Milburn School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · Penrith, Westmorland and Furness
Milburn School is a primary school in Penrith, Westmorland and Furness for ages 3–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Some aspects not as strong, from the inspection on 11 February 2025. Westmorland and Furness has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 to 2025 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Milburn, Penrith, CA10 1TN
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Westmorland and Furness
- Pupils on roll
- 19 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 21.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Some aspects not as strong Inspected 11 February 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils arrive at school each morning happy and with a smile.”
- “They are met with a warm welcome by staff who know and understand them well.”
- “The school is a happy and nurturing place in which to learn.”
To improve
- “However, in some subjects, the school has not ensured that pupils build secure and deep knowledge consistently well.”
- “However, in some subjects, the school has not ensured that this knowledge is carefully sequenced.”
- “This makes it more difficult for pupils to build on the important information that they have learned in previous years.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 1 April 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 3 first-preference applications, 3 offers in total, 3 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
A one-off £9.99 pass, no subscription, unlocks for 3 months:
- Last distance offered for Reception 2024 to 2025, as Westmorland and Furness published it, drawn on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier years of exam results
- Which schools pupils move on to or come from
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Westmorland and Furness.
- Kirkby Thore School 2.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Culgaith CofE School 2.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Long Marton School 3.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Temple Sowerby CofE Primary School 3.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Bolton Primary School 4.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Appleby Primary School 5.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Morland Area CofE Primary School 5.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Langwathby CofE Primary School 6.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published