St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Penrith
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–11 · 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 🔒
St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Penrith is a primary school in PENRITH, Westmorland and Furness for ages 4–11 (academy converter). Westmorland and Furness has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 to 2025 entry.
St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Penrith 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 was offered a Reception place in 2025, as at 23 of the 96 other Westmorland and Furness primary schools with a published Reception 2025 outcome.
- Reception 2026 drew 12 first-choice applications for 13 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 1 offer went to a family who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 39% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 0% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
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
- Drovers Lane, St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, PENRITH, CA11 9EL
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Westmorland and Furness
- Pupils on roll
- 104 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 14.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 39% | 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: 12 first-preference applications, 13 offers in total, 12 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.
- Brunswick School 0.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Beaconside CofE Primary School 0.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- North Lakes School 0.8 mi Good
- Yanwath Primary School 2.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Stainton CofE Primary School 2.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Clifton Primary School 2.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Langwathby CofE Primary School 4.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Plumpton School 4.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published