Bassenthwaite Primary School
Bassenthwaite, Keswick, CA12 4QH
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- KESWICK SCHOOL MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Leanne Day
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Penrith and Solway
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 49
- Pupils on roll
- 24
- URN
- 145326
- Local authority
- Cumberland
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01768776365
About this school
Bassenthwaite Primary School is a primary academy in Keswick. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 24 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
- Expected 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 | 5 | 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 Bassenthwaite 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 | 3.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 31 |
| 2023/24 | 33 |
| 2024/25 | 23 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Bassenthwaite Primary School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 98% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 3% | 15% | 24 | — |
| Ireby CofE School | — | 3.6% | 9.4% | 38 | 4.4 miles |
| Braithwaite CofE Primary School | 36% | 6% | 14.6% | 40 | 5.0 miles |
| St Michael's CofE Primary School | — | 5.3% | 25.6% | 45 | 5.5 miles |
| Lorton School | 67% | 4.5% | 4.4% | 45 | 5.7 miles |
| St Herbert's CofE (VA) Primary and Nursery School | 54% | 3.3% | 6.8% | 266 | 5.8 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)
- 15%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
- Overall absence
- 3.03%
- Persistent absence
- 0%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Ireby CofE School4.4 miles
Primary · Wigton
-
Braithwaite CofE Primary School5.0 miles
Primary · Keswick
-
St Michael's CofE Primary School5.5 miles
Primary · Wigton
-
Lorton School5.7 miles
Primary · Cockermouth
-
St Herbert's CofE (VA) Primary and Nursery School5.8 miles
Primary · Keswick
Other schools in Keswick
- Borrowdale CofE Primary School Primary
- Braithwaite CofE Primary School Primary
- St Herbert's CofE (VA) Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Threlkeld CofE Primary School Primary
- Keswick School Secondary
- Old Windebrowe Special schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Bassenthwaite Primary School teach?
- Bassenthwaite Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Keswick.
- Who is the headteacher of Bassenthwaite Primary School?
- The headteacher of Bassenthwaite Primary School is Mrs Leanne Day, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Bassenthwaite Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Bassenthwaite 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 Bassenthwaite Primary School?
- Bassenthwaite Primary School has 24 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Bassenthwaite Primary School full?
- Bassenthwaite Primary School has capacity for 49 pupils and 24 on roll (49%), 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 Bassenthwaite Primary School a faith school?
- No. Bassenthwaite Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Bassenthwaite Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Bassenthwaite Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Bassenthwaite Primary School?
- Bassenthwaite Primary School is part of KESWICK SCHOOL MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What is Bassenthwaite Primary School's absence rate?
- Bassenthwaite Primary School's overall absence rate is 3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Bassenthwaite Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Bassenthwaite 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 13 August 2026.