Kirkby Stephen Primary School

State-Funded School

kirkby-stephen-primary-school-westmorland-and-furness-north-west

North WestRegion

Westmorland and FurnessLocal Authority

Westmorland and LonsdaleConstituency

CA17 4AEPostcode

6.6

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Kirkby Stephen Primary School 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 189 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Rating last maintained

2022

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 71%
Higher standard: 2%
Reading score: 105
Maths score: 107

Ethnicity

White

88%

Asian

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Unclassified

Pupils

189

Total Pupils

53%Boys

47%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

16%

England average

27%

First language not English

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: Less deprived
Total pupils: 189
IDACI quintile: 2 (More deprived)

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 14 July 2022. 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
25 Apr 2013	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.