Dean Gibson Catholic Primary School, Kendal

State-Funded School

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North WestRegion

Westmorland and FurnessLocal Authority

Westmorland and LonsdaleConstituency

LA9 5HBPostcode

8.3

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Dean Gibson Catholic Primary School, Kendal is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 3–11, located in Westmorland and Furness, North West.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 134 pupils. Dean Gibson Catholic Primary School, Kendal is part of MATER CHRISTI MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Early yearsprovision

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 76%
Higher standard: 10%
Reading score: 110
Maths score: 109

Ethnicity

White

56%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Any other group

Unclassified

28%

Pupils

134

Total Pupils

46%Boys

54%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

England average

27%

First language not English

16%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 3 – 11
Deprivation band: Least deprived
Total pupils: 134
IDACI quintile: 1 (Most deprived)
MAT name: MATER CHRISTI MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Good

Ungraded inspection on 6 June 2024. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
17 May 2016	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.