Greystoke Primary School
Icold Road, Greystoke, Penrith, CA11 0TP
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Jeanette matthews
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Westmorland and Lonsdale
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 63
- Pupils on roll
- 51
- URN
- 112111
- Local authority
- Westmorland and Furness
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01768483572
About this school
Greystoke Primary School is a community primary school in Penrith. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 51 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | - | - | - |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | - | - | - |
| Expected standard in reading | - | - | - |
| Expected standard in maths | - | - | - |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | - | - | - |
| Average scaled score in reading | - | - | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | - | - | - |
Trends over time
How Greystoke Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 2.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 47 |
| 2023/24 | 54 |
| 2024/25 | 55 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Greystoke Primary School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 100% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 2.7% | 2.2% | 51 | — |
| Penruddock Primary School | 38% | 3.3% | 5.9% | 48 | 2.1 miles |
| Skelton School | 89% | 3% | 7.2% | 87 | 2.9 miles |
| Stainton CofE Primary School | 53% | 4.3% | 6.6% | 112 | 3.1 miles |
| St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Penrith | 39% | 4.6% | 16.7% | 104 | 4.5 miles |
| Brunswick School | — | 6.3% | 23.6% | 140 | 4.6 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 2.22%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
- Overall absence
- 2.69%
- Persistent absence
- 2.63%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Penruddock Primary School2.1 miles
Primary · Penrith
-
Skelton School2.9 miles
Primary · Penrith
-
Stainton CofE Primary School3.1 miles
Primary · Penrith
-
St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Penrith4.5 miles
Primary · Penrith
-
Brunswick School4.6 miles
Primary · Penrith
Other schools in Penrith
- Beaconside CofE Primary School Primary
- Brunswick School Primary
- Calthwaite CofE School Primary
- Clifton Primary School Primary
- Crosby Ravensworth CofE School Primary
- Culgaith CofE School Primary
- Kirkby Thore School Primary
- Kirkoswald CofE School Primary
- Langwathby CofE Primary School Primary
- Lazonby C of E Primary School Primary
- Lowther Endowed School Primary
- Milburn School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Greystoke Primary School teach?
- Greystoke Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Penrith.
- Who is the headteacher of Greystoke Primary School?
- The headteacher of Greystoke Primary School is Mrs Jeanette matthews, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Greystoke Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Greystoke Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Greystoke Primary School?
- Greystoke Primary School has 51 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Greystoke Primary School full?
- Greystoke Primary School has capacity for 63 pupils and 51 on roll (81%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Greystoke Primary School a faith school?
- No. Greystoke Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Greystoke Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Greystoke Primary School as having nursery classes.
- What is Greystoke Primary School's absence rate?
- Greystoke Primary School's overall absence rate is 2.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Greystoke Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Greystoke Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 15 July 2026.