Tebay Primary School
Tebay, Penrith, CA10 3XB
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- CUMBRIA EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Ms Helen Wright (Head Teacher)
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Cumbria Education Trust
- Constituency
- Westmorland and Lonsdale
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 70
- Pupils on roll
- 49
- URN
- 145137
- Local authority
- Westmorland and Furness
About this school
Tebay Primary School is a primary academy in Penrith. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 49 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Tebay Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
A short monitoring inspection followed on : inspectors found some aspects are not as strong as at the previous inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 6 | 14 | 5 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 50% | 57% | - |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 7% | - |
| Expected standard in reading | 83% | 71% | - |
| Expected standard in maths | 50% | 86% | - |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 50% | 86% | - |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 105.0 | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 105.0 | - |
| Reading progress | +0.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -4.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.50 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Tebay 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 | Westmorland and Furness average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 50% | 60.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 57% | 57% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | — | 56.5% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 49 |
| 2023/24 | 53 |
| 2024/25 | 42 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Tebay Primary School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 93% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 3.6% | 39.5% | 49 | — |
| Orton CofE School | 57% | 2.7% | 14.9% | 47 | 2.5 miles |
| Grayrigg CofE School | 53% | 4% | 6.3% | 67 | 5.0 miles |
| Selside Endowed CofE Primary School | — | 3% | 0% | 33 | 5.8 miles |
| Crosby Ravensworth CofE School | — | 3.2% | 4.2% | 42 | 6.7 miles |
| Asby Endowed School | — | 4.4% | 6.3% | 20 | 6.9 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
-
Ungraded inspection report3 June 2025
- 10 March 2020
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 39.47%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
- Overall absence
- 3.57%
- Persistent absence
- 3.03%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Orton CofE School2.5 miles
Primary · Penrith
-
Grayrigg CofE School5.0 miles
Primary · Kendal
-
Selside Endowed CofE Primary School5.8 miles
Primary · Kendal
-
Crosby Ravensworth CofE School6.7 miles
Primary · Penrith
-
Asby Endowed School6.9 miles
Primary · Appleby-in-Westmorland
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 ages does Tebay Primary School teach?
- Tebay Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Penrith.
- Who is the headteacher of Tebay Primary School?
- The headteacher of Tebay Primary School is Ms Helen Wright (Head Teacher), as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Tebay Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Tebay 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 many pupils are at Tebay Primary School?
- Tebay Primary School has 49 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Tebay Primary School full?
- Tebay Primary School has capacity for 70 pupils and 49 on roll (70%), 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 Tebay Primary School a faith school?
- No. Tebay Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Tebay Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Tebay Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is Tebay Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Tebay Primary School is part of CUMBRIA EDUCATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Tebay Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 50% in 2022/23 and 57% in 2023/24. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is Tebay Primary School's absence rate?
- Tebay Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Tebay Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Tebay 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 2 July 2026.