Kirkby Thore School
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 3–11 · Penrith, Westmorland and Furness
Last distance offered · Reception 2025
Every applicant was offered a place
From Westmorland and Furness Council · offers on 16 April 2025
2024 figure 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Kirkby Thore School is a primary school in Penrith, Westmorland and Furness for ages 3–11 (academy sponsor led). Westmorland and Furness has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 to 2025 entry.
Kirkby Thore 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 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Every applicant for Reception 2025 was offered a place, as at 23 of the 96 other Westmorland and Furness primary schools with a published Reception 2025 outcome.
- For Reception 2026 there were 4 first-choice applications for 4 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place.
- With 33 pupils on roll in January 2026, the school has a published admission number of 12 places for Reception 2027.
- Of its pupils, 9.1% are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 16% 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
- Kirkby Thore, Penrith, CA10 1UU
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Westmorland and Furness
- Pupils on roll
- 33 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 9.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade
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.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Westmorland and Furness.
- Temple Sowerby CofE Primary School 1.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Bolton Primary School 1.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Long Marton School 2.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Milburn School 2.4 mi Some aspects not as strong Last distance published
- Culgaith CofE School 2.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Morland Area CofE Primary School 3.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Appleby Primary School 4.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Lowther Endowed School 6.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published