Lorton School

State-Funded School

lorton-school-cumberland-north-west

North WestRegion

CumberlandLocal Authority

Penrith and SolwayConstituency

CA13 9ULPostcode

0.9

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Lorton School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 4–11, located in Cumberland, North West.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 45 pupils. Lorton School is part of The Good Shepherd Multi Academy Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 33%
Higher standard: 0%
Reading score: 100
Maths score: 101

Ethnicity

White

82%

Mixed

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

Total Pupils

51%Boys

49%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

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: 4 – 11
Deprivation band: Least deprived
Total pupils: 45
IDACI quintile: 1 (Most deprived)
MAT name: The Good Shepherd Multi Academy Trust

Inspection history

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

Standards maintained

Ungraded inspection on 24 June 2025. 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
15 Mar 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.