North Lakes School

State-Funded School

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North WestRegion

Westmorland and FurnessLocal Authority

Penrith and SolwayConstituency

CA11 8NUPostcode

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Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

North Lakes School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 7–11, located in Westmorland and Furness, North West.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 161 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 29%
Higher standard: 2%
Reading score: 102
Maths score: 101

Ethnicity

White

93%

Asian

Black

<1%

Mixed

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

161

Total Pupils

55%Boys

45%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

33%

England average

27%

First language not English

19%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 7 – 11
Deprivation band: Less deprived
Total pupils: 161
IDACI quintile: 2 (More deprived)

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
23 Nov 2023	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
23 Dec 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.