St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 4–11 · Frizington, Cumberland
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School is a primary school in Frizington, Cumberland for ages 4–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 14 January 2025.
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Key facts
- Address
- Yeathouse Road, Frizington, CA26 3PX
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Cumberland
- Pupils on roll
- 55 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 36.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 14 January 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils are proud to be members of this warm and welcoming school.”
- “They behave well and value the positive relationships that they have with their teachers and other staff.”
- “Pupils get along well with each other.”
To improve
- “However, pupils’ achievement in writing is less secure over time.”
- “This is because they are not consistently given sufficient time to secure fundamental skills in writing before moving on to more complex tasks.”
- “The school recognises that some pupils are absent from school too often.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 11 February 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 4 first-preference applications, 4 offers in total, 4 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
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Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Cumberland.
- Frizington Community Primary School 0.2 mi Good
- Arlecdon Primary School 1.3 mi School remains Good
- Montreal CofE Primary School 1.8 mi Some aspects not as strong
- Kirkland Church of England Academy 1.9 mi Good
- St Patrick's Catholic Primary School 2.0 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
- Ennerdale and Kinniside CofE Primary School 2.3 mi School remains Good
- Moor Row Community Primary School 2.7 mi Good
- Moresby Primary School 2.9 mi School remains Good