Kirkby Thore School
Kirkby Thore, Penrith, CA10 1UU
This school is closed (it closed in March 2024).
It was replaced by Kirkby Thore School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Nicola Edwards
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Penrith and The Border
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Rural village in a sparse setting
- Capacity
- 70
- Pupils on roll
- 37
- URN
- 112181
- Local authority
- Westmorland and Furness
About this school
Kirkby Thore School was a community primary school in Penrith. It taught children aged 3 to 11 and had 37 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Kirkby Thore School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in January 1900, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 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 Kirkby Thore 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 | 7.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | — | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 34 |
| 2023/24 | 37 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Kirkby Thore School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 30% of England schools in 2023/24.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 6.8% | 20.6% | 37 | — |
| Kirkby Thore School | — | 6.8% | 16.1% | 33 | 0.0 miles |
| Temple Sowerby CofE Primary School | 75% | 4.8% | 6.5% | 49 | 1.6 miles |
| Bolton Primary School | 67% | 4.2% | 13.6% | 56 | 1.9 miles |
| Long Marton School | 31% | 3.5% | 12% | 81 | 1.9 miles |
| Milburn School | — | 9% | 21.4% | 19 | 2.4 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.
School context
From the 2023/24 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 20.6%
- English as an additional language
- 5.4%
- Overall absence
- 6.8%
- Persistent absence
- 26.7%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Kirkby Thore School0.0 miles
Primary · Penrith
-
Temple Sowerby CofE Primary School1.6 miles
Primary · Penrith
-
Bolton Primary School1.9 miles
Primary · Appleby-in-Westmorland
-
Long Marton School1.9 miles
Primary · Appleby-in-Westmorland
-
Milburn School2.4 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
- Greystoke Primary 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
Common questions
- What year groups does Kirkby Thore School teach?
- Kirkby Thore School taught children aged 3 to 11. It was a primary school in Penrith.
- Has Kirkby Thore School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Kirkby Thore School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is Kirkby Thore School?
- Kirkby Thore School had 37 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- What are Kirkby Thore School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Kirkby Thore 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 9 July 2024.