St Cuthberts Catholic Primary School, Windermere
Prince's Road, Windermere, LA23 2DD
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Trust
- MATER CHRISTI MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
- Head Teacher
- Mrs Lucy Bone
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Diocese
- Diocese of Lancaster
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Mater Christi Multi Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Westmorland and Lonsdale
- Setting
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 86
- Pupils on roll
- 40
- URN
- 148698
- Local authority
- Westmorland and Furness
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01539448125
About this school
St Cuthberts Catholic Primary School, Windermere is a Roman Catholic primary academy in Windermere. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 40 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
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
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Early years
- Requires improvement
- 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 | 8 | 3 | 5 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 88% | - | - |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | - | - |
| Expected standard in reading | 100% | - | - |
| Expected standard in maths | 88% | - | - |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 88% | - | - |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | - | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | - | - |
| Reading progress | +5.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +3.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +3.30 | - | - |
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 St Cuthberts Catholic Primary School, Windermere 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 | 10.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 10.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 44 |
| 2023/24 | 44 |
| 2024/25 | 45 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Cuthberts Catholic Primary School, Windermere compares
Its absence rate was lower than 24% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 7.2% | 16.7% | 40 | — |
| St Martin & St Mary Church of England Primary School | 47% | 4.4% | 8.6% | 336 | 0.1 miles |
| Goodly Dale Primary School | 73% | 5.4% | 13.7% | 77 | 0.2 miles |
| Hawkshead Esthwaite Primary School | 83% | 2.9% | 9.1% | 30 | 3.6 miles |
| Staveley CofE School | 55% | 2.9% | 12.8% | 79 | 3.6 miles |
| Crosthwaite CofE School | 80% | 3.3% | 9.9% | 109 | 4.5 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 16.67%
- English as an additional language
- 48.9%
- Overall absence
- 7.17%
- Persistent absence
- 30.77%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Martin & St Mary Church of England Primary School0.1 miles
Primary · Windermere
-
Goodly Dale Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Windermere
-
Hawkshead Esthwaite Primary School3.6 miles
Primary · Hawkshead
-
Staveley CofE School3.6 miles
Primary · Kendal
-
Crosthwaite CofE School4.5 miles
Primary · Kendal
Other schools in Windermere
- Goodly Dale Primary School Primary
- St Martin & St Mary Church of England Primary School Primary
- The Lakes School Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does St Cuthberts Catholic Primary School, Windermere teach?
- St Cuthberts Catholic Primary School, Windermere teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Windermere.
- Who is the head teacher of St Cuthberts Catholic Primary School, Windermere?
- The head teacher of St Cuthberts Catholic Primary School, Windermere is Mrs Lucy Bone, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was St Cuthberts Catholic Primary School, Windermere last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Cuthberts Catholic Primary School, Windermere, 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 St Cuthberts Catholic Primary School, Windermere?
- St Cuthberts Catholic Primary School, Windermere has 40 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is St Cuthberts Catholic Primary School, Windermere full?
- St Cuthberts Catholic Primary School, Windermere has capacity for 86 pupils and 40 on roll (47%), 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 St Cuthberts Catholic Primary School, Windermere a faith school?
- Yes. St Cuthberts Catholic Primary School, Windermere is designated Roman Catholic, in the Diocese of Lancaster.
- Is St Cuthberts Catholic Primary School, Windermere a selective school?
- No. St Cuthberts Catholic Primary School, Windermere is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Does St Cuthberts Catholic Primary School, Windermere have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records St Cuthberts Catholic Primary School, Windermere as having nursery classes.
- Who runs St Cuthberts Catholic Primary School, Windermere?
- St Cuthberts Catholic Primary School, Windermere is part of MATER CHRISTI MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What is St Cuthberts Catholic Primary School, Windermere's absence rate?
- St Cuthberts Catholic Primary School, Windermere's overall absence rate is 7.2% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Cuthberts Catholic Primary School, Windermere's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Cuthberts Catholic Primary School, Windermere'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.