Orton CofE School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 3–11 · Penrith, 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 🔒
Orton CofE School is a primary school in Penrith, Westmorland and Furness for ages 3–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 14 June 2022. Westmorland and Furness has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 to 2025 entry.
Orton CofE 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
- In 2024/25, 57% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of primary school (England 62%), and 14% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- For Reception 2026, there were 8 first-choice applications for 8 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place.
- 4.3% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 21.2% 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
- Orton, Penrith, CA10 3RG
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Westmorland and Furness
- Pupils on roll
- 47 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 4.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 11.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 14 June 2022
Strengths
- “Pupils enjoy attending this small Church of England village school.”
- “They care about each other and have a genuine sense of belonging.”
- “Pupils know that staff keep them safe.”
To improve
- “However, handwriting in books is inconsistent.”
- “While recent improvements to the teaching of writing are evident, there are inconsistencies in how handwriting is being taught.”
- “Errors such as letter formation remain in some pupils’ work over time.Teachers adapt activities to meet the wide age range of pupils in each class.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 24 September 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) | 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: 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.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Westmorland and Furness.
- Tebay Primary School 2.5 mi Some aspects not as strong Last distance published
- Crosby Ravensworth CofE School 4.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Asby Endowed School 4.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Shap Endowed CofE Primary School 5.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Grayrigg CofE School 7.4 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Selside Endowed CofE Primary School 7.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Appleby Primary School 8.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Warcop CofE Primary School 8.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published