles
Published by Westmorland and Furness Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2024–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Plumpton School is a primary school in PENRITH, Westmorland and Furness for ages 3–11 (community school). Westmorland and Furness has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 to 2026 entry.
Plumpton School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | 4 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 45% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 9% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- The last child offered a Reception 2026 place lived 4 miles away, 2nd longest of 13 Westmorland and Furness primary schools with a published last distance (middle figure 2.00 miles).
- Reception 2026 had 18 first-choice applications for 15 offers; all 15 offers went to first-choice families, and 3 first-choice families (17%) were not offered a place.
- 5.9% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 11.6% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Westmorland and Furness.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Westmorland and Furness schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Plumpton, Plumpton School, PENRITH, CA11 9PA
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Westmorland and Furness
- Pupils on roll
- 102 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 5.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 24 February 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils thoroughly enjoy attending this caring school.”
- “They consistently describe it as a happy and safe place to be and to learn.”
- “Key stage 2 pupils cherish the opportunities they have to help younger pupils.”
To improve
- “In the early years, this needs further refinement to ensure it is clear what teachers intend children to learn at each stage.”
- “Across the school, in some subjects, pupils do not develop the depth of understanding they need.”
- “Teachers' checks on pupils’ understanding are not used effectively to inform subsequent teaching and to close gaps in pupils' knowledge.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 24 April 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 45% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 18 first-preference applications, 15 offers in total, 15 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Westmorland and Furness.
- Calthwaite CofE School 2.7 mi Improved significantly Last distance published
- Lazonby C of E Primary School 3.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Skelton School 4.0 mi Good Last distance published
- St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Penrith 4.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Brunswick School 4.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Beaconside CofE Primary School 4.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Kirkoswald CofE School 4.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- High Hesket CofE School 4.6 mi Not judged Last distance published