St Herbert's CofE (VA) Primary and Nursery School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 3–11 · Keswick, Cumberland
St Herbert's CofE (VA) Primary and Nursery School is a primary school in Keswick, Cumberland for ages 3–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 21 February 2024.
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Key facts
- Address
- Trinity Way, Keswick, CA12 4HZ
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Cumberland
- Pupils on roll
- 266 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 4.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 21 February 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils are proud and happy to attend this welcoming school.”
- “Their relationships with each other and with staff are strong.”
- “Pupils are caring and considerate towards others.”
To improve
- “However, in a few subjects, these smaller steps are less clearly defined.”
- “This means that checks on learning are not as effective as they could be in identifying the gaps in pupils’ knowledge.”
- “As a result, some pupils’ learning in these subjects is not as secure as it could be.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 26 March 2024 (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) | 54% | 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: 34 first-preference applications, 34 offers in total, 34 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.
- Braithwaite CofE Primary School 2.6 mi Good
- Bassenthwaite Primary School 5.8 mi No Ofsted grade
- Borrowdale CofE Primary School 6.0 mi Good
- Lorton School 7.3 mi Standards maintained
- Ireby CofE School 9.7 mi School remains Good
- All Saints' CofE School 10.0 mi No Ofsted grade
- Fellview Primary School 10.3 mi Not judged
- Fairfield Primary School 10.5 mi School remains Good