Schools in Penrith

About schools in Penrith

Most of the 29 schools listed in Penrith are primary schools. Its two secondary schools are where families compare options once a child finishes primary. One independent school sits outside the state system and sets its own admissions.

Every school on this page is inspected by Ofsted. Its newer reports judge a school across several areas rather than giving one overall grade, while older reports still carry the previous single grade, so read the framework and the date on each page before you set two schools side by side. Where results have been published you will also find key stage 2 scores for the primary schools and Attainment 8 for the secondary schools. An inspection or a results table captures a school at one past moment, so use this page to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

Key stage 2, 2024/25

52%

of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, across the 18 schools with published results

Primary schools26

The figure beside a school is the share of its pupils who reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

• Beaconside CofE Primary School

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 3 to 11

  51%

  expected standard
• Brunswick School

  Community school · Ages 3 to 7

• Calthwaite CofE School

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 4 to 11

  57%

  expected standard
• Clifton Primary School

  Community school · Ages 3 to 11

  64%

  expected standard
• Crosby Ravensworth CofE School

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 3 to 11

• Culgaith CofE School

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 2 to 11

• Greystoke Primary School

  Community school · Ages 3 to 11

• Kirkby Thore School

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 3 to 11

• Kirkoswald CofE School

  Voluntary controlled school · Ages 3 to 11

  67%

  expected standard
• Langwathby CofE Primary School

  Voluntary controlled school · Ages 3 to 11

  63%

  expected standard
• Lazonby C of E Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  0%

  expected standard
• Lowther Endowed School

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 4 to 11

  50%

  expected standard
• Milburn School

  Community school · Ages 3 to 11

• Morland Area CofE Primary School

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 2 to 11

  100%

  expected standard
• North Lakes School

  Community school · Ages 7 to 11

  39%

  expected standard
• Orton CofE School

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 3 to 11

  57%

  expected standard
• Patterdale CofE Primary School

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 3 to 11

• Penruddock Primary School

  Foundation school · Ages 3 to 11

  38%

  expected standard
• Plumpton School

  Community school · Ages 3 to 11

  45%

  expected standard
• Shap Endowed CofE Primary School

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 3 to 11

  30%

  expected standard
• Skelton School

  Community school · Ages 3 to 11

  89%

  expected standard
• St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Penrith

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

  39%

  expected standard
• Stainton CofE Primary School

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 3 to 11

  53%

  expected standard
• Tebay Primary School

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 3 to 11

• Temple Sowerby CofE Primary School

  Voluntary controlled school · Ages 3 to 11

  75%

  expected standard
• Yanwath Primary School

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 3 to 11

  100%

  expected standard

Secondary schools2

The figure beside a school is its average Attainment 8 score (out of 90) in 2024/25.

• Queen Elizabeth Grammar School Penrith

  Academy converter · Ages 11 to 18

  64.8

  Attainment 8
• Ullswater Community College

  Foundation school · Ages 11 to 18

  41.0

  Attainment 8

Independent schools1

• Hunter Hall School

  Other independent school · Ages 3 to 11

Common questions about schools in Penrith

How many schools are in Penrith?

OfferDay lists 29 schools in Penrith, including 26 primary schools and two secondary schools.

Who inspects schools in Penrith?

Every school in Penrith is inspected by Ofsted. Newer reports grade several areas of a school separately on a report card, while older reports carry a single overall grade, so check the framework and the date on each page before you compare two schools.

Which are the best schools in Penrith?

OfferDay ranks schools in Penrith where the Department for Education has published results, by key stage 2 scores for primary schools and Attainment 8 for secondary schools. The ranking links are near the top of this page. A results table only captures one part of a school, so use it to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

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. Information on this page was last updated on 24 July 2026.