Yanwath Primary School
Yanwath, Penrith, CA10 2LA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- CUMBRIA EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Allison Kenyon
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Cumbria Education Trust
- Constituency
- Westmorland and Lonsdale
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 185
- Pupils on roll
- 166
- URN
- 145138
- Local authority
- Westmorland and Furness
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01768840739
About this school
Yanwath Primary School is a primary academy in Penrith. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 166 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
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Strong 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 | 29 | 26 | 15 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 83% | 77% | 100% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 14% | 19% | 33% |
| Expected standard in reading | 86% | 92% | 100% |
| Expected standard in maths | 86% | 92% | 100% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 90% | 85% | 100% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 109.0 | 110.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 106.0 | 110.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.60 | - | - |
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 Yanwath 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 | 83% | 60.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 77% | 57% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 100% | 56.5% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 150 |
| 2023/24 | 150 |
| 2024/25 | 172 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Yanwath Primary School compares
Yanwath Primary School ranked 1st of 98 primary schools in Westmorland and Furness for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 100% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 94% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 100% | 3.4% | 9.7% | 166 | — |
| North Lakes School | 39% | 6.4% | 32.6% | 161 | 1.2 miles |
| Clifton Primary School | 64% | 3.4% | 6.2% | 76 | 1.6 miles |
| Brunswick School | — | 6.3% | 23.6% | 140 | 1.8 miles |
| Stainton CofE Primary School | 53% | 4.3% | 6.6% | 112 | 1.8 miles |
| St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Penrith | 39% | 4.6% | 16.7% | 104 | 2.0 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
-
Graded inspection report24 March 2026
- 11 January 2022
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 9.66%
- English as an additional language
- 2.9%
- Overall absence
- 3.41%
- Persistent absence
- 3.42%
Location
Nearby schools
-
North Lakes School1.2 miles
Primary · Penrith
-
Clifton Primary School1.6 miles
Primary · Penrith
-
Brunswick School1.8 miles
Primary · Penrith
-
Stainton CofE Primary School1.8 miles
Primary · Penrith
-
St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Penrith2.0 miles
Primary · Penrith
Other schools in Penrith
Yanwath Primary School ranks 1st of the 18 ranked primary 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 Yanwath Primary School teach?
- Yanwath Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Penrith.
- Who is the headteacher of Yanwath Primary School?
- The headteacher of Yanwath Primary School is Mrs Allison Kenyon, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Yanwath Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Yanwath 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 Yanwath Primary School?
- Yanwath Primary School has 166 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Yanwath Primary School full?
- Yanwath Primary School has capacity for 185 pupils and 166 on roll (90%), 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 Yanwath Primary School a faith school?
- No. Yanwath Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Yanwath Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Yanwath Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Yanwath Primary School?
- Yanwath 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 Yanwath Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 83% in 2022/23 and 100% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Yanwath Primary School rank locally?
- Yanwath Primary School ranked 1st of 98 primary schools in Westmorland and Furness for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 100% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 94% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Yanwath Primary School's absence rate?
- Yanwath Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Yanwath Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Yanwath 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 10 July 2026.