Cartmel CofE Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4–11 · Grange-over-Sands, Westmorland and Furness
Last distance offered · Reception 2025
Not published
From Westmorland and Furness Council · offers on 16 April 2025
2024 figure 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Cartmel CofE Primary School is a primary school in Grange-over-Sands, Westmorland and Furness for ages 4–11 (voluntary controlled school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 25 February 2025. Westmorland and Furness has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 to 2025 entry.
Cartmel CofE Primary 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 2025 | Not published |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For Reception 2026, there were 0 first-choice applications for 1 offer, the lowest of 111 Westmorland and Furness primary schools at 0.0 first choices per offer.
- In 2024/25, 57% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 0% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- It has 13.8 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 20.4 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
- Aynsome Road, Cartmel, Grange-over-Sands, LA11 6PR
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Westmorland and Furness
- Pupils on roll
- 47 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 8.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 13.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 25 February 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils value being part of this friendly and nurturing school community.”
- “They are proud that their school is a happy and inclusive place for everyone to come and learn.”
- “Strong, caring relationships between adults and pupils are a key feature of the school.”
To improve
- “However, teachers do not provide enough opportunities for pupils to practise their writing skills, including in subjects other than English.”
- “This hinders some pupils from developing as confident writers by the end of key stage 2.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 26 March 2025 (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) | 57% | 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: 0 first-preference applications, 1 offers in total, 0 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.
- Allithwaite CofE Primary School 1.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Grange CofE Primary School 1.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Flookburgh CofE Primary School 2.2 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Lindale CofE Primary School 2.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Leven Valley CofE Primary School 3.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Dean Barwick Primary School 4.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Arnside National CofE School 4.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Penny Bridge CofE School 4.9 mi Good Last distance published