Threlkeld CofE Primary School
Blease Road, Threlkeld, Keswick, CA12 4RX
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Trust
- THE GOOD SHEPHERD MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sally Jenkinson
- Diocese
- Diocese of Carlisle
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- The Good Shepherd Multi Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Westmorland and Lonsdale
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 60
- Pupils on roll
- 41
- URN
- 148607
- Local authority
- Westmorland and Furness
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01768779680
About this school
Threlkeld CofE Primary School is a Church of England primary academy in Keswick. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 41 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 did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
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 | 10 | 6 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 33% | 30% | 33% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 17% | 10% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 83% | 70% | 67% |
| Expected standard in maths | 33% | 50% | 50% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 67% | 50% | 33% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 104.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 99.0 | 100.0 | 101.0 |
Trends over time
How Threlkeld CofE 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 | 33% | 60.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 30% | 57% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 33% | 56.5% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 50 |
| 2023/24 | 49 |
| 2024/25 | 44 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Threlkeld CofE Primary School compares
Threlkeld CofE Primary School ranked 86th of 98 primary schools in Westmorland and Furness for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 8% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 21% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 33% | 7.4% | 14.3% | 41 | — |
| St Herbert's CofE (VA) Primary and Nursery School | 54% | 3.3% | 6.8% | 266 | 3.0 miles |
| Braithwaite CofE Primary School | 36% | 6% | 14.6% | 40 | 5.5 miles |
| Penruddock Primary School | 38% | 3.3% | 5.9% | 48 | 6.8 miles |
| Bassenthwaite Primary School | — | 3% | 15% | 24 | 6.9 miles |
| Patterdale CofE Primary School | — | 4.4% | 4% | 23 | 7.5 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)
- 14.29%
- English as an additional language
- 2.3%
- Overall absence
- 7.4%
- Persistent absence
- 17.86%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Herbert's CofE (VA) Primary and Nursery School3.0 miles
Primary · Keswick
-
Braithwaite CofE Primary School5.5 miles
Primary · Keswick
-
Penruddock Primary School6.8 miles
Primary · Penrith
-
Bassenthwaite Primary School6.9 miles
Primary · Keswick
-
Patterdale CofE Primary School7.5 miles
Primary · Penrith
Other schools in Keswick
- Bassenthwaite Primary School Primary
- Borrowdale CofE Primary School Primary
- Braithwaite CofE Primary School Primary
- St Herbert's CofE (VA) Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Keswick School Secondary
- Old Windebrowe Special schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Threlkeld CofE Primary School teach?
- Threlkeld CofE Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Keswick.
- Who is the headteacher of Threlkeld CofE Primary School?
- The headteacher of Threlkeld CofE Primary School is Mrs Sally Jenkinson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Threlkeld CofE Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Threlkeld CofE 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 Threlkeld CofE Primary School?
- Threlkeld CofE Primary School has 41 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Threlkeld CofE Primary School full?
- Threlkeld CofE Primary School has capacity for 60 pupils and 41 on roll (68%), 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 Threlkeld CofE Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. Threlkeld CofE Primary School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Carlisle.
- Does Threlkeld CofE Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Threlkeld CofE Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Threlkeld CofE Primary School?
- Threlkeld CofE Primary School is part of THE GOOD SHEPHERD MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Threlkeld CofE Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 33% in 2022/23 and 33% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Threlkeld CofE Primary School rank locally?
- Threlkeld CofE Primary School ranked 86th of 98 primary schools in Westmorland and Furness for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 8% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 21% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Threlkeld CofE Primary School's absence rate?
- Threlkeld CofE Primary School's overall absence rate is 7.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Threlkeld CofE Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Threlkeld CofE 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.