Temple Sowerby CofE Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school · Ages 3–11 · Penrith, Westmorland and Furness
Temple Sowerby CofE Primary School is a primary school in Penrith, Westmorland and Furness for ages 3–11 (voluntary controlled school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 19 January 2023. 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
- Temple Sowerby, Temple Sowerby Ce School, Penrith, CA10 1RZ
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Westmorland and Furness
- Pupils on roll
- 49 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 6.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 19 January 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils enjoy a strong sense of community in this small and welcoming school.”
- “They treat each other with kindness.”
- “Pupils, including children in the early years, benefit from caring relationships with staff.”
To improve
- “However, on occasion, leaders’ assessment systems do not enable teachers to find out precisely what pupils have remembered and understood.”
- “This means that teachers cannot then devise learning which builds as well as it could on what pupils already know and can do.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 15 March 2023 (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) | 75% | 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: 8 first-preference applications, 8 offers in total, 8 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 1.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Culgaith CofE School 1.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Bolton Primary School 3.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Milburn School 3.1 mi Some aspects not as strong Last distance published
- Morland Area CofE Primary School 3.1 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Long Marton School 3.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Clifton Primary School 4.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Lowther Endowed School 5.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published